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Oil and Gas Roustabouts

  • Architecture and Construction

Tasks

What tasks do Oil and Gas Roustabouts perform?

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

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

  • Guide cranes to move loads about decks.

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


Knowledge

What do Oil and Gas Roustabouts need to know?

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Production and Processing

    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.


Skills

What skills do Oil and Gas Roustabouts need?

  • Critical Thinking

    Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

  • Operation and Control

    Controlling operations of equipment or systems.



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