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 drillNew York PostRoustabout 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 » |
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Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NYUtica Observer DispatchJanet 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 » |
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Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NYKEPR 19Janet 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 » |
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