Oil and Gas Roustabout Job

Oil and gas roustabout nature of work

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

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

Oil and gas roustabout job conditions

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

Oil and gas roustabout job duties and tasks

The oil and gas roustabout may perform some or all of the following tasks:

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

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