re: Question for Drill Site Supervisors

Must mud eng with a degree move to company man or office within 3-5 years. It my back up plan.

Had a guy offer to show me his mallard holes in IB if I found a boat. Showed me 4-5 man limits of nothing but GHs from last year. You interested?

later in December, possibly

do you work 7/7 still once you get in an office?

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Dooshay

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Jeez, you didn't have to be a total dick to the kid.

Gotcha, my friend kills a few deer there every season. How's the duck season there run? I have a boat but short on time that I could get out there.

If you are really interested in starting one of the training programs, it is a good idea to get some experience first (Even if that means not using your degree for a while).

I worked for two smaller service companies for 1.5 years (On the very bottom of the totem pole), and then applied for a similar training program for a different major. I got in, and 4 years later I am on a deepwater rig with a $650,000 day rate as a company man (30 years old and just over 5 years in the industry). Once you get your foot in the door, it is really about how confident you are as a leader, and how quickly you can pick up and understand the equipment and drilling operations.

In today's deepwater environment, you won't ever have your "own" rig working for a major (We have 3 company men on site), but it is possible to get to the top without having 30+ years of experience. I have a ton of stuff still to learn (Always do in this industry) and I am not trying to diminish experience at all, but majors like the younger guys because they can train them how they want their operations run (Which is often times painfully slow).

In short: get some experience and then apply. There are also engineering programs that usually take people straight out of school, but this is not for a company man position (Rig engineer or out of office engineer). I think Chevron's is called Horizons, BP's is called Challenger, and I think Shell also has one.

Salary: I am at $200k on a 14/14 rotation. I got a linked in message (No idea if legit, I am not going overseas so didn't respond) for a deepwater position in Morocco for $2500/day.

Good luck and don’t mind the haters in the thread, if you do get into the industry you will be dealing with them pretty often.

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With the depth and quality of PETE candidates from LSU and elsewhere, it would shock me if Chevron is truly looking to hire DSM's without a PETE background.

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When I was at LSU, exxon was interviewing for drill site supervisor positions and were accepting all engineering and construction management applicants. It's not unheard of. Keep in mind these drill site "managers" (they are really just shadowing the company man, of course) do not get paid near what a regular company man makes. It's still a desirable job, no doubt, but you aren't going to be calling the shots on the rig.

I almost took a job as a night company man for a consulting firm. Had some rig experience, but this company frequently hired new grads from ULL without years of experience. It paid half/less than half regular company man day rate.

THREAD JACK:

I have a liberal arts degree and I'm currently a shop hand looking to move in the field within the next six months. I have been with my company for one year and things are moving a little slower than I thought, but I'm fairly patient and willing to wait this thing out.

A couple questions:

1) Combined with experience, will be degree ever be worth a shite in the industry? Will it work against me?

2) How much experience would I need in order to become a DSM?

3) What would be a best case scenario ascension into a DSM for someone in my situation?

As I said, I am very patient and understanding more and more every day the way the industry works, but I don't want to be too patient and get caught napping.