Mobilise RC rig 2 to the Blackwater program

You are the senior driller's offsider on RC rig 2.

Simulated workplaceIntermediate missionCAQA Deepridge Resources

What is going on

Work order WO-2026-121 is a 24 hole reverse circulation drilling program for Blackwater Exploration Group starting 14 September 2026. RC rig 2, the support truck, rods, bits, drilling consumables and the sample equipment must be loaded, restrained and moved from the Toowoomba depot to the tenement, and the first pad set up to the client's site rules. The rod handler pads on RC2 were replaced after a rod slipped and landed near the offsider on 2 September. The Drilling Supervisor wants the mobilisation checklist, the site set-up plan and the load restraint plan by Thursday, and every crew member's authorisations confirmed before departure.

Aisha Rahimi, Drilling Supervisor
Subject: Mobilisation to Blackwater, RC rig 2, 14 September

We mobilise RC rig 2 and the support truck to the Blackwater Exploration Group tenement on 14 September for a 24 hole program. I need the mobilisation checklist, the site set-up plan for the first pad and the load and restraint plan for the rig, rods and consumables done by Thursday. Use work order WO-2026-121 for the scope and the client's site rules. Check RC2 in the Mobile Plant and Prestart Register, the rod handler pads were replaced after the near miss on 2 September, and make sure every crew member's authorisations are current in the Training and Authorisation Matrix before we leave.

Your brief

Prepare the mobilisation checklist, the load and restraint plan and the first pad set-up plan for RC rig 2, confirm the rig's prestart status and the crew's authorisations in the systems, and update the work order with the mobilisation record.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

Read the work order WO-2026-121 scope and notes and list the client site rules and inductions the crew must complete.
Check RC2 in the Mobile Plant and Prestart Register, note the rod handler repair and the compressor service due, and record a mobilisation prestart.
Prepare the load and restraint plan for the rig, rods, consumables and fuel, including the restraint method and the mass of each load.
Write the mobilisation checklist: permits, plans, communications, first aid, spill kits, water, sample bags and fatigue and journey management for the drive.
Prepare the first pad set-up plan: rig position, exclusion zones during tripping, sump and cuttings management, fuel storage and the muster point.
Check each crew member's inductions and authorisations in the Training and Authorisation Matrix and list any gap that must be closed before departure.
Update the work order status and notes with the mobilisation record and the date the client induction is booked.

My notes: what did I enjoy, and what surprised me?

What someone in this role would produce

Load and restraint plan
Mobilisation checklist
First pad set-up plan
Updated Mobile Plant and Prestart Register and work order entries

Printing this is a record of what you explored. It is not a certificate or a qualification.