Oil Roughneck Jobs

The oil roughneck nature of work

The oil roughneck or floorman is a member of the oil drilling crew.

The oil roughneck carry out a variety of general laboring duties and operate equipment to assist in the drilling and servicing of oil and gas wells. The oil roughnecks are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Oil roughneck work conditions

The oil roughneck usually work long hours in all weather conditions on extended roster systems, usually as member of a drilling crew. The oil roughneck usually performs semiskilled and unskilled manual labor that requires continual hard work in difficult conditions for many hours.

Oil roughneck duties and tasks

The oil roughneck perform some or all of the following duties:

• The oil roughneck assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
• The oil roughneck clean up drill rig area
• The oil roughneck handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
• The oil roughneck maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
• The oil roughneck manipulate sections of pipe or drill stem at the rig floor during drilling and during the removal and replacement of strings of pipe or drill stem and drill bit
• The oil roughneck may drive truck to transport materials and well service equipment

If you are able to meet these requirements and you are motivated to be part of highly motivated team of people please, apply for the oil roughneck jobs through one of the links below:

Big Oil's big job claims: Some slick accounting? The Keene Sentinel Another 150000 jobs a year over seven years would create the million additional jobs the industry promises. But that job count comes from the broadest possible estimate of oil jobs. It includes everyone from the roughneck in North Dakota drilling a new ... and more »

Drilling Into Big Oil's Big Job Claims WRTV Indianapolis Another 150000 jobs a year over seven years would create the million additional jobs the industry promises. But that job count comes from the broadest possible estimate of oil jobs. It includes everyone from the roughneck in North Dakota drilling a new ... and more »

Drilling Into Big Oil's Big Job Claims WCTI12.com Another 150000 jobs a year over seven years would create the million additional jobs the industry promises. But that job count comes from the broadest possible estimate of oil jobs. It includes everyone from the roughneck in North Dakota drilling a new ... and more »

High-paying oil field jobs come at a price Houston Chronicle By John MacCormack CARRIZO SPRINGS - A few years ago, Frankie Gonzalez was working marginal jobs and running with the wrong crowd in his small South Texas hometown of San Diego. Now he's among the many oil field workers cashing in on the gusher known ... and more »