re: I'm trying to get into the Oilfield industry with no field experience.

the problem for midcareer job change types is large service companies are the only companies that invest in training programs. You have to know someone at a medium or small service company to get hired because they usually hire people away from major service companies that are already trained. Big service companies recruit new hires from the street and prefer younger candidates because they dont have to pay them much. So if you are a mid-career looking for a new line of work O&G can be tough to get in.

having a degree is a new hire filtration tool, you can still get pretty far without a degree if you are a performer