Drilling Roughneck Job

The drilling roughneck nature of work

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

The drilling 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 drilling roughnecks are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Drilling roughneck job conditions

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

Drilling roughneck duties and tasks

The drilling roughneck perform some or all of the following duties:

• The drilling roughneck assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
• The drilling roughneck clean up drill rig area
• The drilling roughneck handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
• The drilling roughneck maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
• The drilling 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 drilling 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 drilling roughneck job through one of the links below:

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