Well Drilling and Maintenance Staff
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Job description
These individuals operate and maintain facilities that operate oil and gas wells. They cement or treat wells.
Environment
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Hazardous chemical
- Odours
- Humidity
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
- Falling objects
Main tasks
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers
- Identify the location of underground pipelines and utilities.
- Align and manipulate sections of drill pipe.
- Operate and maintain systems and pumps.
- Mix drilling mud, chemicals, and additives.
- Record flow rates and mud volumes and take samples.
- Operate and maintain diesel engines, drilling rigs, and mechanical components.
- Participate in the assembly, disassembly, and transportation of maintenance facilities.
- Supervise staff.
Oil and Gas Well Maintenance Workers
- Drive trucks for well maintenance to the site.
- Assemble pumps and connect pipes to the wellhead.
- Pump materials (e.g. chemicals) into the well.
- Read instruments to check pressure, density, flow rate, and concentration of the substance.
- Mix chemical agents and cements, as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior and supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
100
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 0% Female
- 100% Male
Not available.
- 0% Female
- 100% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$64,500
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2150% of jobs
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NAICS 2325% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 5613% of jobs
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NAICS 4113% of jobs
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NAICS 4113% of jobs
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Others-1% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2150% of jobs
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NAICS 2325% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 5613% of jobs
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NAICS 4113% of jobs
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NAICS 4113% of jobs
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Others-1% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary school diploma
Also required
Oil and Gas Well Maintenance Workers
- Train with a qualified attendant.
Sometimes required
- Oil industry-approved courses are sometimes required.
- One year of experience as a Floor Helper, Assistant, or Labourer is usually required.
- The following certificates may be required:
- First Aid and CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
- Sensitization to hydrogen sulphide
- Eruption prevention
- Well control
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Transportation of dangerous goods
- Cryogenic safety
- Certification of Drilling Rig Technician(s) from engine manufacturers and riggers may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Monitoring operations
- Operations and control
- Critical thought
- Data collection
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Repair
- Quality control analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Active listening
- Solving complex problems
- Equipment maintenance
- Judgment and decision-making
- Coordination
- Human resource management
Abilities
- Limb coordination
- Control accuracy
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-arm stability
- Reaction time
- Static muscle power
- Awareness of issues
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Auditory attention
- Endurance
- Core strength
- Depth perception
- Hearing sensitivity
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Overall balance of the body
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Oral comprehension
- Overall coordination of the body
- Digital dexterity
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Speech recognition
- Response orientation
- Near vision
- Visualization
- Speed control
- Information organization
- Colour perception and distinction
- Limb movement speed
- Classification
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to work in a team
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of chemistry
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Work manually
- Develop and exploit natural resources
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 84101
Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators
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Skill type
Natural resources, agriculture and related production
Last update: January 29, 2026
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