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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 Josh Oliver Hoodie , 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 Jawaan Taylor Hoodie ,


? 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:


? cleaning the oil rig floor Josh Allen Hoodie , and


? painting or scrubbing around 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


? run the draw-works to hoist the drill pipe Nick Foles Hoodie ,


? turn the rotary table (which turns the drill bit), and


? circulate the drilling fluid.


There are usually three to four diesel engines and several electrical engines on the oil rig. When not busy with the engines, motorhands


? lubricate moving parts,


? regularly check tongs and spinning chain DJ Chark Hoodie ,


? operate boilers,


? 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 Gardner Minshew Hoodie , 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:

uide the lengths of pipe into and out of the elevators, and


eady 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:


? Control the viscosity and weight of the drilling fluid or "mud A. J. Cann Shirt ,"


? Listen to mud pumps and check them regularly for vibration and other problems,


? Maintain and repair mudtanks and related equipment,


? Prepare mud reports and instruct the crew handling chemical additives,


? Ensure that the derrick is inspected before raising or lowering Yannick Ngakoue Shirt ,


? 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.