Drilling Services field employees are typically employed on a contract basis. Employees are generally regionally based such that they can provide drilling services to the surrounding geographic areas. However, many employees have the flexibility within Boart Longyear to move geographically to locations in which major new drilling services contracts have been awarded.
The skill level, and the subsequent training time required to develop safe and effi cient operators, is dependent on the type of drilling services conducted. Shallow core and percussive holes are not as technically challenging as deep, large diameter holes drilled with either core or rotary systems. The training time for less technical drilling can be six months, whereas for more complex drilling it can take up to two years. Training is provided at Boart Longyear’s training facilities in the United States, Canada, South America, Asia Pacifi c region, South Africa and Europe and further training is provided in the field.
