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Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators  (NOC 8412)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue 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.

acid truck driver, blender operator – oil field services, cementer – oil field services, chemical services operator, coiled tubing operator, derrickman/woman, formation fracturing operator, motorman/woman – oil and gas drilling, nitrogen operator, pumper operator, pumpman/woman – oil field services.

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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

Amos, Rouyn-Noranda, Témiscaming, Val-d'Or, Ville-Marie, La Sarre, Macamic, Malartic, Senneterre, Barraute

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Jobs for Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region

Job opportunities from Job Bank and contributing job sites are updated daily.

There are 32 job postings in Canada.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the provincial or territorial level.
Location Available Jobs
Note: Some job offers may appear in multiple regions.
Alberta
13
Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River Region
2
Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House Region
0
Calgary Region
1
Camrose--Drumheller Region
1
Edmonton Region
2
Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Region
1
Red Deer Region
4
Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake Region
2
British Columbia
2
Cariboo Region
0
Kootenay Region
0
Lower Mainland - Southwest Region
0
Nechako Region
0
North Coast Region
0
Northeast Region
2
Thompson--Okanagan Region
0
Vancouver Island and Coast Region
0
Manitoba
0
Interlake Region
0
North Central Region
0
North Region
0
Parklands Region
0
South Central Region
0
Southeast Region
0
Southwest Region
0
Winnipeg Region
0
New Brunswick
0
Campbellton--Miramichi Region
0
Edmundston--Woodstock Region
0
Fredericton--Oromocto
0
Moncton--Richibucto Region
0
Saint John--St. Stephen Region
0
Newfoundland and Labrador
3
Avalon Peninsula Region
2
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region
1
South Coast--Burin Peninsula Region
0
West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador Region
0
Northwest Territories
0
Yellowknife Region
0
Nova Scotia
0
Annapolis Valley Region
0
Cape Breton Region
0
Halifax Region
0
North Shore Region
0
Southern Region
0
Nunavut
0
Iqaluit Region
0
Ontario
0
Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Region
0
Kingston - Pembroke Region
0
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Region
0
London Region
0
Muskoka-Kawarthas Region
0
Northeast Region
0
Northwest Region
0
Ottawa Region
0
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Region
0
Toronto Region
0
Windsor-Sarnia Region
0
Prince Edward Island
0
Prince Edward Island
0
Québec
3
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region
0
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region
0
Capitale-Nationale Region
0
Centre-du-Québec Region
0
Chaudière-Appalaches Region
0
Côte-Nord Region
0
Estrie Region
0
Gaspésie -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region
0
Lanaudière Region
0
Laurentides Region
0
Laval Region
0
Mauricie Region
0
Montérégie Region
1
Montréal Region
2
Nord-du-Québec Region
0
Outaouais Region
0
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Region
0
Saskatchewan
11
Northern Region
0
Prince Albert Region
1
Regina--Moose Mountain Region
8
Saskatoon--Biggar Region
2
Swift Current--Moose Jaw Region
0
Yorkton--Melville Region
0
Yukon
0
Yukon Territory
0
[ Source: Job Bank - HRSDC ]

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FSWEP provides full-time students with valuable, hands-on work experience related to their field of study and allows for a wealth of learning opportunities.  For more information, visit the FSWEP Web site.

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