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Roustabouts, Oil and Gas: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

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This source lists 13 tasks, including 8 marked Core and 5 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2023.

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Core · Task 7112 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 7116 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 7119 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Guide cranes to move loads about decks.

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Core · Task 20145 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 23978 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Lay gas and oil pipelines.

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Core · Task 7113 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Bolt together pump and engine parts.

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Core · Task 7115 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.

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Core · Task 23979 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Clean trucks used in the fields.

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Supplemental · Task 7121 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.

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Supplemental · Task 7120 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.

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Supplemental · Task 7111 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.

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Supplemental · Task 7117 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.

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Supplemental · Task 7122 · 08/2023 · Incumbent

Cut down and remove trees and brush to clear drill sites, to reduce fire hazards, and to make way for roads to sites.

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