Roughneck Oil Well Jobs

The roughneck nature of work

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

The roughneck oil well 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 well work conditions

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

Roughneck oil well - duties and tasks

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

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

Drilling into Big Oil's big job claims CNN NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Big Oil is about to report big profits this week. So the industry is trying to focus people on a different story -- that it is a big jobs producer, worthy of its tax breaks and public appreciation in this time of still high ... and more »

Editorial; For Chisum and Smitherman for RR Commission in GOP primary Houston Chronicle Two of the three positions on the Texas Railroad Commission are on the 2012 Republican primary ballot. Its name notwithstanding, the Railroad Commission is responsible for regulating the state's oil and gas industry, as well as lignite and uranium ... 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 »

Sundown explodes for big inning, tops O'Donnell LubbockOnline.com But by the sixth inning, the Roughnecks had struck oil, using a six-run frame to cruise to a 9-2 victory. Sundown (16-3) can move to the area round by winning one of two games against O'Donnell on Saturday. “There was some rust there,” Sundown coach ... and more »