Reads job posting: "hard working, always on time, respectful, can lift over 50lbs, needs 10years exp" Me: wtf, 10years experience... for what?! To thread pipe?! What kinda bullshit is this... Also me: (watches training video) ohhhhha yea, no never mind, fuck that
I would work there no lie but I like physical jobs I work in a warehouse and still lift at the gym consistently every other day That being said I never said men were naturally stronger than women but I wouldn’t mind doing a job like this I’d be more concerned with the lack of women on the rig
@@baramis575 I get your point but I also dont think we cant compare both as they demand different tasks and preparation, like in this video if u mess up just once you die lmao
@UCRsL6KKhebVFBGCErN9EOlw yeah the trades like this can be very dangerous. Im an electrician and if you are working on anything hot (powered) and fuck up, your ass is grass
How can most people know what's going on here if most people arent oil rig workers. But most of the people that are here want to learn about oil rigging.
I work for a crane company in Oklahoma and Texas we took down the oil rigs and put them back up when we moved them. I was a hand on 150 ton lattice crane. If you ever get a chance to see a company take down an oil rig and put one back up you will be amazed. The company I worked for out of Oklahoma City was Bill Jackson Trucking and Crane Company. This brought back a lot of memories thank you
Lol I'll never understand how this is sexy. Maybe im just straight. Worked on many rigs, most these men are some crazy ass drugged out alcoholics with a criminal record. This the only they can find, too much "behind closed doors" sneaky shit so i left. Pay wasnt worth it.
To explain what you are seeing, the video starts with them taking two pieces of drilling pipe apart. The one above is the male threaded part and the bottom is the female part of the joint. The top one is not a part that goes into the ground though. It is part of the drilling rug and is the part that powers the spinning of the pipes below as well as supplies the fluid to flush out what has been drilled out. So to put in another section of pipe they have to first disconnect the pipe from the rig, attach the rig to a new piece of pipe, and (off screen to the right) then lift that pipe up as high as it is long, then attach that new section (the one coming from above) to the one already in the ground. Thats why he is using a dauber to apply thread lubricant to the end. The big clamps are used to lift the pipe, and the chains are there to tighten the threaded fitting. When you wrap something like a rope or chain around something you can hold a lot of force to twist the pipes together with just your hands. The more wraps of chain around the pipe the less he has to pull to get the joint tight. It is a force mulitplier in effect. They don't do this every minute of the day, but when they have drilled the length of a section of pipe, 40 feet is pretty standard if I'm not mistaken. So it depends on what they are drilling through as to how often they need to add a section. You can blow through sand but rock takes a lot longer. Knowing that they are cousins and have obviously worked together before makes their coordinated 'ballet' even more elegant to me. I can appreciate the little verbal checks they have developed. I don't think that it is as super-safe as office jobs where carpel tunnel syndrome and paper cuts are the big risk factors, but although mistakes could lead to dismemberment and death, they are aware of all the pieces and are not taking any unnecessary risks that I could see. They are working quickly and effectively because every minute of time they are changing over to a new section is another minute that they are not drilling, and THAT is what they are getting paid for... I like the kick to the pipe to get the parts seated togethet. Faster and WAY safer than using your hands or shoulder.
@@WildBill707 This is a completely different level of working though. Most jobs out there aren't this technical and physical. You do one thing wrong, move too slow, forget something, put a body part somewhere it doesn't belong during that cycle, and it can end very badly for you. It's not just "working" it's skill, both physically and mentally, and it's dangerous, stressful, brutal work that a vast majority of Americans couldn't handle, seeing as they are too damn lazy and sensitive. 🤣 🤣 there ain't no Starbucks there so 🤷
This is just one dangerous aspect of these oil jobs. My dad once saw a guy get his guts blown out of his abdomen by some sort of high pressure valve. In over 40 years of working in oil he says it’s the worst shit he’s seen.
Idk if the workers get paid the big bucks but if I’m correct it’s the people running the company and selling the oil making the big bucks, the workers might too but idk
They do make a decent amount though. I came from a family of oilfield workers. We were not filthy rich, but we always have enough to get by. And we never have to borrow money from anyone
@@thatguyonline5208 Oil and gas are used in the production of cell phones. I.e. for the production of microprocessors, displays, and batteries. Plus, oil and gas are the dominant energy source for the grid. Again, thank these types of men.
@@arthurprado3818 Respect to you, I would probably get fired for not being able to keep up with that level of skill lmao 😂 🤣 I won't even waste their time for an interview lmao I outperform people at most jobs I've worked. I don't mess around. I work my ass off. But on a significantly lesser skill level than that of this field of work lmao.
@@joshuahauser5994 it’s certainly not for everyone amigo. Many new to the oil field would walk off site the moment they set foot on it once they seen the rigs and everything. Probably for the best to be honest.
