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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)

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 %