How do they match: Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

  • Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

  • Drill Hand
  • Drill Operator
  • Driller
  • Drilling Field Operator
  • Drilling Field Professional
  • Drilling Foreman
  • Drilling Machine Operator
  • Drilling Rig Operator
  • Drilling Supervisor
  • Blast Driller
  • Cable Driller
  • Cable Tool Driller
  • Clean Out Driller
  • Core Drill Operator
  • Core Driller
  • Daylight Driller
  • Directional Driller
  • Fracturing Rotary Drill Operator
  • Geotechnical Driller
  • Natural Gas Shothole Driller
  • Oil Driller
  • Oil Rig Driller
  • Oil Well Driller
  • Oil Well Cable Tool Driller
  • Prospecting Driller
  • Relief Driller
  • Rotary Driller
  • Shot Hole Driller
  • Sonic Driller
  • Spud Driller
  • Well Driller

  • Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

  • Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs.
  • Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.
  • Direct rig crews in drilling and other activities, such as setting up rigs and completing or servicing wells.
  • Line drilled holes with pipes, and install all necessary hardware, to prepare new wells.
  • Locate and recover lost or broken bits, casings, and drill pipes from wells, using special tools.
  • Maintain records of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, materials and tools used, services rendered, and time required.
  • Monitor progress of drilling operations, and select and change drill bits according to the nature of strata, using hand tools.
  • Position and prepare truck-mounted derricks at drilling areas specified on field maps.
  • Push levers and brake pedals to control gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works that lower and raise drill pipes and casings in and out of wells.
  • Remove core samples during drilling to determine the nature of the strata being drilled.
  • Repair or replace defective parts of machinery, such as rotary drill rigs, water trucks, air compressors, and pumps, using hand tools.
  • Start and examine operation of slush pumps to ensure circulation and consistency of drilling fluid or mud in well.
  • Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.
  • Weigh clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud.

  • Install drilling equipment.
  • Maintain drilling equipment.
  • Operate drilling equipment.