Roughneck Oil Drillers Job

The roughneck nature of work

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

The roughneck oil drillers carry out a variety of general laboring duties and operate equipment to assist in the drilling and servicing of oil and gas wells. The roughneck oil drillers are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Roughneck oil drillers work conditions

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

Roughneck oil drillers duties and tasks

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

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

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