roughneck

facility supervisor

accounting specialist

Unit Drilling

While at Unit Drilling I was on a very positive team whose job was to improve the overall safety culture of the organization.  In our division we had four safety managers and we worked well together. 

I conducted daily rig visits, quarterly rig inspections, filled out  incident reports, when necessary, and oversaw the safety paperwork on the rigs. I also worked with my crewmembers to teach them our safety policies and ensure they were following the policies on a daily basis. I completed all necessary paperwork including a monthly activity report.

I also assisted and put together power points to be used in training classes and taught some of these same classes. I conducted safety meetings at my rigs and assisted the crews in addressing any safety issues as they arose while on the daily rig visits.

The most enjoyable part of the job was my interaction with my rig crews. I enjoyed being in the field and working with the crewmembers to improve the safety culture on my rigs. 

While I feel I am very proficient with the paperwork it was also my least favorite part of my job.  My biggest strength was the direct contact with my crews.

You start with a 30 minute safety meeting each day (which I found helpful) and then you set off to the work, picking up where the other 12 1/2 hour shift left off. As a floor hand you were either helping to put pipe in the hole or scrubbing the rig. I learned my job as a floorhand in and out, throwing tongs, different bottom-hole-assembly make-ups, the workings of the BOP and the pits, really everything involved with drilling a well and securing it (from gas kicks or other dangers). The hardest part of the job is probably running up and down those stairs, you get use to everything you have to do, however. I'd say the hardest part of the job is getting use to the work for the first 2 weeks or so. The best thing about the job would have to be the pay.

The shop work was a very good job. worked 7am-5pm M-F on the average. Some jobs required extra hours to meet deadlines. Field work was also needed on occasions,Company covered motels and meals along with compensation for drive time. Field work covered the Rocky mountains( Wyoming, Utah,Colorado, Montana, and North Dakota). 
The shop and equipment was well maintained and clean, also the company was very safety oriented. Learned almost all aspects of oil and natural gas drilling. 
Management for the division i worked was very easy to work for. Very organized, and willing to listen to employee suggestions. The employees of all departments worked as a team for successful completion of jobs.
The hardest part of the job was short deadlines. The job was enjoyable because management showed appreciation for all the hard work employees put in on all jobs.

What is the best part of working at the company?
One of the worst drilling companies I’ve ever worked for HR is a joke, so is the little blond haired lady at the front desk I’ve seen for 20+ years

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Knowing when the price of oil drops, you’ll lose your job or be pushed down to some position. You have grind your way out of just a bunch of Republicans tearing this country up just like they always do.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Dog eat dog only the strong survive, and by that I mean only the higher-ups, who if you know somebody, then you get to stay or if you kiss enough, but

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Miserable

Unit Drilling is a fine place to work except for the lack of job security which is somewhat out of the hands of the company itself. They offer great benefits and are more than wiling to lend a hand to help out any of their employees. A typical day would include any number of things which varies from day to day and makes for excitement everyday on location. The hardest part of the job would have to be the demand to work in the elements. However that same demand translates into one of the more enjoyable aspects in relation to good weather days.

Working for Unit is a very rewarding job to have.  The respect, team work, and comradery makes working the long hours and some times very difficult tasks a little easier and less stressful.  Unit does an excellent job with it's culture of safety and looking out for one another. Making sure that we take the time to do JSA's and have our safety meetings prior to beginning any task.  

The opportunities to learn and move up is always welcomed and we everyone does their part to keep each other learning and progressing.

The job is different everyday. Somedays I would have to repair a pump, other days I would mix mud or trip pipe. Working there I learned how to work on hydraulic electrical top drives, I also learned how to do maintenance on diesel cap motors that powered the rig. As derrick hand I worked over three other workers. During drilling procedures I had them helping me work on pumps, mixing mud, or on the mud pits. The hardest part of the job was being gone from my family for seven days. I enjoyed most that everyday was something different and never repetitive.

Running day to day operation and overseeing employees. Enforcing policies and regulations for betterment of a safe work place. I had opportunity to work on several rig and meet new people. I was also asked to help in the warehouse to supply rig with critical parts which increased my knowledge of critical parts. We were allowed to work on equipment to see the failures and repair. This truly increase my skills on the proper equipment maintenance side. 

If you are not relative to the core group of Superintendents or Management you will have a hard time to succeed and advance. If you do advance and make it to a higher level as a Driller or Toolpusher,  you will be demoted during slow periods if you don't have the right last name. The benefits are good for family but the retirement plan (401k) sucks. You are not allowed to move your money out unless you terminate yourself from the company.  

there really wasnt a typical day at work on a drilling rig you were always doing something different in one way or another. I learned leadership training how to operate a forklift a manlift how to operate the drilling rig itself. The hardest part of the job was being away from my family for a week at a time. co-workers were always willing to help out in any way possible. the most enjoyable part of the job was the laughs the co-workers and i shared when things were slow

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