Commercial Drilling and Monitoring Well and Geotechnical Boring Driller
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
JOB DESCRIPTION: A monitoring well and geotechnical boring driller operates a portable drilling rig to drill wells using monitoring well or geotechnical-boring techniques to penetrate the earth’s surface. The well driller deals with construction of the well, equipment maintenance, record keeping of the drilling process, and geological data. The well driller also monitors water quality for contamination by collecting and inspecting core samples for pollutants. A monitoring well or geotechnical boring driller may be self-employed or employed by private industry or state and local governments.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Oklahoma Water Resources Board
- Address
- 3800 N. Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73118
- Phone
- (405) 530-8800
- Agency website
- http://www.owrb.ok.gov/
- Licence page
- www.owrb.ok.gov
- Last updated
- June 20, 2018
Occupations (O*NET)
- Well Driller 47-5023.00
Source and verification
This record is Oklahoma's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Oklahoma Water Resources Board — see the issuing body section above.
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