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Drilling Operations Management & Safety skills assessment

Drilling supervisors run productive, safe crews. This scorecard covers planning, safety leadership, maintenance coordination, client reporting and cost control.

  • 10 skills to score
  • 1–10 scale on every skill
  • 5 starting levels

The 10 Drilling Operations Management & Safety skills you can score

These are the default Drilling Operations Management & Safety skills in SkillScorer. Each one is scored from 1 to 10 for every crew member, and you can edit, remove or add skills at any time.

  1. Rig Scheduling and Campaign Planning

    Plans rigs, crews and consumables across a campaign to meet client targets and budgets.

  2. Safety Leadership and Risk Assessment

    Leads by example on safety and completes risk assessments that crews actually use.

  3. Crew Rostering, Training and Competency

    Rosters crews and makes sure every driller and offsider holds the necessary competencies.

  4. Maintenance and Equipment Coordination

    Coordinates rig maintenance and spares to reduce breakdowns and lost drilling time.

  5. Client Reporting and Meterage Tracking

    Tracks metres drilled and reports progress and costs to clients accurately.

  6. Cost Control and Consumables Management

    Controls costs and consumables usage and identifies where money is being lost.

  7. Incident Investigation and Continuous Improvement

    Investigates incidents and near misses and follows up on corrective actions.

  8. Environmental Management and Site Rehabilitation

    Manages environmental controls and rehabilitates sites to the agreed standard.

  9. Contract Compliance and Documentation

    Keeps contracts, permits and documents in order and meets client requirements.

  10. Communication in Remote Operations

    Keeps crews, clients and head office informed despite distance and limited communications.

Levels included with Drilling Operations Management & Safety

Drilling Operations Management & Safety starts with 5 levels, which SkillScorer calls “Grade” for drilling & exploration services, so crew members can be grouped and compared fairly. Rename, reorder or replace them at any time.

  • Driller
  • Senior Driller
  • Drilling Supervisor
  • Operations Manager
  • General Manager

How Drilling Operations Management & Safety works in SkillScorer

Score

Each crew member in a rig is scored on the Drilling Operations Management & Safety skills in the Skills Matrix: tap a cell, type a score, and it saves itself.

Compare

Rank crew members, compare two side by side, or compare your rigs against each other to see exactly where the strengths and gaps are.

Track

Scores are kept year after year, so you can see who is improving and which Drilling Operations Management & Safety skills need attention. Reports also follow each driller's rig.

Drilling Operations Management & Safety scorecard: common questions

What skills does the Drilling Operations Management & Safety scorecard include?

SkillScorer's Drilling Operations Management & Safety scorecard covers 10 skills: Rig Scheduling and Campaign Planning, Safety Leadership and Risk Assessment, Crew Rostering, Training and Competency, Maintenance and Equipment Coordination, Client Reporting and Meterage Tracking, Cost Control and Consumables Management, Incident Investigation and Continuous Improvement, Environmental Management and Site Rehabilitation, Contract Compliance and Documentation and Communication in Remote Operations. Each one comes with a written description of what it measures, and you can edit, rename, remove or add skills to suit your organisation.

How are crew members scored in Drilling Operations Management & Safety?

Every crew member is scored from 1 to 10 on each skill (1 = Poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Elite), one rig and year at a time. Scores autosave in the Skills Matrix, and the 18 built-in reports turn them into rankings, radar charts, skill gaps and year-on-year trends.

Which levels come with Drilling Operations Management & Safety?

Drilling Operations Management & Safety starts with these levels (called “Grade” in the app): Driller, Senior Driller, Drilling Supervisor, Operations Manager and General Manager. They are just a starting point, so you can rename, reorder or replace them.

Can I change the Drilling Operations Management & Safety skills and wording?

Yes. The skills, levels and labels are all editable per organisation. In drilling & exploration services the app talks about crew members, rigs and drillers, and you can change any of those words too.

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