# Competences — drilling engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3f863faa-c045-4f05-a419-b19182aea866).

## Essential

- **address problems critically** (skill/competence)
- **analyse drill engineering** (skill/competence)
- **connect equipment to wellheads** (skill/competence)
- **design drill programmes** (skill/competence)
- **design well paths** (skill/competence)
- **design well-head equipment** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with environmental legislation** (skill/competence)
- **geology** (knowledge)
- **liaise with specialist contractors for well operations** (skill/competence)
- **manage drilling contracts** (skill/competence)
- **manage drilling team** (skill/competence)
- **manage service contracts in the drilling industry** (skill/competence)
- **monitor well costs** (skill/competence)
- **monitor well operations** (skill/competence)
- **monitor well safety** (skill/competence)
- **plan oil wells** (skill/competence)
- **prepare scientific reports** (skill/competence)
- **prepare well data sheets** (skill/competence)
- **restore natural environment after drilling proofs** (skill/competence)
- **suggest well maintenance** (skill/competence)
- **supervise staff** (skill/competence)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- inspect water wells (skill/competence)
- present reports (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 47 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- well design — **32 %**
- data analysis — **28 %**
- drilling operations — **26 %**
- regulatory compliance — **21 %**
- well planning — **21 %**
- cost estimation — **21 %**

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