Oil Company Roustabout Job

Oil company roustabout nature of work

An oil company roustabout may be part of the oil drilling teams or crews, or may be on location temporarily for special operations. The oil company 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 company roustabouts are employed by oil and gas drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Oil company roustabout job conditions

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

Oil company roustabout job duties and tasks

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

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

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY Utica Observer Dispatch "It's tough work but it pays well, for someone willing to work 14-hour days for three-week stretches." The median salary for a roustabout is $38000 but overtime can drive it higher. Geologists, who must have at least a four-year degree, start around ... and more »

FuelFix (blog)

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY FuelFix (blog) “It's tough work but it pays well, for someone willing to work 14-hour days for three-week stretches.” The median salary for a roustabout is $38000 but overtime can drive it higher. Geologists, who must have at least a four-year degree, start around ... and more »

Best and Worst Jobs of 2012 Wall Street Journal Lumberjack replaced last year's top loser, roustabout, also known as an oil-rig worker. With oil prices trending high, hiring for energy jobs is robust, while the ongoing slump in new housing construction has depressed demand for lumber and for ... and more »

Software engineers rank best in US job survey, lumberjacks come last The Australian ON any given workday, Brandon Hilkert, 31, might be found sitting in front of his MacBook Air at home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in a coffee shop nearby, or at a co-working space he frequents in Philadelphia called IndyHall. and more »

FuelFix (blog)

As Bakken oil booms, police prepare for change FuelFix (blog) The Rio Grande Valley resident took a job on a roustabout crew. The job is one of the lowest in the oil business and entails digging trenches, washing pits and moving rigs. Together with roommate and fellow worker, Juan Garcia, they earn $13 an hour ... and more »

FuelFix (blog)

Gas drilling spurs jobs in wildlife, software FuelFix (blog) The Rio Grande Valley resident took a job on a roustabout crew. The job is one of the lowest in the oil business and entails digging trenches, washing pits and moving rigs. Together with roommate and fellow worker, Juan Garcia, they earn $13 an hour ... and more »