Worst oilfield job?

Well I never worked in the oil fields, but I have pulled them pneumatics, hauled a lot of sand with them. It can be a major pain in the butt trying to blow off that sand, if you try and do it too fast. If the equipment is good, blower, hose, seals, pressure gauges, no air leaks, it's not bad, but if you have crappy equipment, then it's going to be a nightmare. Frac sand I'd imagine is probably a little more coarse, rough, etc. to break apart that shale, than the other kind of sand I've hauled out of Oklahoma.

 

You want a job on a super sucker crew. They come in with a high powered bobtail vac truck and clean the pits and mud tanks on rigs. It's kinda like mucking a stall that eighteen inches deep. I've done a little of it and won't do it again. The pay can vary widely depending on companies though. I've seen anywhere from 12hr to 20hr.

 

I'd have to concur with the super sucker crew...if you're a swamper you're right down in the tanks/pits. Never done it myself, nor would I as the hours are insane and very often (around here at least) you're on-call. Pays well enough as there aren't exactly a huge line of people waiting to do it.

 

super sucker crew= called cusco is a very nasty job but a no brianer,if you want a challenge everyday it is in rig moves,physical, dirty, and you gotta be thinking. it can be considerd heavy haul which generaly means more money when you put ur time in and you know what ur doing. it comes in time

 

super sucker or a work over rig are probably two jobs i personally would never consider

 

the oil feild is always on call, i was 7 days a week 10-12 hrs a day .

 

Thats what I heard also. The money sounds great but you are on call 24/7.