Roughneck Job in Oil Rigs

The roughneck job in oil rigs 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 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 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 rigs through one of the links below:

Experience from the ground up Financial Times By Ed Crooks 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 ...

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 »

Before They Were Famous: Trace Adkins Taste of Country According to Trace Adkins, he still is an oil rig worker. The famous country singer says he's more defined by the job he used to have than the job he currently has. “'Rough neck' defines me good,” he said during his episode of 'Day Jobs' on GAC-TV.

Country king: Trace Adkins sits down for a spell Charleston Post Courier After leaving Louisiana Tech University, he took a job working on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. In 1994, he survived being shot by his first wife, the mother of the first two of his five daughters. Despite a bullet through both lungs and his heart, ...