Roughneck 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 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 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 through one of the links below:

New reality-television show depicts the lives of roughnecks doing ... Houston Chronicle, United States - 15 Jun 2008 We rolled the dice and took a risk, and it looks like they did a good job portraying the inherent dangers of drilling." LaMonica, a partner in Midland-based ...

Braves win big against Putnam City Roughnecks Saturday Ada Evening News, OK - 30 Jun 2008 “Jacob Douglas did a good job,” Graham said. “He doesn’t throw hard, but he’s effective with what he’s got, and he throws strikes.” The Braves’ sloppy first ...

Rough work for roughnecks Yakima Herald-Republic, WA - 29 Jun 2008 In the Mountain states, drilling companies, community colleges and Job Corps programs offer training. DHS pays medical benefits and offers 401(k) retirement ...

Boston Globe

Pumping up the drama among oil field workers Boston Globe, United States - 18 Jun 2008 ... the latest reality show about tough guys doing dangerous jobs - presents an up-close look at the sweaty labor of Texas oil field workers, or roughnecks. ... Workers of an Extreme World, One Beyond Classes New York Times all 4 news articles