How do they match: Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

  • Rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud or fluid through drill hole.

  • Listen to mud pumps and check regularly for vibration and other problems to ensure that rig pumps and drilling mud systems are working properly.
  • Repair pumps, mud tanks, and related equipment.
  • Start pumps that circulate mud through drill pipes and boreholes to cool drill bits and flush out drill cuttings.

  • Operate pumps or compressors.