Well+Driller

Well Driller

Education- 1. Completion of secondary school is required.

2. Training of up to three months with an experienced operator is required for oil and gas well services operators.

3. One year of experience as a floorhand, assistant or labourer is usually required.

4. Certificates in first aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout prevention, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), transportation of dangerous goods (TDG), cryogenic safety or in other safety concerns may be required.

5. Most recent entrants have a community college diploma.

Sallary- Median—$33,570 per year.


 * Well drilling** is the process of drilling a hole in the ground for the extraction of a natural resource such as ground water, natural gas, or petroleum.

How it works? It works like this: a small but powerful air-powered drill is attached to the end of a length of pipe. The drill turns a specially designed drill bit which cuts the hole. Simple enough, right? Now comes the cool part. The exhaust from the air tool is ejected up the back side of the drill, and up the pipe. This creates a vacuum at the back of the drill, which sucks water into the pipe. This water is then blown up the pipe and out on the ground, which in turn creates a new vacuum, which sucks in water, which gets pumped out... and voila! We have a pumping system to remove tailings from our well!

It works like this: a small but powerful air-powered drill is attached to the end of a length of pipe. The drill turns a specially designed drill bit which cuts the hole. Simple enough, right? Now comes the cool part. The exhaust from the air tool is ejected up the back side of the drill, and up the pipe. This creates a vacuum at the back of the drill, which sucks water into the pipe. This water is then blown up the pipe and out on the ground, which in turn creates a new vacuum, which sucks in water, which gets pumped out... and voila! We have a pumping system to remove tailings from our well!