Oil Roustabout Jobs

Oil roustabout nature of work

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

Oil roustabout jobs conditions

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

Oil roustabout jobs duties and tasks

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

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

Gas drilling job-training programs developing The News Journal 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 $40000 and can advance into six figures with experience. Broome is one of five community colleges in Ohio ... and more »

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY Utica Observer Dispatch 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 $40000 and can advance into six figures with experience. Broome is one of five community colleges in Ohio ... and more »

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 »

FuelFix (blog)

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY FuelFix (blog) 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 $40000 and can advance into six figures with experience. Broome is one of five community colleges in Ohio ... and more »