Roustabout Positions

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 work conditions

The roustabout usually work long hard days on extended roster systems outdoors in all weather conditions. The roustabout work 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 assist 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 roustabout positions through one of the links below:

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY Utica Observer Dispatch The median salary for a roustabout is $38000 but overtime can drive it higher. Geologists, who must have at least a four-year degree, start around $40000 and can advance into six figures with experience. Broome is one of five community colleges in Ohio ... and more »

KEPR 19

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY KEPR 19 The median salary for a roustabout is $38000 but overtime can drive it higher. Geologists, who must have at least a four-year degree, start around $40000 and can advance into six figures with experience. Broome is one of five community colleges in Ohio ... and more »

FuelFix (blog)

Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in NY FuelFix (blog) The median salary for a roustabout is $38000 but overtime can drive it higher. Geologists, who must have at least a four-year degree, start around $40000 and can advance into six figures with experience. Broome is one of five community colleges in Ohio ... and more »