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re: I'm trying to get into the Oilfield industry with no field experience.
Posted on 2/3/14 at 12:26 pm to voinovich
Posted on 2/3/14 at 12:26 pm to voinovich
You have a much better chance of getting on doing onshore work as opposed to offshore. Problem is, you have to move to West TX, N. Dakota, etc.
If you're younger, I'd suggest going to work as a hand somewhere like WTX and get some experience and make some connections.
Here's how I broke out... Went to work as a water transfer hand in Midland, TX at a company with a total of 6 field guys. 6 guys became 60 in a matter of months and I made supervisor after 3. Did that for almost a year and then went to South TX and ran completion fluids with a coiled tubing unit for a little while (got that gig from someone I met working in water transfer). While I was doing that I went and got my offshore certs (RigPass, HUET, etc.) and started applying on RigZone. Wound up getting a pretty sweet office job, traveling internationally. All in less than a year and a half.
If you're younger, I'd suggest going to work as a hand somewhere like WTX and get some experience and make some connections.
Here's how I broke out... Went to work as a water transfer hand in Midland, TX at a company with a total of 6 field guys. 6 guys became 60 in a matter of months and I made supervisor after 3. Did that for almost a year and then went to South TX and ran completion fluids with a coiled tubing unit for a little while (got that gig from someone I met working in water transfer). While I was doing that I went and got my offshore certs (RigPass, HUET, etc.) and started applying on RigZone. Wound up getting a pretty sweet office job, traveling internationally. All in less than a year and a half.
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Posted on 2/3/14 at 12:30 pm to Corkfather
Go pressure wash rigs in NoDak
You'll work your way up fast from there
You'll work your way up fast from there
Posted on 2/3/14 at 12:32 pm to Corkfather
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You have a much better chance of getting on doing onshore work as opposed to offshore. Problem is, you have to move to West TX, N. Dakota, etc.
Unless I was 100% single (pretty much no attachments), I think is much rather onshore anyway. If I were a young guy just starting out, offshore hands down. Imagine the money you could save.
Posted on 2/6/14 at 8:04 pm to Corkfather
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Here's how I broke out... Went to work as a water transfer hand in Midland, TX at a company with a total of 6 field guys. 6 guys became 60 in a matter of months and I made supervisor after 3. Did that for almost a year and then went to South TX and ran completion fluids with a coiled tubing unit for a little while (got that gig from someone I met working in water transfer). While I was doing that I went and got my offshore certs (RigPass, HUET, etc.) and started applying on RigZone. Wound up getting a pretty sweet office job, traveling internationally. All in less than a year and a half.
We have a very similar story except I was between ND and West TX for awhile
If you limit yourself to living in only Houston or South LA you are severely limiting your opportunities. You need to open your mind geographically and look at it as only a one or two year thing. You won't be there forever. This is much easier if you are single obviously. Also people shite on West Texas but it is heaven compared to the Bakken. It really isn't that bad, Midland is boring but its a decent sized city with modern shite.
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