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.
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What you forgot to include is Hobbs, NM
Anyone know what a kony is – some type of equipment used in the oil field I think
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!
spot on, brother.
Jal is about right same with pecos
This sounds like absolute hell. Great video though.
Those boots on the fences are from oilfield workers “hanging up the boots” either they retired or didn’t work out
A drilling rig never gets shut down
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.
Y’all get shutdown? We work in all that weather on our rigs
It’s so got damned ratchet out there but you occasionally see a beautiful sight.
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.
That’s not andrews it’s seminole 😐
I do water transfer, a normal day for me is 12-24 hours a day sitting in a truck watching movies and getting out 4-6 times a day for 10 minutes.
I used to live in Carlsbad. Worked on the oil fields too, for Madron
The part of the plant you showed towards the beginning of the video is the XTO Cowboy site. I worked on that project. Had to drive on what we called the death high Way to get there.
Such a lie..it’s not with this clown is saying
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
Hmmm, just got hired and they told me we’ll be living on site in lil trailers out in Midland
The fence is whete people put boots when they quit the oilfield
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 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
I’m a rigger out in midland Texas for Ringco y’all come apply!😂
Been working out here for years. Still sucks azz as much as it did back then.
Great vid
Well done man!
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.
spent many of nights in carlsbad and in shithole pecos when i fueled for frac for two years
how much car rental? seems like that would suck
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.
PPE is required everywhere!
Omg. Im starting my new job and im regretting it already lol
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
Great video my 30 years summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2prlyFnLiag&t=1443s
I don’t miss that shit
How do you use the restroom while your out in the files buddy?
forgot to tell them about the snakes LOL
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
He called Eunice, Andrew’s 🤣🤣
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….
3rd grade education from a town of 100. Hick central.
You definitely left out loco hills and maljamar lol. My family company Marbob started the bku unit.
Buenos días me gustaría trabajar con ustedes soy colombiano y trabajo conduciendo tractocamiones en Colombia que debo hacer para poder trabajar con ustedes gracias
Born and raised Carlsbad! Been oilfield my whole life
Hello, I was curious how often do you see New Englanders coming down?
I’m interested in working a year or two in the fields/pipe laying/ or fracking industries in order to save up as much money for college as I can. Is that something that you see people doing?
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.
I’m headed out there tomorrow N2I wish me luck
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
This dude a safety guy or some shit…
Was told you hang your boots on that fence when you either retire or quit the oilfield
Any advice on how to get into the industry I did it in the army and I live in San Antonio Texas