Oil Rig Jobs range from Offshore Oil Rig Jobs in Australia to Oil Rig Jobs in Alberta to Oil Rig Jobs in Texas. Below we examine the main oil rigs jobs available to those interested in working in the oil and gas industry.
Leasehand oil rig positions are entry-level. The position exists to help inexperienced individuals become familiar with the activities around an oil rig. Individuals beginning as Leasehands can move up to the position of Floorhand within a short period of time depending on their ability and availability of other positions at the oil rig site.
Leasehands perform various duties around the oil rig. They may be required to load and unload trucks Luke Gregerson World Baseball Classic Jersey , build fences, dig ditches, and assist other crew members with maintenance and pre-job preparedness. Leasehands are also responsible for housekeeping on the rig and often do extensive go-for driving on remote winter roads.
Floorhands on oil rigs spend a lot of time working on the oil rig floor. There are usually two floorhands on a crew but smaller rigs often have only one. In general, floorhands on oil rigs
? use wrench-like tongs to smoothly and quickly connect and disconnect the lower parts of the drill pipe when it is being lowered into and raised from the hole Josh Harrison World Baseball Classic Jersey ,
? clean and maintain equipment,
? catch samples of drilled cuttings to be analyzed,
? assist in laying casing into a well after it has been drilled, and
? assist other members of the oil rig crew wherever needed.
Floorhands are also responsible for "housekeeping" on the rig:
An experienced Floorhand may move into the position of Motorhand. Motorhands, as with all positions, do not earn their position by equipment knowledge and function alone. It is earned by achieving safe work ethics, knowledge of procedures and by following (not deviating from!) those procedures.
Motorhands are responsible for operating and maintaining the engines that power the drilling equipment. These include the engines that
? ensure emergency shut-offs are tested and operational,
? maintain a supply of hand tools, and
? help other members of the crew.
Motorhands are also responsible for helping to train Floorhands and Leasehands. Power tong operators operate hydraulic power tongs which are used to connect casing as it is lowered.
An experienced Motorhand may move into the position of Derrickhand. Derrickhands work in the derrick on oil rigs Giancarlo Stanton World Baseball Classic Jersey , high above the rig floor on a platform called a monkeyboard. Derrickhands use a harness and platform climbing device to get to the proper position on the derrick when drill string (lengths of pipe) or casing pipe is being raised from or lowered into the hole. On the derrick, Derrickhands:
? Guide the lengths of pipe into and out of the elevators, and
? Steady each pipe while it is being connected to or disconnected from the drill or casing string.
Derrickhands on oil rig crews spend about 20% of their time up in the derrick. At other times during drilling, they:
? Help the driller with the operation and maintenance of equipment, and ? Assist in training new crew members.
Not everyone on a oil rig crew is capable of becoming a good derrickhand. Individuals who do not feel comfortable working in high places do not usually move into this position. However, those wishing to become drillers (see the Drillers profile) must have a good understanding of the derrickhand's duties.
Responsibilities among other things are:
? To act as the Driller's representative around the rig to ensure and report back to him if any deviations from policy occur and support the Driller's role.
? To conduct activities set by directions given by the Rig Manager and Driller and to report any change in programs given to him by the Well Site Consultant immediately.
After the Rig manager, the driller has the most senior position on the rig. The Driller is in charge of the operation of the rig and crew during their tour. They are primarily in control of operating the oil rig and hoisting equipment Danny Duffy World Baseball Classic Jersey , and managing the rig floor and driller's console which includes brakes, throttles, clutches and various gauges. By watching various instruments and gauges closely, the Driller makes adjustments as conditions require.
Drillers report directly to Rig Managers and are the shift foremen responsible for the crew in coordination with the rig manager. Drillers are responsible for the drilling equipment Daniel Murphy World Baseball Classic Jersey , and for ensuring that the oil rig crew performs its job safely and efficiently, and within the regulatory requirements of the industry.
Drillers are actually the Rig Manager's representative and responsible for the actions of his crew. In fact the Driller is a manager! He is responsible for:
? Ensuring all his crewmembers are capable of performing their respective duties within the parameters of the company policies. Being told they know how to complete a task is not good enough. Proper working procedures must be witnessed and reconfirmed on a regular basis. People tend to deviate from procedure