Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Keep pipe deck and main deck areas clean and tidy.

Guide cranes to move loads about decks.

Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.

Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.

Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.

Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.

Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.

Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.

Bolt together pump and engine parts.

Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.

Bolt or nail together wood or steel framework to erect derricks.

Cut down and remove trees and brush to clear drill sites, to reduce fire hazards, and to make way for roads to sites.

Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.