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re: 1st hitch offshore
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:51 pm to toddzilla
Posted on 2/28/14 at 8:51 pm to toddzilla
Have any of you guys that work in the oilfield ever seen a woman on a drill crew? I've seen lots of women as service hands working for Halliburton and other companies. Even know of one that was a consultant / company woman. Also another that's a boat captain but never seen one on a drill crew. I've heard of one woman that did. They say she worked as a Derrickhand and worked barefooted. Supposedly around 1980 or so. I don't believe it at all, just wondering if anyone knows of any that do or have recently.
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Posted on 2/28/14 at 9:00 pm to RaginCajun87
As a service hand, keep your mouth shut and do your job. If you can, bring percs for the hands. I used to do that in the early 80s and they loved it, soft drinks, magazines, ect.
Posted on 2/28/14 at 9:16 pm to supadave3
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Posted by supadave3
on 2/28 at 4:03 pm to VermilionTiger
quote: Expect good food I've always heard that people ate like kings offshore and could pretty much order whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. I've always been surprised by that.
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This is true most places
Posted on 2/28/14 at 9:22 pm to Fast_Eddie
Ive never been offshore but one of my customers who works for Bay Ltd told me if I ever go offshore learn how to snore very loud so you get your own bunk
Posted on 2/28/14 at 9:24 pm to Redacted
quote:all depends on what you're doing
quote: I wish I worked in drilling. Production is a lot lower paying
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:25 am to Fast_Eddie
i would say what to expect varies depending on where your going. i worked offshore for about 3 years, on production platforms, for Shell, Chevron, BP, Anadarko, Apache, W&T, and maybe a couple other i'm forgetting. your deepwater platforms were usually nicer, food was better.... your smaller companies it was usually operators doing the cooking or fending for yourself.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 6:28 am to toddzilla
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Speaking of, expect fried chicken on Sunday and fried seafood on Friday
Sunday: Fried chicken
Monday: BBQ
Tuesday: Ribeye
Wednesday: Chinese
Thursday: Mexican
Friday: Fried Seafood
Saturday: Prime rib
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:01 am to VermilionTiger
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Expect the longest week(s) of your life
Granted, I was young at the time (1981) but my first 7 day hitch seemed like it lasted a month. I wanted to quit so badly and told my parents so. It gets more tolerable however.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 7:22 am to RaginCajun87
it always amazes me that people think that working offshore should be treated any different than working anywhere else. It's just a job. It is a workplace and treated as such.
If you want to wear nice jacket and boots, do it...you'd do it in an office right?
Your stuff isn't any more likely to get stolen offshore as it is in an office onshore. Same precautions you take onshore take offshore. no more no less.
Biggest advice is don't act like you know everything and can do anything. Listen to the people with experience for most things...unless regs have changed that they are following from the past. Then bring it up NICELY and RESPECTFULLY.
I go offshore periodically. First time offshore no different than any office onshore.
THe way people talk about offshore work on here you NEVER hear it talked about like that in real life. Like everything else on the internet it is extremely exaggerated.
Is it dangerous...yes. and everyone takes their jobs and responsibilities very serious. BUT with any workplace you have to make it fun. Like others said, don't have thick skin. Joke around. Have fun.
But like i said, the offshore guys take their job very seriously (which isn't a point talked about on here that much). They want to do right, safely and environmentally. They do not want to see anyone get hurt or a spill occur or any other INC on the platform. They have pride in their work and their platform.
To me that is not expressed enough to the guys looking to get into the offshore work.
As an "office corportate" guy who only visits occasionally you realize how important the offshore guys are to your job in the office and how seriously they take their job.
If you want to wear nice jacket and boots, do it...you'd do it in an office right?
Your stuff isn't any more likely to get stolen offshore as it is in an office onshore. Same precautions you take onshore take offshore. no more no less.
Biggest advice is don't act like you know everything and can do anything. Listen to the people with experience for most things...unless regs have changed that they are following from the past. Then bring it up NICELY and RESPECTFULLY.
I go offshore periodically. First time offshore no different than any office onshore.
THe way people talk about offshore work on here you NEVER hear it talked about like that in real life. Like everything else on the internet it is extremely exaggerated.
Is it dangerous...yes. and everyone takes their jobs and responsibilities very serious. BUT with any workplace you have to make it fun. Like others said, don't have thick skin. Joke around. Have fun.
But like i said, the offshore guys take their job very seriously (which isn't a point talked about on here that much). They want to do right, safely and environmentally. They do not want to see anyone get hurt or a spill occur or any other INC on the platform. They have pride in their work and their platform.
To me that is not expressed enough to the guys looking to get into the offshore work.
As an "office corportate" guy who only visits occasionally you realize how important the offshore guys are to your job in the office and how seriously they take their job.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 8:03 am to cleetus
If he's installling waste systems as mentioned it will probably be a 2 or 3 man service crew working out of their own toolbox and what not. Everything will probably be done in under a week and thet will be gone untill the next job pops up on another rig. NBD. The roustabouts on deck normally take care of the service hands. As mentioned, food is hit or miss.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 8:08 am to RaginCajun87
Nope.
Everyone is your friend.
Everyone is your friend.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 8:36 am to toddzilla
ESS is our galley crew on my platform and we have 2 bomb arse cooks. Our food is amazing 95% of the time.
Sucks for yall
Sucks for yall
Posted on 3/1/14 at 9:31 am to RaginCajun87
Always be aware of your surroundings and what could happen. Always give yourself an escape route, stay out the line of fire, and don't be afraid to ask questions.
Bring reading material.
Bring reading material.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 9:33 am to MudEngineer318
I didn't read the thread and thought he was talking about offshore fishing
Posted on 3/1/14 at 9:34 am to cleetus
quote:
Is it dangerous...yes. and everyone takes their jobs and responsibilities very serious. BUT with any workplace you have to make it fun. Like others said, don't have thick skin. Joke around. Have fun.
We just had a guy killed on my rig in a gruesome way. It is most certainly dangerous.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 9:58 am
Posted on 3/1/14 at 9:36 am to Bojangles
quote:
Have any of you guys that work in the oilfield ever seen a woman on a drill crew? I
It's common in the north sea.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 9:49 am to BigHoss
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'm glad I don't work in drilling.
Production is a lot safer and easier work.
Production pays shite, is boring, and full of pansies.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 10:27 am to RaginCajun87
Act dumb and be friendly. And do NOT ever get in a safety capsule unless rig is about to blow.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 2:00 pm to im4LSU
ess is our catering company too.
It's like picadilly honestly.
Best way to describe it.
When cooking for 65-70 people
They cook down to the Mississippi stump jumper level.
No seasoning because those rednecks bitch and complain too much
It's like picadilly honestly.
Best way to describe it.
When cooking for 65-70 people
They cook down to the Mississippi stump jumper level.
No seasoning because those rednecks bitch and complain too much
Posted on 3/1/14 at 2:13 pm to BigHoss
If something happens where you have to abandon the rig. Do not jump into the water with your life preserver on. Head will pop right off.
As for being dangerous. It is a lot safer than it used to be but things do happen. I had a friend killed on the Deepwater Horizon and another that got his leg broke and mangled in the explosion. Another guy I know that was on there with them, found the one with the broke leg and packed him to the lifeboat. Saved his life.
As for being dangerous. It is a lot safer than it used to be but things do happen. I had a friend killed on the Deepwater Horizon and another that got his leg broke and mangled in the explosion. Another guy I know that was on there with them, found the one with the broke leg and packed him to the lifeboat. Saved his life.
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