Typical Day Working an Oil Field Job | Carlsbad, New Mexico | Jan. 2020

Typical Day Working an Oil Field Job | Carlsbad, New Mexico | Jan. 2020

Oil field jobs are some of the hardest, yet most lucrative jobs in the US currently. Have you ever wondered, what is it like working in the oil field? Well in this video, I show you what my typical day was like working in the oil field.

This was filmed in part of the Permian Basin near Carlsbad, New Mexico, but it also feature other cities such as Jal, NM, Orla, TX, Pecos, TX, and Andrews, TX, as well as a preview of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Matt’s Blues by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Filmed with Sony a6000
Edited with iMovie

50 Comments

  1. Colten Porter on July 30, 2022 at 1:13 pm

    I’m a rigger out in midland Texas for Ringco y’all come apply!😂

  2. Brandon Garza on July 30, 2022 at 1:13 pm

    You forgot to show appreciation….that hotel breakfast you were raggin on was some serious gourmet shit, compared to what most roughnecks eat. Take it from someone who knows….

  3. Boi Gaming on July 30, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    That’s not andrews it’s seminole 😐

  4. Brad Peters on July 30, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    As an oilfield worker this video is extremely accurate, I’m actually going to share it on my FB page to show my friends and family what my life is like. One secret I’ve found in these Permian basin towns is that they have really good Italian food for some reason, like Pecos Texas for example. Also the Chinese food is good as well because they have the Chinese who settled in the area when the railroads were built.

  5. Ian Calderon on July 30, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    Hi I want to job in the oilfield but with a career wich would you recommend me

  6. Casey Lackey on July 30, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    spent many of nights in carlsbad and in shithole pecos when i fueled for frac for two years

  7. INSAN3WORLD on July 30, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    I’m getting moved out to Malaga New Mexico on a rig out there . Never been there for work . I’ve always been in south Texas 😬 I hear the weather over there is insane ! I’m preparing to leave Monday for my hitch 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

  8. RahhClipper on July 30, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    I was suppose to be on the Permian basin but WPI relocated me to the San Juan basin in Colorado and some parts of North Dakota. I’m Natural Gas Compressor Tech. I was hoping Carlsbad bcuz I have family near there. oh well. Stay safe and cowboy up

  9. B B on July 30, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    lol cute .. get up at 5😂. 17 years on drilling rigs, Wyoming, alaska, papúa new neguinea, jorda, deep water drilling, gom australia , did the mistake of consulting 2 years in that shit hole of west texas! Carlsbad, orla, 💩💩💩💩💩.. back off shore where the real wells get drilled not all them cookie cutter wells 😍😍😍😍 from the lower 48

  10. southernfarmer1 on July 30, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    I worked off shore in the 90s. The rig living quarters were made up of rooms the size of a walk in closet with six bunks to a room, 3 high on each side. You got to know your co workers really well since the showers were communal. But, they did your laundry and cooked for you and the food was usually pretty good.

  11. Michael 918 fishing on July 30, 2022 at 1:26 pm

    The fence is whete people put boots when they quit the oilfield

  12. XPRO Safety on July 30, 2022 at 1:26 pm

    https://youtu.be/E8W99ncI-es
    Oilfield gloves with many features such as cut protection, impact protection and oil and water resistance gloves

  13. Zack Smith on July 30, 2022 at 1:29 pm

    Y’all get shutdown? We work in all that weather on our rigs

  14. Jose Rodriguez on July 30, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    A drilling rig never gets shut down

  15. Kyle Johnson on July 30, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    This sounds like absolute hell. Great video though.

  16. Childofearth on July 30, 2022 at 1:31 pm

    It’s so got damned ratchet out there but you occasionally see a beautiful sight.

  17. C Henry on July 30, 2022 at 1:31 pm

    Any advice on how to get into the industry I did it in the army and I live in San Antonio Texas

  18. Ronnie Coleman on July 30, 2022 at 1:32 pm

    Oilfield towns in the middle of nowhere can be expensive at times. Once spent $300 on burritos for my crew at a spot in Pecos

  19. Westtex on July 30, 2022 at 1:33 pm

    I had a good laugh at this. I’ll have to show my family this video so they have a good idea of what it’s like. Going on 3 years in Pecos

  20. Indrid Cold on July 30, 2022 at 1:35 pm

    I used to live in Carlsbad. Worked on the oil fields too, for Madron

  21. CRUSTY JUSTY on July 30, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    Buck Jackson rd.

  22. V Quayle on July 30, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    how much car rental? seems like that would suck

  23. STEWART Linden on July 30, 2022 at 1:39 pm

    Well done man!

