oil field peeps

[matts5.0]

I'm looking at taking a job as an mwd hand. any one have any insight to offer?

[Bassics]

Haven't they made a robot to do that job yet? Like "driving" a train?

LOL!

Seriously, go for it, it is like any semi-skilled job, you know more about what is going on than your boss and you make less money, and if you luck out you get offered a job supervising people so that in the end you get to hand them layoff slips.

Besides getting familiar with industry software, you create a resume that looks good combined with a quick online degree that can't be easily outsourced. Consider the people who 30 years ago were proud that they could walk onto any rig running lead tongs, where are they today?

[86silverbullett]

Good pay, lots of training though, at least with my old company..that's what I was originally hired on to be trained to be and went a completely different route..your on location for weeks at a time..sit in a camper type trailer day in and day out..I logged for a while, got super bored with it..some people love it some hate it..hope that gives you some insight..I'd do it for the money but that's about it..

[Jimbo]

Our directional guys are on site months at a time. Most companies offer months of training and some offer on the job for hands that work under trained directional guys. There isn't a ton of labor involved and learning the job is probably the most intensive part. I suppose it depends on where you go. We are about to dump halliburton, possibly to go back with Baker Hughes. Halliburton's tools continued to fail, but that is just an anecdotal experience.

[runin90lx]

not a fan of the drilling side. when drilling slows down you are out a job. at lease on the completion/production side there are still old wells that need worked on when new well drilling slows down

[matts5.0]

got the job.

[Unicorn Jeff]

got the job.

Grats foo

[YALE]

Congratulations, dude.

[SEB]

Big Money Big Money, Beats mowing yards I bet!

[Ruffneck1320]

Mwd is good money... But fuck being gone that much... It's not worth it IMO... Those dudes live out of a trailer on a rig... At least I'm getting a scheduled 14 off... They make great money but aren't home long enough to buy anything except a porno and some cigarettes.... I just got offered a consulting job...and I'm probably taking that... If you go through with it just be prepared to deal with headaches and crunch formulas and shit

[matts5.0]

im thinking hopefully ill move into directional drilling after a couple years.

[Ruffneck1320]

Our directional ddguys are on site months at a time. Most companies offer months of training and some offer on the job for hands that work under trained directional guys. There isn't a ton of labor involved and learning the job is probably the most intensive part. I suppose it depends on where you go. We are about to dump halliburton, possibly to go back with Baker Hughes. Halliburton's tools continued to fail, but that is just an anecdotal experience.

Best thing you can do, Halliburton isn't a good outfit anymore