spent the whole day in safety orientation, goin to office tomorrow for more paper work and see when i start. i'll be driving around with a mentor and there is all this paperwork he has to check off and sign as to how my over all performance is going. should be fun!
I'm a stone cold rookie, gonna work the texas oil fields
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start at 6 am tomorrow, got a long day ahead.
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If you think about it, you spend 24 hours a day in a 70" prison OTR for less money, here you sit in and out of a daycab breathing fresh air 5-6 days a week for more money and you sleep in the house nightly 95% of the time. I'll NEVER touch an OTR truck now that I've found this. -
worked 15 hours for my first day, slodsm is right, its just work and it beats otr by miles. Nabors practices what they preach, they do want safety and nobody rushes you there.
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Even though I'm new to driving, I just went over the 90 day mark and like what I do. I will say that the "fresh air" can be a pain when it's filled with dust though LOL. When your AC doesn't work you have to run with the windows cracked or rolled down or you roast.
I find the physical aspect of driving in the Oilfields enjoyable. Just got back from the Oil Patch south east of Rock Springs along the WY/CO border where we we doing a couple small jobs. Dropped off a few of our frac tanks, then went back to Rock Springs to hook up to a tanker and went to work filling them.
And you get paid by the hour, so there is no point in rushing, tearing your truck up on lease/oilfield roads by going too fast for conditions, or doing unsafe things because you are pressed for time. Sure the hours can be long, but the over-time makes up for it. -
Just stick with it, wait to find the right niche to fill and then make all the money you can. The best thing to do IMHO is to get on with a smaller company that's been around a while once you learn your trade. I went big first (Basic Energy) and it wasn't bad but aside from more money, it was ran similar to an OTR company where you're just a number. Where I am now, we have maybe 20 employees, all nice equipment, we meet at the office every morning by 530-600 even though work doesn't start until 7 just so we can BS with each other. It's like a family outfit and it's much easier to enjoy your job that way. -
I really like your post. I was also looking into applying at Nabours when I get my CDL. I live in New Mexico and will be going to Texas also. What type of work will you be doing? Are you just transporting oil or are you working the wells also?
How much will you be making and how many hours did they say you will get a week average?
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We work at wells, disposal sites and drilling rigs. Its really easy. Maybe a few moments of the day you will "earn" your money by lifting some hoses and dragging them into the pits or what ever......its easy. Most of the day you are driving or standing and waiting for your truck to either load or unload. You pay attention to how your tank is loading (vacuum) and unload (pressure) by checking your guages, feel the hose, check your digital scale etc. etc......some of the load from the pits are really mucky so they take a little time to load or unload, so you need a little aptitude to make sure youre not wasting time, its easy, just pay attention to your driver and ask questions. They dont throw you to the wolves here at nabors, you will be properly trained just like most companies i'm sure.
ok, off to another 15 hours, its great in my opinion......but i'm 44 and single, so this is my life now. Will update soon!
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I plan on maximizing my potential but I'll take it in steps. I'm just going to give it my all with nabors and over time, i'll figure out my own niche, keep my ears open and eventually I'll find the right direction. It may just end up that nabors is my final destination. As of right now, I treat it as so. To me, its a competition mainly with myself. I'm gonna be the best driver i can possibly be and enjoy the challenge of always trying to improve. The results will come and they'll show over time and hopefully some sort of advancement comes with it.....if it doesnt and i know my self worth, then thats when I'll start looking for the oppurtunity on my own.
The oil field isnt for everyone but I think its great. A year ago i was walking the streets broke and dreaming of a situation like this. I thought the oil field was impossible to get into. Its nothing of the sort, to me, this is like a gold rush, the oppurtunity is here, you just got to come and grab it and companies are more than willing to give it to you.
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