The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) called for nominations from suitably qualified and experiences individuals for the vacant organisational and individual industry expert positions on the Drilling Industry Reference Committee (IRC) as listed in the table below. Nominations closed COB Monday 28 November 2016.
Drilling sub-sectors include:
- drilling services for mineral exploration and production
- energy drilling (Coal and Geothermal)
- water-well drilling
- geotechnical and environmental for the resources
- civil construction
- government and agriculture sectors.
Drilling is conducted on-shore and off-shore; as well as surface and underground. Each of the sub-sectors performs a variety of drilling methods, with several being common across the different sectors. This allows a reasonable level of skills transfer between the sectors. Drilling contractors have a wide geographical spread across the country and can range from smaller owner operators with 1-2 drill rigs servicing a specific sector, through to large organisations with more than 50 drill rigs who often undertake a broader range of work.
The Drilling IRC will have responsibility for relevant components of the:
IRC Structure
The draft structure for the Drilling IRC was published on this website on 11 October 2016, providing an opportunity for industry to comment on whether the structure would adequately represent the industry. The structure was amended in consultation with the IRC chair based on feedback received from stakeholders. The structure now includes an expert in construction related drilling and has clarified that the oil and gas drilling expertise position includes well servicing.
For more information about the review process please see the IRC Review page
| Representation Type | Number of members | Organisation | Comments/Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Peak body | 1 | Nominated by Australian Drilling Industry Association (ADIA) |
Peak body representing Australia’s Drilling industry.
Member to be nominated by ADIA. |
| State regulators | 1 | Individual to be nominated by the relevant State Government | Rotation every two years between State Government Departments responsible for the regulation of drilling. |
| State Industry training advisory body (or equivalent) | 1 | Nominated by the relevant State Training Authority. Nominee must be directly engaged with the drilling sector | Rotation every two years between relevant State Industry training advisory body (or their equivalent). |
| Industry Growth Centre | 1 | Nominated by the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Growth Centre (NERA) | The Industry Growth Centres Initiative is an industry-led approach driving innovation, productivity and competitiveness by focusing on areas of competitive strength and strategic priority. |
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Industry expertise
(8) |
1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in water well drilling. |
| 1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in underground drilling. | |
| 1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in oil and gas drilling, including well servicing. | |
| 1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in mineral exploration drilling. | |
| 1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in blast hole drilling. | |
| 1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in geotechnical/environmental drilling | |
| 1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in construction related drilling. | |
| 1 | Vacant – Nominations closed | Individual with expertise in drilling safety. |
Total members 12