Entry Level Roustabout

Roustabout nature of work

An entry level roustabout may be part of the oil drilling teams or crews, or may be on location temporarily for special operations. The 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.

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

Entry level roustabout - work conditions

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

Entry level roustabout - duties and tasks

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

• The entry level roustabout assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools
• The entry level roustabout assist in slotting, welding and inserting casing screens
• The entry level roustabout assist with well development and pumping tests
• The entry level roustabout carry out minor maintenance and repairs, including lubrication
• The entry level roustabout clean equipment, drill and camp sites
• The entry level roustabout dig and clean mud pits and drains
• The entry level 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 entry level roustabout help obtain drilling core samples
• The entry level roustabout mix and test drilling fluids, chemicals and grout
• The entry level 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 entry level 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 roustabout position through one of the links below:

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