I am very interested to become a drilling engineer. After reading Version 1 to Version 8 of this thread, I am unable to consolidate the enormous information about drilling engineer, hence the following are my questions.

1) Are the differences (especially in term of job scope) between drilling engineers in oilfield service company, drilling contractor and operating company very significant?


2) Are skills learned in one type of company relevant in other two types of companies? For example, can a drilling engineer from Drilling Contractor work in a Oilfield Service Company?

3) In drilling contractor, is a driller same as a drilling engineer?


Thanks for the your advices which are very much appreciated.

This post has been edited by kart: May 24 2015, 10:50 PM

Thank you very much for your informative reply, meonkutu11.

Is it possible that a drilling engineer from operator can work in oilfield service company?

From my understanding, it is best to work in an oilfield service company to gain working experience, before joining the operator. The thing is that if I cannot seek employment in an oilfield service company, perhaps I should apply for entry-level drilling engineer in operator.

So, it is possible for a skilled employee from Drilling Contractor to work in a Oilfield Service Company. What is his position in Halliburton?