stevebeilgard Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 my son in law is a tool pusher. that means he works in the oil field, running 4 rigs. each rig has a driller and 2-3 helpers. he needs help and can't find it. says he'll start a willing worker at $15.00 an hour, and you'll be at $20.00 an hour in 2 months, or fired. depends on if you want to work or not. most experienced field hands (2 years or more) are at about $35.00 an hour. must pass a monthly urine test. gotta tell you, if i were 20 years old, that's where i'd be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted If I wasn't married ..... I'd be on this deal in a hearbeat, but I would have to insist on atleast one Speed Goat hunt a year....as a bonus.... Geeze Steve,, good help that hard to find out there as well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted Sounds good at the moment (seeing I'm 20 and single) but I owe it to myself to stay in college I'm afraid. Maybe all this hard work in school will be worth it someday...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted [ QUOTE ] Geeze Steve,, good help that hard to find out there as well..... [/ QUOTE ] Good help is hard to find ANYWHERE!!!! I am always hiring new people because most just dont wanna work, they just want you to give them money for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted Yeppers, if I were younger, that's where I'd be too. Good way for a young fella to build up a little nest egg, for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted LOL I know a bunch of guys that work harder trying to get out of work than they actually work. Steve- I've got a cousin that is currently in the oil field, but I doubt he's making that kind of money...not really sure. He's got a wife and kid, but I'll try to give him a call and let him know. The job is in WY, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted A great way for a young person to get started! I know what you mean by people not wanting to work! For a time, I had about 130 people under me and it was enough to drive you crazy! About 10% of them could have stayed home and you would never have noticed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MonsterBuckMatt Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted if it wasnt so far away i might take you up on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailkiller Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted if i only lived in wyoming........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest indianahunter1 Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted if i had'nt broke my neck and loosing my hearing and if i was 20 yr's old i would take him up on the job ! sorry hard worker's and good help is hard to find !!! good luck and safe hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted Isn't that type of work listed as one of America's most dangerous job's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted If I wasnt married and didnt have kids, and was about 15 years younger, I would jump on that opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted Steve I worked as a Derrik hand and would love to go back to a land rig 7/7 rotation instead of the offshore 14/14 I'm working now. I'll take a roughnecking job as long as I'm not a derrikhand again. You have my number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted Where is he working right now, and what company? Is it oilfield work or is it coalbed methane drilling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted let me think about it! I would love to leave oklahoma. I used to be a salesman in the oilfield! I know what its all about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted What are the hours like? Rotations? or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted [ QUOTE ] What are the hours like? Rotations? or what? [/ QUOTE ] Hours in most oilfield situations are 12-14 hr days. offshore is typically 14/14 and typically a landrig is a 7/7 rotation. I'm currios to hear what this one is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad dryden Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted That would be awsome the only thing is I dont want to move if I lived their im sure I would be doing that kinda work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: help wanted [ QUOTE ] That would be awsome the only thing is I dont want to move if I lived their im sure I would be doing that kinda work. [/ QUOTE ] With the rotation location doesn't matter a whole lot. i know alot of guys that drive 12-14 hrs to work their hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted August 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Re: help wanted a normal day is 5am to 4pm, 5 days a week. overtime is extra pay, and you get 10-20 hours a week if you want. it is hard work, outdoors, and can be dangerous if you're not careful. it is not one of the noted "dangerous" jobs. it does take a clean monthly surprise urine test, as most good jobs do. average wage in gillette for good workers is 75,000 a year, and average age is 27. comes with great deer, antelope and elk huntin. and luke, don't blame tammy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Re: help wanted [ QUOTE ] a normal day is 5am to 4pm, 5 days a week. overtime is extra pay, and you get 10-20 hours a week if you want. it is hard work, outdoors, and can be dangerous if you're not careful. it is not one of the noted "dangerous" jobs. it does take a clean monthly surprise urine test, as most good jobs do. average wage in gillette for good workers is 75,000 a year, and average age is 27. comes with great deer, antelope and elk huntin. and luke, don't blame tammy..... [/ QUOTE ] 5dyas a week? Must be coal bed methane drilling then. I have worked for about 8 years now in a oil field both and land and offshore. Most oil and natural gas rigs work 24/7 so they rotate weeks like that. 1 day and 1 night shift on at a time. The money is about the same as an oilfield though. You seldom hear about oilfield accidents, just like alot of military accidents, they just don't talk about them. I know I had a brother die in a oilfield while we were working for Nabors out by Odessa Texas. I have a cousin that works with me out her right now as a derrik hand and he left both of his thumbs up on a derrik about 3 years ago. You must also not be affraid of heights because derriks and crane shivs get pretty high. Heave lifting is also a requirement. It is always muddy too. Not regular mud either, drilling mud, which can sometimes be worse if it's about the consistancy of cement. I always liked our time off out there though. We have had alot of good times in the camps while working. I enjoy it, I guess thats why I contract myself out to company's like Schlumberger and halliburton every year. Every year when the contracts end I always say it is going to be my last but I just can't quit the money. One day I'm hoping to take a job out there as a company man as thats where the real money is. The rig I'm on right now the company man gets paid 1500.00 per day. Thats not bad for a 14/14 rotation. I worked over this last hitch. So instead of working 14/14 I worked for 28 days and then got my 14 off. here is a picture of the little Bethlahem Jackup rig I'm on right now. We are just reopening old wells in the gulf out of Morgan City LA right now for Kerr Mcgee (work over rig). Any way here is a pic from the helicopter as I was leaving two hitches ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: help wanted Steve, I want job Need info! I WANT JOB NEED INFO! CONTACT ME STEVE! I wrote you a PM! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: help wanted It's times like this I wish I wasn't married. Oh well, I gots me an oilfield job, it ain't dirty, I work 5 days a week, pay is good, company truck, so I really can't complain!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: help wanted [ QUOTE ] It's times like this I wish I wasn't married. Oh well, I gots me an oilfield job, it ain't dirty, I work 5 days a week, pay is good, company truck, so I really can't complain!! [/ QUOTE ] Gator, what are you a company man? Drilling superintendent or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: help wanted How do you get an oilfield job like that gator? Do you work in the Anadarko or Arkoma areas of OK, Texas, and Arkansas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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