Flin: Understanding drillers’ situation awareness critical to safety, efficiency

In order to complete drilling operations safely, drillers need to be able to constantly anticipate potential problems and the meaning of diagnostic signals from the well. Drillers must also have a high-level understanding of the well state at any point during the drilling process. These factors are considered drillers’ situation awareness. Dr Rhona Flin, Professor of Industrial Psychology at Robert Gordon University, facilitated a study with PhD candidates to create a model for drillers’ situation awareness. The model aims to help the industry improve situation awareness and decision making. Watch DC’s video with Dr Flin from the 2016 IADC Human Factors Conference in Galveston, Texas, on 5 October to learn more.