Oil and Gas Rotary Drill Operators

<ul><li>Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.</li><li>Observe pressure gauge and move throttles and levers to control the speed of rotary tables, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.</li><li>Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.</li><li>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.</li><li>Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs.</li><li>Maintain records of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, materials and tools used, services rendered, and time required.</li><li>Maintain and adjust machinery to ensure proper performance.</li><li>Start and examine operation of slush pumps to ensure circulation and consistency of drilling fluid or mud in well.</li><li>Locate and recover lost or broken bits, casings, and drill pipes from wells, using special tools.</li><li>Weigh clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud.</li><li>Direct rig crews in drilling and other activities, such as setting up rigs and completing or servicing wells.</li><li>Monitor progress of drilling operations, and select and change drill bits according to the nature of strata, using hand tools.</li><li>Repair or replace defective parts of machinery, such as rotary drill rigs, water trucks, air compressors, and pumps, using hand tools.</li><li>Clean and oil pulleys, blocks, and cables.</li><li>Bolt together pump and engine parts, and connect tanks and flow lines.</li><li>Remove core samples during drilling to determine the nature of the strata being drilled.</li></ul>