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MahmoudGharabawy

Derrickman · Egyptian Drilling Co. (EDC)

Four years on drilling rigs, from roustabout to the monkeyboard. Now working toward Assistant Driller.

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Mahmoud Gharabawy in EDC coveralls at an Egyptian Drilling Company rig

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Years in drilling

Rig positions held

Safety & rig courses

Drilling contractors

The climb

Every rung on this rig was earned on the job. Read it from the top: the next position first, then each step that got me here.

Assistant Driller Next

Target position

Preparing now: enrolling in IADC WellSharp well control (Driller level) and working closely with the driller on every tour.
Derrickman

● Now · Egyptian Drilling Co. (EDC) · Apr 2025 – Present

Working the derrick and the mud system: handling pipe up the mast, watching pits and fluids, and keeping drilling equipment inspected and running.
Floorman

EDC · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025

Rig-floor crew on tongs, slips and elevators. Rigged up and down drilling equipment, mixed drilling fluids, and helped train new floor hands.
Roustabout

EDC · Jan 2024 – Apr 2024

Joined EDC as a roustabout. Installed and repaired pipe equipment and maintained drilling tools. Promoted to Floorman after about two years as a roustabout (NDC, then EDC).
Roustabout

National Drilling Co. (NDC) · Jun 2021 – Dec 2022

First rig job. General rig-site support, equipment moves and rig maintenance.

On the rig

What I do on every tour, and why it matters to the crew.

On the monkeyboardRacking stands during a trip, harnessed in, high up the mast.

A tour on an EDC rigThe rig on location, the rig floor, the climb up the mast and the view from the top.

01 · Derrick

Pipe handling & tripping

Racking and latching stands from the monkeyboard during trips, in step with the driller. Fast, clean trips save rig time and keep the floor crew safe.

EDC · Derrickman

02 · Mud

Mud system & pits

Running the pits and mud pumps: mixing chemicals, checking mud weight, watching pit levels and returns. The pits are where a well first shows trouble, so they never go unwatched.

EDC · Floorman → Derrickman

03 · Floor

Rig-floor equipment

Tongs, slips and elevators on connections and trips. Rigging drilling equipment up and down between wells.

EDC · Floorman

04 · Maintenance

Inspection & upkeep

Daily inspection and maintenance of drilling equipment, so the rig stays running and problems get caught early.

EDC · all positions

05 · Height

Rigging, lifting & heights

Trained in rigging, lifting operations, banksman signalling and working at height, which is the daily reality of derrick work.

EDC certified

06 · Safety

Safety on every tour

STOP Card observations, H2S gas testing, confined space entry and advanced fire fighting. I follow the procedures and speak up when something is unsafe.

EDC · GTSC