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Drilling engineer

Other names

oil rig driller, rig driller, earth driller, gas rig driller, mineral driller, drilling technician, wells engineer, drilling expert, drilling and completion engineer, offshore drilling engineer, gasfield driller, oilfield driller

Mining engineering and management

They plan and watch over the drilling of oil and gas wells, check how much the wells produce, and keep records.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programmes to maximise oil and gas recovery.

  2. 2

    Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.

  3. 3

    Maintain records of drilling and production operations.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
ingénieur de forage/ingénieure de forage
español
ingeniero en perforaciones/ingeniera en perforaciones
العربية
مهندس حفر / مهندسة حفر
português
Engenheiro especialista em exploração e prospeção petrolífera/Engenheiro especialista em exploração e prospeção petrolífera
Deutsch
Bohringenieur/Bohringenieurin
italiano
ingegnere esperto in trivellazione

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