Drilling Engineers (Well Engineers) are profession are who are responsible for designing and implementing drilling procedures and for ensuring that wells are drilled as safely as possible. Their jobs also include reducing the costs of drilling oil and gas wells to a minimum, considering the impact on the environment, and addressing any health and safety concerns that may arise on a project. Mainly they work in a branch of petroleum engineering.
Students have to go through below given procedure carrying information related to its education, work condition, admission process and the like other information.
Drilling Engineer Eligibility
The main educational qualification for them is Bachelor’s Degree in Geology or Mechanical but in some case, petroleum engineering is given equal credits.
Drilling Engineer Required Skills
- Drilling engineers must have an excellent knowledge of physics, geology, chemistry, and math, as well as strong IT skills.
- They should have good teamwork and communication skills especially when the work takes place in an international setting. Knowledge of a foreign language is always an advantage in the oil and gas field.
- They also possess skills like good negotiation, leadership; be very familiar with all the regulations related to the environment.
- They should have a good technical understanding of the scientific principles of disciplines such as Geology, Physics, Maths and Chemistry.
How to become a Drilling Engineer?
One has to follow below-given steps for becoming a Drilling Engineering-
Step1
Candidates willing for overseas/coastal jobs are the good suit for this profession. After passing their 12th class in science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics they must have to pass Bachelor’s Degree in engineering with either Mechanical, Petroleum, Chemical, Civil/Structural engineering or minerals engineering. There are many colleges/universities offering the course in this subjects. Admission is given on the basis of entrance test and also the percentage of the 12th class is given credit during the process.
Engineering Degree Courses-
- B.Tech. (Mineral Engineering)
- B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
- B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering)
- B.Tech. (Civil Infrastructure Engineering)
Courses Eligibility-
For these courses, students must be passed in 12th class in science stream; and possess a good entrance test rank.
Entrance Test for these Courses-
Step 2
Candidates after passing graduation can enrol themselves in Master’s degree as it is given credit while considering/offering jobs candidates especially on research and managing ones.
Institutes offering Courses for Drilling Engineer
- Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad
- A.D. Patel Institute of Technology, VallabBhai Vidyanagar
- S.R.M. University, Kanchipuram
- Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur
Drilling Engineer Job Description
The Drilling Engineer develops, plans, costs and supervise the operations necessary for drilling oil and gas wells. They are also involved from initial good design to testing, completion and abandonment.
Drilling Engineer Career Prospects
Drilling Engineers have many job options after passing the course; they can be employed on land, on offshore platforms or on mobile drilling units either by the operating oil company, a specialist drilling contractor or a service company. They work with other professionals such as Geologists and Geoscientists to monitor drilling progress, oversee safety management and ensure the protection of the environment. Self-employment/freelance work on the contract is possible although the majority of Drilling Engineers work for an employer.
Drilling Engineer Salary
The initial salary for Drilling Engineer in between Rs.25,000 to 35,000 monthly basis on an average. But it differs from place to place or company to company. There are many factors affecting it such as company profile, academic record, the reputation of the institute, etc. They can earn more than this figure with having more and more work experience with the passage of time from place to place.
