Roughneck Job in Oil Industry

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 work conditions

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

Roughneck 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 job in oil industry through one of the links below:

Drilling into Big Oil's big job claims CNN By Chris Isidore @CNNMoney April 25, 2012: 4:00 PM ET The oil industry said it created one out of every ten new US jobs in 2011, but it's direct hiring was less than that. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Big Oil is about to report big profits this week. and more »

Conoco break-up offers growth – and risks Financial Times It is not easy to see, but Ryan Lance has a scar on his right hand from being cut in a fight while working as a roughneck on the oil rigs in Wyoming. That was a long time ago, but the scar is a permanent reminder that he has seen the industry, ... and more »

Guest Viewpoint: Roughnecks in high demand, but associated risks too high Press & Sun-Bulletin A job with higher pay often entails higher risk, but just how much risk is involved? According to the Centers for Disease Control, the oil and gas industry has a fatality rate eight times higher than the norm for American workers.

Austin Chronicle

The Fun Platform: Helen Knode's new murder mystery finds her leaving noir and ... Austin Chronicle Whitehead has hightailed it from LA and landed in the bleak oil country around Bakersfield, Calif. Through family connections, she lands a job as a novice roughneck on a rig wildcatting for natural gas. In the tiny nearby town of Wilson. On purpose.