Oil Drilling Roustabout Jobs

Oil drilling roustabout nature of work

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

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

Oil drilling roustabout jobs conditions

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

Oil drilling roustabout jobs duties and tasks

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

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

New York Post

Gov needs will to drill New York Post Roustabout may become the next hot job in New York — with modern versions of scenes from classics like “Giant” and “There Will Be Blood” coming to life across the Southern Tier. If the Department of Environmental Conservation ever makes good on Gov. and more »

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY Utica Observer Dispatch Janet Hertzog of Broome Community College in Binghamton said the school is ready to start a three-week, intensive program to certify roustabouts, or general laborers on a drilling rig. "It's tough work but it pays well, for someone willing to work ... and more »

KEPR 19

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY KEPR 19 Janet Hertzog of Broome Community College in Binghamton said the school is ready to start a three-week, intensive program to certify roustabouts, or general laborers on a drilling rig. "It's tough work but it pays well, for someone willing to work ... and more »

FuelFix (blog)

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY FuelFix (blog) Janet Hertzog of Broome Community College in Binghamton said the school is ready to start a three-week, intensive program to certify roustabouts, or general laborers on a drilling rig. “It's tough work but it pays well, for someone willing to work ... 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 »