Roughneck Drilling Job

The roughneck nature of work

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

The 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 roughnecks are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Roughneck drilling job conditions

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

Roughneck drilling duties and tasks

The roughneck perform some or all of the following duties:

• The roughneck assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
• The roughneck clean up drill rig area
• The roughneck handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
• The roughneck maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
• The 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 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 roughneck drilling job through one of the links below:

Conoco break-up offers growth – and risks Financial Times Mr Lance, 49, has a degree in petroleum engineering from Montana Tech, and put himself through college working summer jobs including driving water trucks and working on drilling rigs in Montana and Wyoming. “This business has been my passion for almost ... and more »

Drilling into Big Oil's big job claims CNNMoney 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 »

Guest Viewpoint: Promise of drilling jobs not what it seems to be Press & Sun-Bulletin It certainly requires less of a training commitment than going to Roughneck U., but it's a career with the same short-term job security; when the drilling's done, the job is over. What weren't mentioned in the article were the real employment needs ...