  24. Brian Lopez on July 30, 2022 at 1:39 pm

    Great vid

  25. Anointing Oil Dynamics on July 30, 2022 at 1:43 pm

    Great video my 30 years summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2prlyFnLiag&t=1443s

  26. Tyler Chandler on July 30, 2022 at 1:45 pm

    You definitely left out loco hills and maljamar lol. My family company Marbob started the bku unit.

  27. Motor City Cobra on July 30, 2022 at 1:45 pm

    3rd grade education from a town of 100. Hick central.

  28. Alexander Hernandez on July 30, 2022 at 1:45 pm

    Hello. Thank you for the very informative and entertaining video! I just have a few questions and would really appreciate you taking the time in answering them, although I totally understand that I am not entitled to your time and energy. I’m very appreciative weather or not you take the time to notice me.
    1.) I’m 17 years old, soon to be 18 years old and really want to work in the oil fields as I presume they make lots of money and don’t need a lot of experience.
    2.) I am willing to do hard work day and night and am fully aware of the extreme discipline I will need.
    3.) I am willing to transport/live anywhere around the country if that means I get a well paying guaranteed job.
    4.) so how will I acquire the job? Which state pays the most? What position pays the most? How do I meet the qualifications if any?
    Thank you for your time, I just need the proper guidance. Thank you a ton!

  29. Alex Mendoza on July 30, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    Where in Carlsbad did you apply, did you need any experience?

  30. nhia yang on July 30, 2022 at 1:48 pm

    Such a lie..it’s not with this clown is saying

  31. Michael Ness on July 30, 2022 at 1:48 pm

    Those boots on the fences are from oilfield workers “hanging up the boots” either they retired or didn’t work out

  32. Josh Huber on July 30, 2022 at 1:51 pm

    How do you use the restroom while your out in the files buddy?

  33. Jess Bell on July 30, 2022 at 1:53 pm

    Anyone know what a kony is – some type of equipment used in the oil field I think

  34. Nick Wilke on July 30, 2022 at 1:53 pm

    Jal is about right same with pecos

  35. Dustin Moore on July 30, 2022 at 1:54 pm

    I don’t miss that shit

  36. Legendary_94 on July 30, 2022 at 1:57 pm

    Video is spot on. Never stayed in one of those Midland/NM hotels, but the Target Hospitality man camp in Mentone is top notch ; they literally have everything you need.

  37. Carlito’s Spray on July 30, 2022 at 1:58 pm

    Those work boots on the poles are from people who go there to retire from the oilfield. They leave their boots on that road to show that they are never coming back to this shit.

  38. Robinson Castro on July 30, 2022 at 1:59 pm

    Buenos días me gustaría trabajar con ustedes soy colombiano y trabajo conduciendo tractocamiones en Colombia que debo hacer para poder trabajar con ustedes gracias

  39. David Bradley on July 30, 2022 at 1:59 pm

    When I broke out 78 there weren’t any man camps you had to fend for yourself I was sleeping in my pick up and eating Campbell Soup and crackers. I was lucky it was summer and I kind of liked it. I met some guys that were doing the same thing and we all got an apartment which is just like a man camp. That was in the boom days in Evanston Wyoming I lived in that apartment for about three years there must’ve been 30 guys moving in and out never kept the door locked never spent much time there just to sleep and eat sometimes most of the time we were all at the bar chasing pussy

  40. Aaron Baltazar on July 30, 2022 at 2:02 pm

    What you forgot to include is Hobbs, NM

  41. Garrett Ross on July 30, 2022 at 2:02 pm

    This dude a safety guy or some shit…

  42. Francesco Baruffi on July 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm

    spot on, brother.

  43. Emilio Sotelo on July 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm

    Was told you hang your boots on that fence when you either retire or quit the oilfield

  44. Zeke Lucero on July 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm

    He called Eunice, Andrew’s 🤣🤣

  45. Michael Smith on July 30, 2022 at 2:04 pm

    14 months later in Carlsbad, NM everything has changed. Everything shut down, everyone laid off. No traffic, no lines at restaurants. Man camps empty. Motels less than 1/2 price. Still Just hangin on here in Carlsbad. Another up and down cycle.

  46. David Eddleman on July 30, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    forgot to tell them about the snakes LOL

  47. MuAH Muzic on July 30, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    Omg. Im starting my new job and im regretting it already lol

  48. Miguel Martinez on July 30, 2022 at 2:07 pm

    PPE is required everywhere!

  49. Mind Ya Business on July 30, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    Been working out here for years. Still sucks azz as much as it did back then.

  50. Tyler Chandler on July 30, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    Born and raised Carlsbad! Been oilfield my whole life

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