Oil Rigs Anyone???

JohnnyD4916 · 09-10-12, 08:12 PM

I don't know about in Alberta but here in Texas if you can get a floor hand job unexperienced varies from $17-$23 depending on the rig you get on. We work 12 hours a day 6am-6pm or 6pm-6am. Work 7 days and be off 7 days. My brother works out on the ocean on an offshore rig and he doesn't make that much more money and he has to stay away from home for 21 days then he gets 21 days off. Out on the ocean you have someone wash your clothes for you, 24/7 kitchen all you can eat, internet, tv, etc... Hope that helps Good luck

bradthebloke · 09-10-12, 10:11 PM

yeah, buddy of mine makes 40k off rig in texas as a cook. works 12 hour days/6 days a week. says a lot of the rig workers are pricks.

GUMMO77 · 09-10-12, 10:14 PM

Not the best place to live, but there is a major oil boom in North Dakota. They are paying a shit-load. I could try to look into more if you're interested.

InTheDrink · 09-10-12, 11:14 PM

sounds like fukkin misery

JohnnyD4916 · 09-11-12, 11:27 AM

It's not for everybody! You will work in all types of weather so make sure you can handle it.

JuniorAnalyst · 09-11-12, 02:51 PM

I'm looking into doing it for 3-4 years then moving back home to near Toronto and then business school and then buy a chain or some other shit.

I'd like to stay in Canada cause it's just easier, every site says something different so it's hard to get details on pay and hours and such, hard decision to make to spend the next so long doing something that intense

JuniorAnalyst · 09-11-12, 02:51 PM

And thanks to everyone who posted glad to get some good feedback and not just a bunch of douche bag chirps and shit

TxAaron · 09-11-12, 02:54 PM

I've been in the oil business since I graduated from college in 09'. Finished my degree in petroleum engineering but I started out in the field learning the ends and outs. It's going to be tough to find a job as a rig worker with no experience or education, you're best bet will be to look for a company that will send you to paid training "mud school"...Nothing better than getting paid and going to class. Check out, Integrity, Halliburton, SWACO, Schlumberger, those are all good companies I work with at my new business.

1. Drilling hands will make 70k+
2. Hours are brutal: Be prepared to work 70 hours a week inshore, and if you're on an offshore rig, you typically work weekly shifts...3 weeks on, 1 off.
3. That's like asking if a doctor or lawyer makes more money...It all depends on who you work for and how much you work.

JuniorAnalyst · 09-11-12, 03:04 PM

Thanks tx guess I'll have to look into the schooling more, what do you make a year after completing your degree in petroleum engineering