re: Trying to get into oil field

I've been through a merger with Halliburton. Ended up leaving about 3 years after (my own decision). I would ride it out for now. Nothing will change quickly. You've got maybe 9 months before the sale is final and then maybe another year or more when all the changes will start to affect your day-to-day. It was probably 2.5 years before Halliburton really made big changes to the organization I worked for, but when they did they did it drastically.