Drill Rig Roughneck Job

The drill rig roughneck nature of work

The drill rig roughneck or floorman is a member of the oil drilling crew.

The drill rig roughneck carry out a variety of general laboring duties and operate equipment to assist in the drilling and servicing of oil and gas wells. The drill rig roughnecks are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Drill rig roughneck job conditions

The drill rig roughneck usually work long hours in all weather conditions on extended roster systems, usually as member of a drilling crew. The drill rig roughneck usually performs semiskilled and unskilled manual labor that requires continual hard work in difficult conditions for many hours.

Drill rig roughneck duties and tasks

The drill rig roughneck perform some or all of the following duties:

• The drill rig roughneck assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
• The drill rig roughneck clean up drill rig area
• The drill rig roughneck handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
• The drill rig roughneck maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
• The drill rig roughneck manipulate sections of pipe or drill stem at the rig floor during drilling and during the removal and replacement of strings of pipe or drill stem and drill bit
• The drill rig roughneck may drive truck to transport materials and well service equipment

If you are able to meet these requirements and you are motivated to be part of highly motivated team of people please, apply for the drill rig roughneck job through one of the links below:

USA TODAY

The offshore drilling life: cramped and dangerous The Associated Press Perdido gathers oil and natural gas from wells drilled in its vicinity, many by an on-board rig that drills down into the sea floor and then horizontally into oil reservoirs. The oil and gas is then sent via undersea pipeline to terminals and ... Workers on an offshore oil platform toil at length in tight quarters, then ...Washington Post (blog) all 374 news articles »

Moneta Divide gas play running lean ... and gas powered Wyoming Business Report Among the efficiencies noted by Teeuwen are “fit for purpose” drilling rigs, specially built for the conditions in the area. At Moneta Divide, he said the rigs would be top drive with iron derrick and iron roughnecks, greatly increasing safety on the ... and more »

Groundbreaking Held For Green Energy Services Teague Chronicle He started working in the oilfield when he was 18 as a roughneck on drilling rigs operating primarily in East Texas. From there he has worked in and around all aspects of oilfield work. Working in the oilfield for over twenty years, his career has ...

NCTC brings oil, gas program to Graham Graham Leader “If they want people to work on drilling rigs, they can come talk to students about what that entails. These types of technical schools can't work without the support of the industry.” He said the result has been the ability to provide qualified ...