What does a drilling engineer do?
A drilling engineer is a specialist at drilling wells.  They will create a plan for drilling different types of wells - vertical and horizontal wells.  They have to have a very good understanding of the subsurface and how temperatures, pressures and depth affect the drilling of a well in real time.  They will also oversee all drilling operations and are involved in completion design, well design and well abandonment.
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What does a drilling engineer do?

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A drilling engineer is a specialist at drilling wells.  They will create a plan for drilling different types of wells - vertical and horizontal wells.  They have to have a very good understanding of the subsurface and how temperatures, pressures and depth affect the drilling of a well in real time.  They will also oversee all drilling operations and are involved in completion design, well design and well abandonment.
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