Apparently we have a few here.

Anyone want to admit to their company and job? Im an engineer for Weatherford Int'l

Not exactly field work, but I am out occationally to repair or test equipment.

 

I work for a machine shop/packer shop in my town. I break down packers, clean um up and put um back together. I also haul packers around too, not to the rigs but around town to different packer shops.

 

Me...... it seems I work for whichever oil company has the cheapest diesel at the pump.

 

where are you finding diesel that they will pay you to get?????

 

I spend so much time at the pumps I feel like I work there. Unfortunately I pay for being there.

 

In the patch up in Kanukville. The www has the specifics of our work..

Mainly peformance testing and vibration work on Oil and Gas compression.

 

Rig Manager.

 

Used to work for

*cough* Computalog *cough*

 

I started with Cooper-Bessemer in 1973. Today it's called Cooper Compression and I'm still with them in home office technical management. I still get to the field, but too often it's in conference rooms and not climbing on the big iron!

Rusty

 

I have a medallion off of a Cooper-Bessemer compression engine that I received from my grandfather who work for Sun Pipeline here in SE Texas.

MikeyB

 

I have a Cooper Bessemer sticker on my tool box...

I like the big iron.. Not too much around up here, mostly high speed skids.

 

Mechanic, 25year off shore Rowan companies
jman

 

Spent a season working drill ships up in the Chukchi, another season working the rigs off Santa Barbara. Spent another 9 years in refining....no money in it anymore.

Left petrochem 6 years ago and never looked back, now I make $20K/year more than I ever made working oil patch and work about 2/3 as much.

But I do miss it sometimes....

 

I have only been tied to this industry about 5 years now. I have noticed that once someone really starts to enjoy the petroleum industry, they are hooked on it for life. the ups, the downs, the layoffs. I haven't seen another industry so ready to spend money and then so tight with spending 10 minutes later...

Its wild...

 

Sounds just like the computer industry!
I spent several years as school boy help in the petroleum industry (transportation and midstreaming) in the late 70's. Didn't care for it much but I could had a chance for maritime school.

MikeyB