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Helmerich & Payne

Onshore and offshore drilling services

Boca de pozo con experiencia

Machine & Process OperationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAñelo, Neuquén Province, ArgentinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Previous experience in a well-floor role is required.
  • Attend pre-shift meetings and understand alarms, evacuation and rescue procedures, emergency drill duties, fire extinguisher locations and use, company safety rules, assigned personal protective equipment, incident reporting, and safe work procedures.
  • Use correct pipe-handling procedures for tripping pipe in and out of the hole and making or breaking connections with slips, manual and automatic tongs, winches, torque wrenches, and related equipment.
  • Know tubular torque, select appropriate subs and heads, and identify safety valves, reductions, and lifting heads as required for well operations.
  • Know how to align valves, including standpipe valves, perform basic top-drive connections, use rotary bushings, mud buckets, elevators and winches, and accurately track pipe in and out of the well.
  • Know casing operations, casing-running-tool assembly and disassembly, pre-shift inspections, preventive maintenance, and replacement of jaws on torque and manual tongs, elevators, slips and collars.
  • Know lubrication and protection procedures for pipe boxes, pins and shoulders, and appropriate lifting procedures.
  • Know drilling-line maintenance procedures, including slipping and cutting the drilling line, and the required torque for drilling-line clamps.
  • Know how to lubricate the top drive, drawworks, brake, traveling equipment, standpipe valves, chicksans, deadline anchor, winches, torque tongs and manual tongs.
  • Inspect cables and slings, use brushes, gauges, thread protectors and pipe grease correctly, organize pipe on pipe racks, and assist with pipe measurement and pipe tallies, including measuring outside and inside diameters, bottom-hole assembly length and drill pipe.
  • Read measuring tapes and use inside- and outside-diameter gauges.
  • Maintain and clean shale shakers, change shaker screens, take mud samples, weigh mud, measure funnel viscosity, record mud weight, funnel viscosity, pit volumes, screen types and times, and adjust mud flow through shaker screens.
  • Operate machinery, valves, controls and shaker-related equipment, and follow procedures for maintenance, repair and adjustment of solids-control equipment.
  • Assist with mud and chemical handling, know how to use material safety data sheets, mix chemicals, report changes in mud returns to the driller, and align, fill and circulate the trip tank.
  • Assist with or, under supervision, perform simple BOP equipment maintenance and repairs; understand well-control duties and procedures, ram configurations and the consequences of closing blind and shear rams; understand responsibilities during tripping, tank operations and drilling; and assemble and disassemble BOPs, diverters and valves while using appropriate PPE.
  • Be able to change BOP rams and know rig assembly, disassembly and mobilization procedures.
  • Maintain cleanliness and order while maintaining, repairing and testing pumps, engines and tanks; assist with maintenance, repair and testing of yard equipment; care for tools; and clean pits according to procedures.
  • Know and use lockout, tagout and test procedures during maintenance.
  • Monitor mud pumps, report problems to a supervisor, know how to switch pumps to the well and align valves, and replace lubrication water, pistons, liners, valves, seats and other pump wear parts.
  • Keep current records of operating hours for pump modules, liners, pistons, valves and seats.

Responsibilities

  • Attend pre-shift meetings.
  • Follow assigned emergency, fire, evacuation and rescue drill duties; maintain safe work practices, use assigned PPE, report hazards, accidents and incidents, and keep equipment and work areas clean and orderly.
  • Maintain an adequate handover to the next shift, including upcoming operations, equipment-condition changes and known risks.
  • Handle tubulars and make or break pipe connections while tripping, using the appropriate winches, tongs and related equipment.
  • Align valves, including standpipe valves, and perform basic top-drive connections.
  • Perform casing operations and maintain accurate pipe counts and markings.
  • Carry out preventive maintenance and minor tower inspections; lubricate and protect equipment and pipe as required.
  • Inspect cables and slings, organize pipe on pipe racks, and assist with pipe measurement and preparation of pipe tallies.
  • Maintain shale shakers and solids-control equipment; take and record mud measurements, manage screen flow and report changes in mud returns to the driller.
  • Assist with mud and chemical handling, mix chemicals, and align, fill and circulate the trip tank.
  • Assist with BOP maintenance and repairs, change rams, and support well-control, BOP and diverter operations.
  • Maintain, repair and test yard equipment, pumps, engines and tanks; clean pits and maintain tools.
  • Monitor mud pumps, communicate problems to a supervisor, switch pumps to the well when needed, replace pump components and record equipment operating hours.

Desired Qualifications

  • Verifiable references are valued.

About the Company

Helmerich & Payne

Onshore and offshore drilling services

Helmerich & Payne provides drilling services for oil and gas on land, internationally, and offshore. It operates and maintains drilling rigs and related equipment to enable customers to extract resources, using advanced rig technologies and drilling solutions to boost productivity, reliability, and safety. The company differentiates itself through deep industry experience (dating back to 1920), a reputation as a trusted partner, and a focus on dependable performance, safety, and efficiency for customers. Its primary goal is to help customers increase drilling productivity, minimize downtime, and improve safety and efficiency across all rig operations.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Tulsa, OK
Founded
1920

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