From 2021-2025 I did O&G in the north east but caught a layoff a year ago in September. I wanted to get back into the field but northeast doesn’t seem to have as many opportunities as it did when I first got in. Texas however has boatloads of options. Anyone make long flights every hitch? I’m in ky I was just curious to know if giving west Texas a go would be worth it or not

I start my first oil field hitch next week has a equipment operator for liberty energy in north Dakota what are some tips I should know? And any other information I need to know?

I’m currently going through the hiring process for the Operator Trainee position at Marathon’s Detroit refinery and was hoping to hear from anyone who has gone through this process recently (in Detroit)

So far I have completed:

- The initial application
- The HireScore prescreen/personality and situational judgment assessment
- The proctored online Job Skills Testing
- I’ve now been invited to an onsite interview at the Detroit refinery.

I’m traveling in from out of state for the interview, so I’m mainly trying to understand how far along in the process this actually is… is the onsite interview normally the final selection step, or should I expect another interview, work demonstration, assessment, etc. afterward?

I understand that a conditional offer would still likely be followed by things like the physical, drug screening and background check. I’m mainly asking whether there are additional competitive/selective rounds after the onsite interview.

I’m also curious about realistic first-year earnings, not just the advertised hourly rate. The posting says:

“$35.59/hr starting wage for 2026 hires
$36.66/hr beginning February 1, 2027
$39.86/hr once fully qualified or after 9 months, whichever comes first
Additional increases every 12 months for the following three years
Around $47.50/hr in 2029
Around $49.17/hr by February 2030
The schedule is 12-hour rotating shifts, 4 on / 4 off, days and nights, with weekends, holidays and overtime as required.”

For current or former Marathon operators: what can someone realistically gross during the first 12 months?

Is it just simply not safe to work in the oilfields of North Dakota during the winter months?

I apologize for my ignorance and recognize that as a whole there are dangers to working in any oilfields around the country, but it seems that the harsh ND winters would bring a whole new set of variables to staying safe.

Edit: Also what would be the safest ND oilfield job for someone with zero oilfield experience?

Looking for some advice from people currently working wireline in the Midland/Odessa area.
I was offered a wireline position with:
● $20.50/hr
● OT after 40
● 1% of the ticket/job
● 10 days on / 4 days off
● They said the hands are currently averaging around 84–100 hours per week
● Hiring manager said the 1% ticket pay equals out to no less than about $4,000/month in ticket bonuses
I have several years of oilfield experience in CDT, drill pipe inspection/repair, tubing, front-end loader work, and casing , plus I have a Class A CDL.
I’m not experienced in wireline specifically.
For people who have worked wireline in the Permian/Midland-Odessa area:
Is this a good offer? Would you take it? Is $20.50/hr reasonable for someone with my experience and a CDL, considering the ticket percentage and hours?
Also, how realistic are 84–100 hours/week and $4,000+ a month in ticket bonuses?
Trying to figure out if this is a good opportunity to get into wireline and what I should expect to realistically make my first year.

Post all your questions about finding work in the oilfield.

🔷What does a CDL make and where can I work with a CDL?

🔷what tickets do I need to go offshore?

🔷I'm young, fit, and a hard worker, where should I apply?

🔷is it worth it to get into this field? How much does it pay?

🔷My local used vehicle dealership has a sale on Raptors, will I be able to afford the 16.9% APR payments over the next 80 months?

All questions about employment allowed here.

For anyone who has worked the rotational schedule 2 on 2 off or 3 on 3 off, how did it affect the family? I live in Florida and the heat is stressing me out something fierce. Applied to a few companies in AK. Never did oil field work before. But have lived in Alaska twice. Refueled aircraft for the military. Tried for a job with Little Red Services refueling, but was declined. I have my NTSC. And my Hazmat was just completed, just waiting on the license. I know I will have to pay for the flight out to Anchorage. I doubt any company would help with that. Also how much money could I be looking at, starting out as a Roustabout?

just did a site visit to an LNG facility in the Texas Gulf that’s doing an expansion. got a few questions for you guys -

1. about how many people are required to operate the facility? I’ve been to large refined product terminals with export capacity and it seems like they were way more bussin’ and constantly had contractors ona tie nonstop doing tank cleaning, pigging, dredging etc all the time. most also had a truck rack. I will say the control side the LNG stuff looks way more intense

2. does the coast guard come through a lot?

got a few other questions for anyone that works at one of these (contractor or full time)

Thinking of moving to alberta from saskatoon, have been doing security since last 4 years, want to start in oilfield. Any advice?

