Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
2. 02Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.
3. 03Guide cranes to move loads about decks.
4. 04Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.
5. 05Lay gas and oil pipelines.
6. 06Bolt together pump and engine parts.
7. 07Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
8. 08Clean trucks used in the fields.
9. 09Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.
10. 10Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.
11. 11Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.
12. 12Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.

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