Roustabout Oil Rig 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.

Roustabout oil rig work conditions

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

Roustabout oil rig job duties and tasks

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

• The roustabout assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools
• The roustabout on oil rig assist in slotting, welding and inserting casing screens
• The roustabout on oil rig assist with well development and pumping tests
• The roustabout oil rig 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 on oil rig help obtain drilling core samples
• The roustabout on oil rig mix and test drilling fluids, chemicals and grout
• The roustabout on oil rig 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 rig job through one of the links below:

CBS News

Offshore oil rig: Island living, but no paradise CBS News An offshore oil rig is a noisy, grimy, cramped existence. But for the roustabouts on deck, and the roughnecks manning the drill, life on a mechanical island has rewards all its own. "I've raised a family off of it, three kids, sent them to college, ... and more »

Oil rig workers make nearly $100K a year WDIV Detroit 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 »

Oil rig workers make nearly $100000 a year CNNMoney 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 »

The Guardian

North Dakota oil boom: thousands pin their dreams on striking it rich The Guardian It's a life measured out in 18-hour shifts and washed down with 5-hour Energy Drinks and Red Bull, a job on the rigs in North Dakota's oil boom: three weeks on, two weeks off, in exchange for $100000 or more a year and the promise of being set up for ... and more »

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY Utica Observer Dispatch Janet Hertzog of Broome Community College in Binghamton said the school is ready to start a three-week, intensive program to certify roustabouts, or general laborers on a drilling rig. "It's tough work but it pays well, for someone willing to work ... and more »