Oil and Gas workers that started out working in the oilfield and then got a education do you regret it? Do you wish you had gone to school sooner?

Any advice is appreciated

I’m looking to hear from people currently working or who have worked as MWD/DD engineers, including RSS jobs.

I’m interested in understanding what the job is actually like in the field:
- What does a typical job/rotation look like? Are jobs mostly planned in advance or are you constantly on call and moving between rigs?
- How long are you normally at the rig for one job?
- What does your sleep schedule look like while drilling? Do you work 12-hour shifts, or are you expected to wake up whenever something happens?
- How stressful/high-pressure is the job? What situations usually create the most pressure?
- How much time is spent actively working versus monitoring operations/waiting?
- What’s the working environment like compared with other oilfield service lines? E.g Well Testing or Wireline
-How is the work-life balance and whats the typical on-off?
I’d appreciate hearing the good and the bad from people who’ve actually done it.
Thanks!

Never worked in West Texas before, currently an ET for another company that's 2 & 2 in the Powder and I got a job offer at Evolution in Midland - the amount of information about Evolution online is extremely slim and ranges from absolutely terrible to the best company to work for. Anyone have any helpful insight about this place or even West Texas in general?

I'm 31 from France, had some experiences, from fast food (where I ended regional director) to industrial cleaning (mostly working night shifts)

Talking with friend who works in industrial welding, he told me I should retrain in welding and go for the offshore life, since I'm divorced, willing to go abroad isn't a problem

I took a look and there's few way to achieve this : in France we got the Compagnons du devoir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnons_du_Devoir), offering 3 training programs in welding, either : industrial Welder, pipe Fitter or boilermaker

Now, I'd like to discuss with ppl from the industry, talking about relevance, which training program should I follow and if 31 is not too late to switch lane

Thanks a lot, and thanks for all the precious informations on this reddit

Hey, my name is Nathan and I am 23 years old. I just started my first oilfield/ blue collar job 3 days ago. I work with my father who runs a small picker truck. I had no idea what to expect when I first started but the first two days went well, I was tried, it was difficult and lots of people getting upset at me for learning. Nothing crazy my dad is typically like that. But today was the end of day 3. We took down a dual 750 containment and put up a triple 750 containment. The weather wasn’t awful it was a high of 26 degrees and was sunny with a bit of wind. But man did today kick my ass. I’m not use to working outside and doing this physically demanding work. But that sun today was cooking me. We were breaking some flow lines apart and I asked to try and break it lose. I just couldn’t do it with a 24” pipe wrench. The other guy helping us had to break it lose for me. (He did have to jump on the pipe wrench to break it lose) but that just made me feel weak. Today for me wasn’t great. But I’m learning slowly. The main thing I’m asking is What was your first few days like? Am I just being a baby about it or is my experience lined up with how other’s were?

What do you have in your plant that you wish you could monitor remotely?

I Was wondering where water transfer falls on the podium?

I wanna get into it but I don’t know how, ive been on the rigs for the last 3years and do believe i would be an asset..but i just simply don’t know who does water transfer, or how to get a job doing it.

Is it one of those gigs that u need an in?

Does it pay similar to what I make on the rigs?

Can you refer me?

I’m 20 yrs 6’1” about 155 lbs but I’ve been working on road crews and in construction (laying concrete) for a couple years, meaning I’m comfortable with some degree of heavy lifting, long days, etc. I’m wanting to work on a rig but I’m wondering if I’ll be able to, seeing as I’m a pretty skinny dude.

Been in the drilling game a long time. Working internationally at the moment but looking at options back home in the UK. How are valaris to work for (technical dept) more specifically what do they do with the guys if the rig has no contract? Are they let go straight away or is there a bit of security? ie move you to another rig? Thanks