floorhand

roughneck

motorman

rig hand

derrickman

SCANDRILL INC

Started with scan and wanted to like it, after a few hitches it became apparent that this company promotes with who you know not by what you know. Given the "room for advancement and opportunity speech on various occasions none were given nor even brought back to discuss. Constructive criticism is how its done when the higher ups tend to speak the lingo between one another. That being said most are related and have no intention on giving chances to anyone not in their circle.What a joke the workplace is, apply and provide your services in hopes of standing out and you go unoticed. Do nothing and take a breather and the entire location and opposite side knows about it. Lessons learned is that they pick and choose who they like based on time invested rather than experience brought from elsewhere. Half the individuals i met were borderline carrots whom have less than 6 months and sometimes less on any rig and couldn't tie a halfhitch let alone have any relevant knowledge in other areas  All in all its family oriented there and if you aint there for 99 plus years or know certain somebody's in high places youll be barked at all day and night. Its all a lie to get you to provide your time and services whilst waiting for family members to learn something instead. Stay away from this circus...there's better opp out there and in less time you'll actually be somebody other than a floorhand. 

A work day on a drilling rig is rather simple once you understand the processes of the job and the equipment you will be working with. It's a little rough at first with how many different standard operating procedures you must learn but with time and dedication it all seems to fall in place. I was promoted three times in the four years I worked at Scandrill. The titles of the positions I work are Floorhand, Motorman and Derrickman. I could go on for hours describing all the different responsibilities and requirements that pertain to those positions. The management is very strict and professional, as they should be with such a hazardous work environment. Scandrill in my oppion has a unique workplace culture they refer to everyone working on site is "we" working as a team to ensure the job or task at hand is executed safely and correctly. The hardest part of the job for me was adjusting my work schedule from day's to night's  every fourteen days. The most enjoyable part of the job for me was honesty learning the safety program they put in place for us. The program (SCOPE) was very thorough and gave me some amazing safety tools that I will use for the rest of my life.

Scandrill is big enough to compete with the big boys, but still small enough to feel like a family. I came to Scandrill as a seasoned hand, a driller for seven years and overall 18 years of experience. I applied to this company for a drilling position. I had to start all over here. I worked floors for them for about a year then moved up to derricks. I watched a lot of younger guys break out as drillers and constantly need help from me. I feel like they deserved the chance to become drillers because of the time they had with the company, but that my skills were being overlooked. I had a great time with some great hands. There aren't many sour apples in this bunch, except for a certain safety man. I don't need to say his name. I really felt like I was part of a team at Scan, but I have always been motivated to climb the ladder in my career. My impatience with their momentum lead me to leave scan for mud school.

Operate drill floor equipment (i.e. iron roughneck, rotary tongs, slips, elevators, floor winches, casing power tongs, etc...) Moving pipe using winches, and motorized lifts, or by hand. Actively participate in safety initiatives, spill prevention, pre-job meetings and activities, participating in emergency drills, hazard recognition, workplace safety is a constant priority, Keep pipe deck and floor areas clean and tidy. Perform preventive maintenance and minor repairs on rig equipment & tools. Prepare drill strings for operations, maintaining correct drill string count during tripping and drilling operations in/out of the well, Makes and breaks rotary connections using rig tongs, handles tubular goods, elevators and slips, and operating semi-automated pipe-handling machines. Dismantles and repairs oil field machinery using hand tools and power tools. Assists in setting up, taking down, and transporting drilling equipment and service rig.

It is a very routinely job. A very disciplined job. You learn how to operate effectively hands on and commercially. Management crew is firm, fair & consistent. Co-workers of all race was welcomed and in time more your family. Keeping up with the changes was the hardest part. The most enjoyable part of the job was getting to operate big pieces of equipment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good people good working attitudes we all get the job done 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There is no stressful part in the job just keep on being focused and work safely

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Culture is scoping the job right watching out for your fellow peers

The company did not follow the proper safety, especially the driller. The mindset was “ f*#k it “ not professional at all. When anything was brought to his attention, he would either blow it off, or talk negative  about it. 
I’ve work with great drilling companies, & this was by far my worst experience in my 10 years off working as a roughneck.

Good job to have.I enjoyed working with this people.I learned something new every day.Management was good but could use improvement.I was selected a good group of people to manage.18 hr. days was the hardest part of this job.But that didn't happen too often.I enjoyed the safety meeting before & after work,which made it safer.

The work was ok. It did not last long however. I was employed for a rig to be pulled. Started helping with pulling the rig but the rig was never fully pulled from the yard. Temporarily work extra on another rig till I was informed the rig I was hired for was not coming out. The oil industry was not in the best shape during this time so it wasn’t a misunderstanding either. They did what they could at the time and kept me informed.

A lot changed when the original owner passed and left the company to his children.  When that happened the atmosphere of the workplace changed and it was like everyone was for him/herself.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Floorhand 1 salary reported	$26.68 per hour
Roughneck 3 salaries reported	$80,333 per year
Motorman 1 salary reported	$27.30 per hour
Rig hand 2 salaries reported	$30.05 per hour
Derrickman 1 salary reported	$30.24 per hour

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