# Tasks & work activities — tool pusher

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 47-5012.00 (Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas).

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.
- **[Core]** 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.
- **[Core]** Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.
- **[Core]** 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.
- **[Core]** Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs.
- **[Core]** Maintain records of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, materials and tools used, services rendered, and time required.
- **[Core]** Maintain and adjust machinery to ensure proper performance.
- **[Core]** Start and examine operation of slush pumps to ensure circulation and consistency of drilling fluid or mud in well.
- **[Core]** Locate and recover lost or broken bits, casings, and drill pipes from wells, using special tools.
- **[Core]** Weigh clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud.
- **[Core]** Direct rig crews in drilling and other activities, such as setting up rigs and completing or servicing wells.
- **[Core]** Monitor progress of drilling operations, and select and change drill bits according to the nature of strata, using hand tools.
- **[Core]** Repair or replace defective parts of machinery, such as rotary drill rigs, water trucks, air compressors, and pumps, using hand tools.
- **[Core]** Clean and oil pulleys, blocks, and cables.
- **[Core]** Bolt together pump and engine parts, and connect tanks and flow lines.
- **[Core]** Remove core samples during drilling to determine the nature of the strata being drilled.
- **[Supplemental]** Cap wells with packers, or turn valves, to regulate outflow of oil from wells.
- **[Supplemental]** Line drilled holes with pipes, and install all necessary hardware, to prepare new wells.
- **[Supplemental]** Position and prepare truck-mounted derricks at drilling areas specified on field maps.
- **[Supplemental]** Plug observation wells, and restore sites.

## Detailed work activities

- Assemble products or production equipment.
- Clean equipment or facilities.
- Collect geological samples.
- Direct construction or extraction personnel.
- Inspect equipment or tools to be used in construction or excavation.
- Install drilling equipment.
- Install equipment attachments or components.
- Install plumbing or piping.
- Maintain drilling equipment.
- Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
- Measure work site dimensions.
- Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
- Monitor extraction operations.
- Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- Operate drilling equipment.
- Operate pumps or compressors.
- Position construction or extraction equipment.
- Prepare excavation or extraction sites for commissioning or decommissioning.
- Record operational or environmental data.
- Select construction equipment.
- Train construction or extraction personnel.