Welcome to DrillSafe
DrillSafe is a forum for the sharing of HSE best practices for the Australian onshore and offshore drilling and completion industry. We are a volunteer organisation with representatives from oil and gas companies, drilling contractors and service companies. We encourage the sharing of new initiatives and lessons learned through our forums, which are held four times per year and which are free to attend for oil and gas industry representatives.
Our coverage includes
- A forum for learning and sharing of best HSE practices.
- Sharing of safety and/or environmental incidents.
- Presenting company initiatives and programs run within and outside Australia.
- Promoting initiatives of global interest and concern with relevant industryand national bodies, and reporting progress..
- Providing regulators and industry an opportunity to interact and communicate.
About DrillWell
DrillWell is a forum, held quarterly, planned and facilitated by volunteers with the aim of promoting collaboration and cooperation between all aspects of the Drilling and Completions functions. We offer informative learnings from a technical perspective, and provide a great opportunity for new and experineced engineers to broaden their knowledge, keep up to date with technology and network with other industry professionals
Our coverage includes
- A forum for sharing technological advances.
- Sharing of case studies and local industry experiences including products, new technology and services.
- Providing an vehicle where success and failure are recognised as equal learning opportunities.
- Promoting the developement of new and junior engineers.
- Offering an opportunity to interact and communicate with the greater Australian oil and gas community.
This DrillSafe website is proudly sponsored by Labrador – providers of drilling expertise in Australia for over 30 years
Thank you to Shell for sponsoring Drillsafe Q4
Your Honour—two words you hope to never have to say in the oil and gas industry. If you do, it likely means someone has experienced a catastrophic day, and yours isn’t shaping up much better either.
Q4 DrillSafe hosted a powerful Mock Court session, simulating the tragic death of a roughneck (based on a real-life incident). Volunteers stepped into the roles of witnesses, including a Driller, OIM, and Drilling Superintendent, who were rigorously questioned by two [former] prosecutors—aptly described later as “pit bulls in suits.”
This exercise laid bare the harsh realities of a workplace health and safety prosecution, delivering a sobering reminder of the critical importance of safety. For all involved, it was an eye-opening experience that truly reframed our perspectives.
A heartfelt thanks to our witnesses— Justin Forrest, Nathanael Deffron, David Edge, our Judge Barry Cameron and Court Clerk Pamela Williams., for their dedication to bringing this simulation to life.
The event was expertly run by Safety Australia Group and made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors:
Thank you to the companies that sponsored the Mock Trial
Thank you Inpex for sponsoring Q4 Drillwell
“Once again, Drillwell delivered an outstanding event, featuring an impressive line-up of presenters who covered a broad range of relevant and compelling topics. Their insights and expertise made the session both informative and engaging.