Roustabout Oil Field Job

Roustabout nature of work

A roustabout may be part of the oil drilling teams or crews, or may be on location temporarily for special operations. The roustabout is commonly hired to ensure that the skilled personnel that run an expensive oil drilling rig are not distracted by peripheral tasks, ranging from any unskilled manual labor on the rigsite like cleaning up location to cleaning threads to digging trenches to scraping and painting rig components.

Roustabouts are employed by oil and gas drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Oil field job conditions

The roustabout usually work long hard days on extended roster systems outdoors in all weather conditions. The roustabout oil field job is generally hard and physically demanding. This type of work can lead to more steady employment on a drill rig crew.

Roustabout duties and tasks

The roustabout may perform some or all of the following tasks:

• The roustabout assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools
• The roustabout assist in slotting, welding and inserting casing screens
• The roustabout with well development and pumping tests
• The roustabout carry out minor maintenance and repairs, including lubrication
• The roustabout clean equipment, drill and camp sites
• The roustabout dig and clean mud pits and drains
• The roustabout help move drilling rigs and equipment from site to site, set up in the new site and connect power cables or hoses for water and air supply
• The roustabout help obtain drilling core samples
• The roustabout mix and test drilling fluids, chemicals and grout
• The roustabout operate equipment such as pumps for air, water and mud, and equipment and tools used to correct problems in drilled holes caused by mechanical breakdowns or by harmful natural conditions
• The roustabout perform other tasks as needed

If you are motivated to be part of highly motivated team of people and you are able to meet these requirements, apply for a roustabout oil field job through one of the links below:

Oil rig workers make nearly $100000 a year CNN With a little planning it's even easier to get a job on a rig right away. Several trade schools offer classes in oil field work, and the military offers training for those exiting the armed forces which could lead directly to work as a roustabout on a ... and more »

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FuelFix (blog)

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New York Post

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KOMO News

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY Utica Observer Dispatch Gwin did not know how many of those students have gotten industry jobs. Other public colleges and universities across the northeastern shale states are moving to add staff, academic majors or job-training courses in fields related to natural gas. Marcellus Shale gas drilling spurs new job-training programs in NY, where ...Washington Post all 161 news articles »

FuelFix (blog)

Gas drilling spurs jobs in wildlife, software FuelFix (blog) The Rio Grande Valley resident took a job on a roustabout crew. The job is one of the lowest in the oil business and entails digging trenches, washing pits and moving rigs. Together with roommate and fellow worker, Juan Garcia, they earn $13 an hour ... and more »