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Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators  (NOC 8412)
Red Deer Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Oil and gas well drilling workers operate drilling and service rig machinery as intermediate members of the rig crew. Oil and gas well services operators drive trucks and operate specialized hydraulic pumping systems to place cement in wells or to treat wells with chemicals, sand mixtures or gases to stimulate production. Workers in this unit group are employed by drilling and well service contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

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Oil and gas well drilling workers perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Align and manipulate sections of pipe or drill stem from platform on rig derrick during removal and replacement of strings of pipe, or drill stem and drill bit
  • Operate and maintain drilling mud systems and pumps during drilling, and mix mud chemicals and additives
  • Record mud flows and volumes and take samples
  • Operate and maintain drilling rig diesel motors, transmissions and other mechanical equipment
  • Assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs
  • Supervise floorhands and labourers.
Oil and gas well services operators perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Drive well services truck to well site
  • Assemble pumping equipment and attach pumps and hoses to wellhead
  • Operate hydraulic pumping systems to pump chemicals, gases, sand, cement or other material into well
  • Read gauges to monitor pressure, density, rate and concentration and adjust pumping procedure as required
  • May mix chemicals and cements.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Red Deer, Blackfalds, Innisfail, Lacombe, Penhold, Ponoka, Rimbey, Sylvan Lake

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Jobs for Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators in Red Deer Region

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There are 5 job postings in Red Deer Region.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the regional level.
Date Posted Job Title Employer Location Source
2013-06-05 Derrickhand - oil and gas drilling (Well Servicing - Blackfalds) TERVITA - Production Services
  • Red Deer
 Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-27 Derrickhand - oil and gas drilling (Service Rigs) Precision Well Servicing
  • Red Deer
 Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-27 Coiled tubing operator - oil field services (Assistant Operators and Operators) Precision Well Servicing
  • Red Deer
 Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-27 Coiled tubing operator - oil field services (Supervisor) Precision Well Servicing
  • Red Deer
 Job Bank Job Bank
2013-05-27 Snubbing-unit operator (Assistant Operators and Operators) Precision Well Servicing
  • Red Deer
 Job Bank Job Bank
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