Precision Drilling

[Crymson]

What rig no's you guys work on?

[Graham_A_M]

Originally posted by dub_c
PD in South Sask is full force rocking right now boys. YEEE HAW. Needing derrickhands like a mother fucker though.

nobody wants to work i guess

I'm guessing near Estevan? My dad has a farm 1hr south of Swift Current

[dub_c]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M

I'm guessing near Estevan? My dad has a farm 1hr south of Swift Current

You bet.

Originally posted by Crymson
What rig no's you guys work on?

722, the rig of nignog madness.

[dub_c]

Has anyone heard of anything in Northern Sask ????? Estevan is making me nutty

[adamc]

what size rig you working on bro?


I'm tempted to come out.

[dub_c]

Originally posted by adamc
what size rig you working on bro?


I'm tempted to come out.

Double trouble Probably the best crew I've worked with. Drug free, and like to have a good time, no bull shit or anything. Every Friday the push takes us for steaks

[dub_c]

Honestly Adam, it's stupid busy. Birds keep chirping we're busier than AB right now, which is kind of crazy

[Graham_A_M]

Originally posted by dub_c


Double trouble Probably the best crew I've worked with. Drug free, and like to have a good time, no bull shit or anything. Every Friday the push takes us for steaks

if their looking for leasehands/roughnecks, let me know.

[dub_c]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M

if their looking for leasehands/roughnecks, let me know.

shoot me a resume.

[Graham_A_M]

^ I'll send it to you via email

[colinderksen]

All guys going down to the States for PD right now have to have had 10 months in a row working with only their scheduled time off.
You'd think that the list to go down to the US would have gotten bigger with guys wanting to work, but it really hasn't. No one wants to work 28 on and 14 off I guess.
And as with everything else, it's who you know that gets you down there. Not nessessarily what you know.

[Graham_A_M]

yeah no kidding. Actually if you visit www.rigzone.com , thats a fantastic resource for over seas & US based jobs.
I had an offer through Rigzone to go do wireline work in Kzakastan (or however its spelt, the place Borat is from).... I just politely turned it down. I'll bet it would be a eye opening experience, but... I'll pass

[cosmok]

Lots of coring outfits are gearing up and need guys.

[Rockski]

anybody on the rigs know if theres one in particular that needs a welder with a rig?

[chathamf]

Anyone work on a Slant rig before and know anything about it
? I'm being sent to a Slant in Southern Sask, just wondering what I should exspect.

[adamc]

ahahahahahahaha *breathe* ahahaha ha ha


good luck

[chathamf]

Actually got moved to a double now.

[dub_c]

Originally posted by adamc
ahahahahahahaha *breathe* ahahaha ha ha


good luck

find any work adam ?

[adamc]

hey dub, naw, been working in town lately.

might go fill in for a friend so he can have xmas and new years off, but after that I start a sales job in early january.

so long invert soaked covies!


pretty happy about it, it was definitely a good experience that I think all young guys should try, but I'm glad to be moving on.


also for all you wannabe riggers in this thread, please god, SAVE YOUR MONEY. Took me a few years to learn that, it's my only regret.

[adamc]

Ok, somebody sent me a PM asking what I meant by "Save your money" so here's the advice that I would suggest that anyone thinking about working on the rigs take into consideration.


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well, you end up making a fucking shitload of money if you're non-camp with invert pay ($165 extra per day).

I don't know, I went in with the idea of paying off my student loans. And 5 years later I didn't _completely_ do that.

You get used to these massive cheques (clearing like 6500 a month), and you want to spend spend spend.

Most guys go buy a new truck, that is one of the biggest mistakes you can make, rig work is not always available, and you don't want to end up with a $800 a month payment that you can't make.

For everyone going in to it that thinks they'll be able to control their spending, make sure you keep that in mind at all times. Set a goal, set a timeframe for yourself leaving that type of work (unless you really like it, some guys do).

And work toward that goal.


I started the rigs at the exact same time with my best friend, we we coming home on the same days, and for a while thought nothing of dropping 1k in a night at the bar.

Coming back to a city from living in the bush for 2 weeks, it feels like christmas, anything you want you can pretty much afford, and you know that you'll be heading back out in a week, so you try to get as much "living" done as possible.

Save the $ for a down payment, pay off some debts, spend some on trips and enjoy it - because you work very hard for it, but just be smart about it