Looking for MWD in the Patch

[broken_legs]

Hey Guys n Gals,


I'm trying to get into the oil field doing MWD or wireline.


Can any of you share your experience doing the same? Maybe recommend a good place to start. I am green with no oil field experience.

Thanks for any help.

[awd]

Do you have an education?

[broken_legs]

Yeah I have a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Engineering Technology


I have two friends who just got hired through Sclum, I also met the Head of HR for Canada, Kevin Kennet at the Go Expo two weeks ago. I sent in my resume but havent heard anything backyet....


Can you give me an idea of what the money is like in Wireline IE where you started, where youll be at 6 months/ a year take home pay etc... I ahve heard lots of varying stories and cant nail anyone down to something concrete

thanks

[awd]

Originally posted by broken_legs
Yeah I have a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Engineering Technology


I have two friends who just got hired through Sclum, I also met the Head of HR for Canada, Kevin Kennet at the Go Expo two weeks ago. I sent in my resume but havent heard anything backyet....


Can you give me an idea of what the money is like in Wireline IE where you started, where youll be at 6 months/ a year take home pay etc... I ahve heard lots of varying stories and cant nail anyone down to something concrete

thanks

PM me any questions you have.

[broken_legs]

I know about Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, and Ryan energy


Are there any other companies hiring for MWD right now?

Thanks

[awd]

Originally posted by broken_legs
I know about Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, and Ryan energy


Are there any other companies hiring for MWD right now?

Thanks

Halliburton, Sperry Sun....

You are a little late on hiring though.

[broken_legs]

Originally posted by awd


Halliburton, Sperry Sun....

You are a little late on hiring though.

Thats what you think....

I have an interview with slb next week

Thanks for all the help

[kaput]

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[Lexxan]

Haha 14 and 7.. awd you do realize that mwd consultants work like 180 days a year? I've worked 25 days on and 25 off so far this spring and you make way more money. Not to mention the fact that wirelining is menial logging, perforating plug setting etc. work that will get you absolutely nowhere experience wise in the office. Unless you just want to be a wireline co-ordinator out of the office which is also a fairly dead end job. At least MWDing you can sit out on the the rig and learn a shitload about drilling so you can fly into sales or drilling divisions of companies.

Also wirelining you might be doing multiple jobs perday and working like 16 hour days with lots of driving time. It sucks ass I've done it before for precision wireline. I work half the year and sit in a shack on my ass doing about 20 minutes of work a day gaining valuable experience for my career in the office making 2x the money if not more.

[Lexxan]

As for companies
Baker Hughes, Schlumberger Anadrill, Weatherford Dalen, Compass Directional, Newsco, Continental, Ryan Energy, Omni Drilling, Blackmax, Phoenix Technology, Directional Plus

[Lexxan]

haha ya i don't care... but you didn't read my post. Agreed that yes you can move up in your schlumberger office but you still have no good oilfield experience. Wirelining is bottom of the totem pole field work that is invaluable. What are you gonna do.. stay with schlumberger forever in the wireline division? What have you learned? How to read logs and look at collars to navigate into place for the plug/gun etc? wow.... The only thing I can think that is beneficial is maybe setting a whipstock for a reentry well.

Sure lots of guys go DDing after MWDing but that's not my case and even if I did they get paid $900-$1100 a day. I'm learning about drilling operations which is way more beneficial to ones career than cased hole well servicing.

Sorry not trying to be an asshole just trying to help broken_legs.

So in summary.. you want quick cash and don't care about anything else go wirelining because the money kind of sucks ass training for mwd.

[broken_legs]

I like to hear that doing MWD you can work 25 and 25 or 180 days a year.

Like awd said , and i've talked to about 10 people who were doing MWD in the last week or two, they work like 300 out of 365 days. I've heard horror stories of being on a rig for 117 days straight!


So its nice to hear there is a chance to move around int he company. I have a pretty sweet office job right now ina marketing office, but I have to pay off some bills so its time for the oil patch. My ultimate goal is to work on the rigs for a bit but then end up managing or into an office again in a few years.


Lexxan - Who are you working for right now Precision?

Thanks

[Lexxan]

No.. I consult for phoenix technology services. I suppose if you're staff you might be working more. But.. even if you do work 300 days a year who cares.. Get trained first and learn everything you can about drilling for the next 3 years. Then you're set for the office. The cash is great.. the experience is worth 10x that though.

[kaput]

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[Lexxan]

LOL god that would suck... 4 days off a month. Okay I'll suggest applying for any smaller companies.

[broken_legs]

Well if anyone cares i got the job

easiest interview ever!

[Neons4life]

what's the pay like?

and what about your hours?

[awd]

I have an interview with Ryan Energy tomorrow for DnM-- any insight?

[broken_legs]

Originally posted by Neons4life
what's the pay like?

and what about your hours?

The pay is more than you can spend

The hours are 24 hours/day 35 days a year.

[broken_legs]

Originally posted by awd
I have an interview with Ryan Energy tomorrow for DnM-- any insight?

Well I know they are hiring a lot of DeVry Students. They are actually putting on a 4 month training course for MWD at DeVry.


Other than that if you go to the website theres still a posting there for MWD and it gives you some guys email address.

two guys from Ryan came to DeVry when I was still going there and did a little presentation.

Ryan is part of nabor.

thats all the insight i got