Roughneck Work

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 work conditions

The roughneck 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 work through one of the links below:

Roughneck learns to embrace Battle of Alberta 'hate' Calgary Herald Dane Dobbie, a five-foot-eight offensive dynamo with the Calgary Roughnecks, really didn't know what all the fuss was about when he joined the club full time in 2009. But it didn't take too long. “We used to fly into Calgary and have to drive to ... and more »

Riggers may have 'Poulin Wall' in goal against Rush Calgary Herald So the question as to whether the Calgary Roughnecks' No. 1 goaltender will play in Saturday's sudden-death National Lacrosse League playoff game against the Edmonton Rush at Scotiabank Saddledome remains unanswered. “Very close,” is as much as you can ... and more »

Readers weigh in with on-the-job lessons San Antonio Express To stay in her California high school, one reader worked for room, board and $1 per month in a boardinghouse filled with roughneck well-drillers. She washed dishes, did laundry and cleaned boarders' rooms and bathrooms. Working about five hours daily ...

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 »