I came from a blue collar job (not oil related) to a corporate job scheduling on pipelines , and it’s just crazy the way blue collar workers are viewed in that environment. But it’s awesome to see the hard work that it takes and danger associated with the job to get the oil production process going. Without these guys, the rest of the business goes nowhere
@@operatorspade6409 so their kids don't die from climate catastrophe while watching the mass extinction of most of the wildlife we take for granted. It takes alot of pretty interesting and frankly impressive skill to be a serial killer. That doesn't mean serial killers should keep their killing jobs.
@@lesliepage7849 geezus you believe that propoganda they spit? You think climate change is real as all the globalists and your climate heroes jet-set around the world? They want YOU to change and sacrifice while they live their best life.... hahahaha and you eat it up????
The guy with the chain is your "thrower" he "throws chain." The other guy is your "wrench man," he "wrenches rods." Rods are pipe sections. Your thrower is gonna be thinner, with corded muscle and fast reflexes. He handles all the smaller, fast moving metal. Your wrench man is gonna be bigger, with forearms like Popeye. He handles the big clamps, the collars, maneuvering the free swinging rods, and the heavy lifting. These are only two of several flavors of monster you can find on a drilling rig. Do not fuck with these men. The thrower will jack you up like a boxer. The wrench man will twist your limbs into shattered wrecks in an instant. In this case it actually looks like two throwers. You can see that they're both throwing at times and they're both wrenching the rods... In fact, they clearly need each other's help to manage the rods because neither is a wrench man. I know. I grew up on a farm and wrenched rods from 18 years old to 25... When I became a mercenary. I'm too old and crippled for it now, but sometimes I miss the rigs.
@@noobpro9759 Better late than never... If you watch close, you'll see the thrower wrap the chain around the lower rod. Once the upper rod is set, he'll snap the chain, making it uncoil upwards onto the upper rod... The chain then gets pulled to turn the upper rod, screwing the two rods together. Then they're usually snugged with wrenches.
Had a choice once: work on a rig or go to Iraq and Afghanistan as a soldier and a contractor. Spent the better part of the last 20 years overseas. Still not working an oil rig, nope, too violent!!
Mother thing, it's most difficult in being able to raise well minded and successful human being who will manage to live a happy life, that's nearly impossible, that's why it's hardest job, you can't get good a it, being on specific job, you can get experienced. Being a mother, you must be nearly perfect from the beginning. But just parenting "being a mother", keeping child alive and relatively healthy is easier than working at McDonald's.
So grateful for our brave men ♥️ any dangerous job - it’s always men. Love them! Bet this guy has a family he’s proving for and is the reason he risks his life at his job daily.
@@wesidk5662 I do worked drilling multiple different types of wells with my dad back when he alive. He was a driller for over 30 years, you couldn't find a harder or more efficient worker anywhere. Drilling is no joke and I reccomend to stay away from rig drilling if you feel you're not capable of handling situations with deep focus and care, there are many ways to fuck up and it's not always the fuck ups that you can easily recover from, one careless move could kill you or other workers around you that's why keep in mind it's the real world out there and messing up won't be taken lightly that's why you either learn how to do shit right quick or you're shit out of luck. Drilling will push you past your limits and there will be days that it'll fucking hurt but I personally love the grind and with time things become natural and you realize one day, holy shit! All that pain was fucking worth it! My family eats healthy I work for what I have and I do it right too! It is not for the weak minded, but I feel if a lot of people out there got off there ass they'd be surprised what they're capable of! I think it's fun man nothing compares to a beer after a long day of trippin pipe!
@@lanewebb1328 drill rig hands are princesses, go work service rigs where you work twice as hard for 2/3 of the pay. I was told the heaviest you'll lift on a drilling rig is the slips which are like 80 lbs Lol.
@@lanewebb1328 , The same falls true with Poured walls, I carried forms back in Columbia, Missouri, in the late 70s, they weigh 85 pounds each, at 2 feet by four feet, you carry one starting out but there are guys who built up to 2 on each shoulder. When you try walking up and down the hills made of that red clay, it gets slippery, you wind up with sore spots you didn't know you had. Like drilling, you can get hurt and possibly crippled for the rest of your life but, the pay is good.
It’s truly a sad thing. Last week my 15 year old son changed the battery in my wife’s Cousins car. Why cause he didn’t know how. Hate to mention that her cousin is a 43 year old man child.
@@R0B_WR I spend lots of time looking up how to fix things. Windows and doors are fine but the thought of me meddling with my car makes me pause. I'm a really unlucky person and knowing that, I'd probably ruin my car if I tried changing its tires.
There’s no adrenaline just pure concentration. If you have adrenaline pumping that means something extremely bad has happened and you’re likely already missing a limb. This job is nothing but cold calculation being repeated over and over again with hardly any margin for error.
What sort of wizardry is this? The amounts of coordination reflexes and raw skill. This is also why a hand is so easy to lose. These guys keep the world turning.
