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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

SOC 47-5012.00

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.

Zone 2 Construction and Extraction

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Critical Thinking

3.6

Operation Monitoring

3.6

Operation and Control

3.6

Monitoring

3.5

Active Listening

3.4

Instructing

3.4

Speaking

3.2

Coordination

3.2

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

3.9

Mathematics

3.8

Administration and Management

3.3

Education and Training

3.2

Personnel and Human Resources

3.1

Public Safety and Security

2.8

Chemistry

2.8

Production and Processing

2.7

Key Tasks

1Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.

2Observe pressure gauge and move throttles and levers to control the speed of rotary tables, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.

3Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.

4Push 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.

5Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs.

Also Known As

Back Up Worker Blast Driller Cable Driller Cable Tool Driller Cable Tool Operator Clean Out Driller Core Drill Operator Core Driller Daylight Driller Directional Driller