Oil Rig Jobs Roustabout

Roustabout nature of work

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

Oil rig roustabout work conditions

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

Oil rig roustabout duties and tasks

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

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

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 »

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 »