Haliburton?

If he drives for haliburton,is he gonna be driving in Iraq?I drove in convoys for a year over there with me reserve unit..If he drives over there,it will be mostly run down military trucks,and it would be hauling mostly fuel tankers.I wouldnt suggest that job to anyone who has family..I dont think I need to mention what happens to civilian contarctors there.Those people dont care..Its not worth the money..They treat their employees' like they are in the military while they are there..just not worth it....

 

It used to only see the Haliburton trucks down by Plains TX and Lovington NM. Lately I see them almost daily running north out of Clovis. I assume they are drilling in northern NM. Since I am on feed lots and dairies every day I am not finicky about smells, but I sure don't care for the smell between Plains and Lovington.

 

Spent 3 yrs in the W. TX and SE NM oilfields back in the 80's. Worked along side of Haliburton employees who were paid well and happy!! They are picked on for getting full 'turn key' contracts because they can do it all! Not favortism or inside Cheney crap! Just the best & most capable company of doing the entire job without a lot of subcontracting!!!!

BTW, got used to the smell of $$ some call stench in the oilfield! ha ha

 

does halli still run crews out in western colorado in big 10 ton utility trucks (3 axle)?

 

I don't know what they have in western CO. But I do believe I saw a sign by Grand Junction that they were hiring. They are also up in Wyoming; so is Schlumberger.

 

I chatted with some of their guys out near parachute colorado about 5 years ago....

near the "gay johnson" truckstop. (no joke - that is its name)


they all seemed kind of bummed by their jobs. kinda negative about everything if I remember right.

 

Well from what I have heard, lots of the jobs in the oilfield are very physical. I signed up with Schlumberger througha temp agency and was called one day about a job, as a driver. I would 'drive' to the work spot, anywhere from 45 - 3hours away. Then I would stay there as long as it took to...recycle or whatever a oil pump to get it back up to capacity. I would be holding 100lb pipes while other people hit them with sledgehammers. I could be out for days at a time, and when I got home, id be on call.

The money would be waaaaaaaaaay up there, but I have to draw the line. Sure, Id like to make some $$, but Im not going to be away from my wife for unknown periods of time in order to do so.

Other oil companies hire drivers to haul oil or water and they can make 70k in a year. I've heard this from quite a few sources. Haliburton even called me while I was training in California....argh.

So yeah, the work can be really physically demanding, but at the same time, the pay and benefits are outstanding...welders can make 60+ / hour and their supplies are restocked by the comp.

 

there are all sorts of jobs out here that pay 70k plus....

I just do not fancy the hard core labor..

(crippled at 40? no thanks)

jobs like that use you up and spit you out...

a buddy of mine worked as a high tension lineman for years. he made right at 90k a year BUT was living out of fleabag hotels and in storm and danger spots all over...

most of those guys (like oil riggers and fisherman) make good money but spend it all on booze and ###### and dually pickup trucks that they eventually wreck while driving drunk and messing with ######... hehehhehe

that budy of mine got out of the power game after a few guys he worked with were "blown out the bucket" as it is known - i.e. they were the underated fuse in a large circuit - and lost toes or hands or legs or their life... very dangerous work, 200 feet up to boot.