Baker Hughes-frac

I just started with them last week. I was with Halliburton for two years. So far I like what I see, but I don't go into the field until next week. They seem like a pretty good company so far and everyone I've talked with seems very happy.

 

They called me a couple weeks ago about a frac position. I applied with them last summer for a different position but my app seems to be circulating among the recruiters for various positions because they've called me a couple times now for different jobs. Anyhow, I didn't want the frac job but was curious about it anyway and set up a phone interview. They wanted someone local to Midland/Odessa and wanted me to be on-call 24-7 with no set schedule and no guaranteed time off. I was surprised because I was under the impression that most frac crews were on a set rotation, but that wasn't the case for this particular position.

 

No more than 14 hours driving time. You can work as many hours as you want doing something that's not driving.

 

It's going pretty good. Everything is about the same as with Halliburton, except I'm making more money per hour. So far I'm glad I made the change. I moved to a bigger city, so I'm not living in the middle of nowhere anymore, which makes my wife very happy. About the hiring freeze. I had heard the same thing, but then they said they lifted it. Baker is still hiring in Yukon OK and Perryton TX for sure. I was also told they are willing to hire guys with no CDL. They will have to work a few months with out the cdl and if they work out Baker will send them to driving school to get their license. I don't know which locations are willing to do that though. Maybe only Yukon.

 

They just shut down the Columbia, MS yard.