PETE 1010 Exam 2 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
toolpusher -
correct answer ✅contractors top manager on drill site, responsible
for rigs overall operation and performance. Makes sure crew drills
well to operators specifications (aka rig superintendent or rig
manager)
driller -
correct answer ✅subordinate only to toolpusher, operates drilling
machinery, manages day to day activities of the derrick hand and
rotary helpers
derrick hand -
correct answer ✅looks after the mud pumps and sometimes
monitors and records the conditions of mud, they handle the pipe
from a platform on top of the derrick
rotary helpers -
correct answer ✅handle the bottom of the pipe on the rig floor
when pipe is removed from or put into the hole (aka floorhands or
roughnecks)
roustabouts -
correct answer ✅assist in loading and unloading equipment and
, PETE 1010 Exam 2 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
supplies delivered by boat to the rig, on land rigs they're called
lease hands
company representative -
correct answer ✅representative representative of the operator on
the drilling location. Responsible for issues on location such as
safety and efficiency
contract -
correct answer ✅agreement between the operator and the
contractor that spells out what each is expected to do and provide
to drill the well to specifications
footage contract -
correct answer ✅operator agrees to pay the contractor a certain
amount for each foot drilled. Riskier for the contractor because the
operator pays the contractor certain amount regardless of the time
it takes
daywork contract -
correct answer ✅most common, operator pays the contractor an
amount per day to use the rig, regardless of how much work the rig
is performing, paid by hour not by foot
Answers (Grade A+)
toolpusher -
correct answer ✅contractors top manager on drill site, responsible
for rigs overall operation and performance. Makes sure crew drills
well to operators specifications (aka rig superintendent or rig
manager)
driller -
correct answer ✅subordinate only to toolpusher, operates drilling
machinery, manages day to day activities of the derrick hand and
rotary helpers
derrick hand -
correct answer ✅looks after the mud pumps and sometimes
monitors and records the conditions of mud, they handle the pipe
from a platform on top of the derrick
rotary helpers -
correct answer ✅handle the bottom of the pipe on the rig floor
when pipe is removed from or put into the hole (aka floorhands or
roughnecks)
roustabouts -
correct answer ✅assist in loading and unloading equipment and
, PETE 1010 Exam 2 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
supplies delivered by boat to the rig, on land rigs they're called
lease hands
company representative -
correct answer ✅representative representative of the operator on
the drilling location. Responsible for issues on location such as
safety and efficiency
contract -
correct answer ✅agreement between the operator and the
contractor that spells out what each is expected to do and provide
to drill the well to specifications
footage contract -
correct answer ✅operator agrees to pay the contractor a certain
amount for each foot drilled. Riskier for the contractor because the
operator pays the contractor certain amount regardless of the time
it takes
daywork contract -
correct answer ✅most common, operator pays the contractor an
amount per day to use the rig, regardless of how much work the rig
is performing, paid by hour not by foot
