8615 – Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers
Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers carry out a variety of general labouring duties and operate equipment to assist in the drilling and servicing of oil and gas wells. This unit group also includes labourers who assist in geophysical prospecting for oil and gas. They are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Floorhand – offshore drilling rig
Floorhand – oil and gas drilling
Floorhand – service rig
Floorman/woman – offshore drilling rig
Floorman/woman – oil and gas drilling
Gravity prospecting observer helper
Leasehand
Leasehand – oil and gas drilling
Observer helper – gravity prospecting
Observer helper – seismic prospecting
Oil field labourer
Oil well cementer helper
Perforator helper – oil field services
Perforator loader helper – oil field services
Reeled tubing helper – oil field services
Roughneck
Roughneck – offshore drilling rig
Roughneck – oil and gas drilling
Roustabout
Roustabout – offshore drilling rig
Roustabout – oil and gas drilling
Seismic GPS rover
Seismic line cutter
Seismic prospecting observer helper
Seismic survey helper
Service rig helper
Service rig helper – oil field services
Service rig operator helper
Service rig roughneck – oil field services
Shakerhand
Shakerhand – oil and gas drilling
Shooter – seismograph
Shooter helper – seismic prospecting
Slasher – oil and gas
Slasher – oil field services
Swamper – oil and gas
Swamper – oil field services
Tubing helper – oil field services
Vibrator operator – seismic prospecting
Well puller helper – oil field services
Well treatment helper
Well treatment helper – oil field services
Wireline helper
Wireline helper – oil field services
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Manipulate sections of pipe or drill stem at the rig floor during drilling and during the removal and replacement of strings of pipe or drill stem and drill bit
Maintain drilling equipment on the drill floor
Handle, sort and move drill tools, pipe, cement and other materials
Clean up rig areas
Assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs and service equipment
May drive trucks to transport materials and well service equipment.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school may be required.
Completion of introductory college or petroleum industry-approved training courses may be required.
Certificates in hydrogen sulphide awareness, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) or transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) may be required.
Additional information
Progression to more senior operating positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers (8232)
Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators (8412)