Jr. Wireline Field Engineer career path?

[EvoGTX]

So I finally got a job offer with Weatherford, very excited (or should I be?) but my main concern is where this will lead me in the future? Anyone here that's currently working for them, advice?

[lasimmon]

Open hole or cased hole?

I did open hole for 2 years then got a job downtown. Most guys I know who did either are still doing it or doing something for an E&P downtown calgary now.

[CompletelyNumb]

Room for advancement in either is extremely limited. Not impossible. I'd say *most* still do it.

Cased hole will be more enjoyable work than open hole in my experience.

I've worked for Weatherford as a JFE. These opinions are limited by my experience, yours may differ.

[lasimmon]

Especially with weatherford it matters were you are stationed.

[lordSnow]

Is it an out of town based position or within the city. I talked to a weatherford recruiter a couple days ago and he said they had lots of openings in grand prairie etc. for junior field engineers.

[lasimmon]

You would be based in a town like GP, but working out of town. On call 24/7 for your time on, likely working 15 and 6 schedule. Can work anywhere from 1-24 hours a day based on how busy it is haha.

[lordSnow]

nice, the recruiter took my resume so hopefully he calls me back for an interview lol

[lordSnow]

Anyone know what they look for in resumes in terms of experience etc. Because I have no prior oilfield experience so I don't know what to put besides my degree.

[A2VR6]

Originally posted by lordSnow
Anyone know what they look for in resumes in terms of experience etc. Because I have no prior oilfield experience so I don't know what to put besides my degree.

I know that for me when I was hired for a similar position (although with Schlumberger) I had zero oilfield experience and most of my previous experience was drafting for a EPC which was irrelevant.

[lordSnow]

Guess i should just put the transferable skills from my previous jobs and some volunteering stuff and hope for the best.

[ThisisCLog]

I have worked for them for the last 11 years. My situation is slightly different, as I am not degree'd. I started as a driver, them progressed through Field Supervisor(what they call non-degree'd field engineers, if the makes sense), Field Specialist, to a Technical Advisor.

I have seen a few different career paths.

Some stay in the field, and seem to like it.

Some jump from company to company for more money. Sometimes they progress this way, sometimes they end up doing the same job everywhere without actually getting ahead.

For those who want to progress, there is some room for movement once you complete your progression in the field (from junior to senior). Interp, sales, support, management.

I have also seen many guys go to work for our customers after their field time and have been successful.

Really, as long as you pick a path and have some motivation, it's not too hard. And just as a note, they are generally happy to get >3 years of field service out of an engineer. If you want any specifics, pm me.

[ExtraSlow]

I have worked with two Drilling Engineers who started thier careers as wireline guys.

[TripleThreat]

Hey I used to worked for Weatherford as a JFE. It depends what your career goal is down the future. The field engineer role will definitely give you good experience as a new grad. PM me if you have specific questions.