@@atorsionx9406 im pretty sure this could all be automated and this kimda work wouldn't even have to exist, but still humans are cheaper and a man's got to eat. so let's just say thanks to the fortunate unfortunate
@@svenswizzle8271 I mean such jobs shouldn't exist anymore. People need to eat but relatively high risks of ampitations or worse shouldn't be a part of that :P It was bad in the 19th century and it isn't any better now...
@J F what is a normal length of hitch for you offshore? I worked offshore for 3 years as a sandblaster/Painter. I loved being out in the gulf. The workload and hours never bothered me. But whenever oil market dipped our projects got cancelled or cut short so it was very unreliable to me. I am now land based working at nuclear power plants and other plants and factory around the us. Stay safe out there and take a minute to enjoy the view for me
This is some seriously skilled manual labor. You can tell these guys have a feel dor everything thats going on, literally. When that last chain got on you can see it.
What has the right to full personhood before the law to do with this? Also - are all men capable of this job? What about disabled people? Are they worth less in society? Should they also have less rights because there are people that are physically stronger than them? What about intellectual capabilities? I know (or let's say I hope) you made more of a joke here, but tjis has literally nothing to do with feminism. Just sayin'!
@@miiju86 yes disabled people are definitely objectively speaking less valuable than an abled body person. 2 people they are identical in every virtue and value except physically because one is missing limbs, the one not disabled is infinitely more useful.
@@pinkpanther6443 $14.90 an hour to start, way back in the 90s.... And all the rude names and driller slaps , you could handle...lol.... WAS AWESOME.... Had both of my thumbs reattached 7 years apart.... Goodtimes
Same for me bro,I miss working floor and throwing tongs.I did it till a shackle fell from up high and smacked down on the rig floor (darn thing bounced off with a loud ring and shot off another direction)and I barely made it to the doghouse on time.After that it was always in the back of my mind.Though the hardest part is being gone and away from your family and friends
Because the industry isnt smart enough to implement a fully automatic system... keeping these workers on payroll is wasting money. Instead of doing this dangerous job, they should be the ones who maintain a programed computer operated system. This is needless risk.
@@brooksbrooks6805 Or the industry sees the amount that would need to be invested into a fully automated system would be greater than the expense of paying workers to do the same job, so they don’t feel the capital investment is worth it in the long run. Most oil drilling occurs overseas in areas where labor is much cheaper. You may have to send skilled American workers to train and supervise them, but the foreign workers earn far less.
@@brooksbrooks6805 all that automated stuff can kill and malfunction easily, does it sound good? Yes until your arn gets stuck into the claw and or you get smashed across the floor with a few broken ribs and some more damage.
@the wise mystical tree 🌳 that is true though it depends on the crew, if you're doing what you're supposed to and watching your worksite so if shit does go off you can go to safety, it's much safer now than it was 20+ years ago
@@brooksbrooks6805Automated shit can be hacked into. Having the US's main energy supply held hostage like that is just irresponsible. Not to mention, it would be far more expensive compared to just paying workers.
Damn. I respect my dad more after seeing this. This was his job when he was younger. And sometimes when he got back home, he did suffer some minor injuries because in the early 80s, safety is not as big of a concern as it is now in this kind of work
Worked on an oil rig as a derrick hand for several year's in SoCal, and I'm here to tell ya's it's one of the most dangerous and strenuous jobs in the world, but satisfying and fun as well.
Hop in a diamond drill way up above the Arctic Circle and then come talk to me about dangerous. California isn’t even bad to work in. Drilling rigs aren’t even that bad. Work over rigs now that’s another game. Not everyone can crack the lineup
@@tedflowerpot6468 what kind of Diamond bits did your rig use? Im curious because im from Houston,Tx and i worked for a Diamond bit manufacturer for drilling rigs. Hycalog Diamond Bits
Did 7 years in the west Texas fields, best job I ever had. Plenty of accidents too, had a hand wack a needle valve with 21k on the line during a washout, blew a hole straight through his forearm the size of a large grape.
People honestly don't appreciate the mental aptitude to do this job. Granted these guys make more than doctors and lawyers do. It's the same as the most deadly job in the world. Alaska king crab fishing. Those guys are straight savages.
@ThirdeyeStrike yea but most of it is because you travel with your work, they mostly do 20 to 30 an hour for backbreaking work you probably can only do 30 years long, so nah. Bad deal
They're the last standing... They put 10 people in that area... The other dudes get slapped by that chain and die... So either you good at it or die...
You can imagine the support you’d get if you were starting on that job......how the hell are you supposed to learn that and not make big risky mistakes!
Controlled chaos. I've always had respect for roughnecks, miners, pipers, loggers, and the fishers. I could never do anything like that. My head would get taken off in the first 2 min lol
Aren't we living in 2021 can't they find someone to make an automated machine to do that shit! A lot of props to those Men, at any time they can slip & lose a limb 💀
