Drilling Roustabout Job

Drilling roustabout nature of work

A drilling roustabout may be part of the oil drilling teams or crews, or may be on location temporarily for special operations. The drilling roustabout is commonly hired to ensure that the skilled personnel that run an expensive oil drilling rig are not distracted by peripheral tasks, ranging from any unskilled manual labor on the rigsite like cleaning up location to cleaning threads to digging trenches to scraping and painting rig components.

Drilling roustabouts are employed by oil and gas drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Drilling roustabout job conditions

The drilling roustabout usually work long hard days on extended roster systems outdoors in all weather conditions. The drilling roustabout job is generally hard and physically demanding. This type of work can lead to more steady employment on a drill rig crew.

Drilling roustabout duties and tasks

The drilling roustabout may perform some or all of the following tasks:

• The drilling roustabout assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools
• The drilling roustabout assist in slotting, welding and inserting casing screens
• The drilling roustabout assist with well development and pumping tests
• The drilling roustabout carry out minor maintenance and repairs, including lubrication
• The roustabout clean equipment, drill and camp sites
• The drilling roustabout dig and clean mud pits and drains
• The roustabout help move drilling rigs and equipment from site to site, set up in the new site and connect power cables or hoses for water and air supply
• The drilling roustabout help obtain drilling core samples
• The drilling roustabout mix and test drilling fluids, chemicals and grout
• The drilling roustabout operate equipment such as pumps for air, water and mud, and equipment and tools used to correct problems in drilled holes caused by mechanical breakdowns or by harmful natural conditions
• The drilling roustabout perform other tasks as needed

If you are motivated to be part of highly motivated team of people and you are able to meet these requirements, apply for a drilling roustabout job position through one of the links below:

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