Roughneck Oil Driller Job

The roughneck nature of work

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

The roughneck oil driller 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 oil driller work conditions

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

Roughneck oil driller duties and tasks

The roughneck oil driller perform some or all of the following duties:

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

Drilling into Big Oil's big job claims CNN 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 »

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 »

Editorial; For Chisum and Smitherman for RR Commission in GOP primary Houston Chronicle Oil and gas produced from shale using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. The two technologies have led to greater access to enormous quantities of these resources across Texas, the nation and in many parts of the globe. This is a season, ... and more »

Guest Viewpoint: Roughnecks in high demand, but associated risks too high Press & Sun-Bulletin The issue of job creation by the gas drilling industry is one of the more hotly debated topics surrounding the controversy over hydraulic fracturing. Steve Herz, a Broome County legislator, gave the positive view on April 8, followed by a more negative ...