I worked on 4 different Patterson rigs and I learned a very valuable lesson, you're as good of a hand as those who train you. It wasn't until I went to a different rig that I realized those who broke me out were completely incompetent.
Thats right , I started working floors after 20 years oil and gas .. I first worked floors offshore with a huge standard Derrick within 6 years I worked on 2 off- shore drill rig a standard and a boot strap Derrick s 4 onshore a supersingle a A leg truck mounted double ,and a Million And half ton A leg compound rig ,, and walker rig stoneham drilling rig 18 .... ! Left offshore break out rig to a double onshore no iron roughneck and I would learn to throw tongs but at first I was pathetic and I almost fired myself ,, but I would stay as a roustabout and when I went to a Frank's explorer drilling shallow gas well with a power swivel I was hired to run loader but would be the 3rd hand on floor when tripping and I would become very good at the rig tongs I was trained by 19 yo gentleman T.parker and a 21 yo Billy Bad ass by the Tyler and I was 44 yo and I was trained very well by these guys on working floors I
I think that’s the first thing every hand ever set foot off the rig he broke out on realizes the second his old pushers boot comes off his neck😉😂 I know it was mine! Went right from “Did I do good?” To “Hell…I was the only chain throwing, pipe tripping hand on that pig. I basically trained myself. They were just about to move me to motors when they laid us off too. Damn economy…” 😂😂😂
Yup. Likely illegal to video. As phones are not intrinsically safe. Can cause fires. Right near the well bore. This should actually be written up. However the rig manager, or company rep is likely taking the video.
To everyone offended by the title calling the newbie "worthless": anyone who has been a part of a crew of guys doing tough work will tell you that ribbing each other is part of the glue that holds the group together. Everyone rides the shit out of each other. It makes the day go quicker and the laughs provide a bit of relief from the ball busting work. At the end of the day everyone has each other's back. I'm stuck working in an office now after spending 20+ years in construction crews. I miss those days and those guys.
It is necessary to be hard on newbies especially in this realm of work. If they are being properly trained it is all worth it. Everyone will appreciate it.
@@brucecook4240 that's not how it works out here. The guy knows what he is doing he is developing muscle memory to become automatic. Trust me worthless is among the nicer things you get called.
American Coca-Cola Company prospectors drilling for raw Fanta Orange concentrate in the year 2013 after high demand left in the wake of MIddle Eastern instability.
Honestly I cant tell who the one that is worthless in the video is, it looks like their all working trying to get a job done, more said than many people in the US, that don't know what real work is
I began working oilfield 1974, experiencing each facet of the petroleum industry from seismic exploration to the completion of the well drilled. It's always a challenge overcome that benefits us most.
Did they get the job done? Looks like they worked at a good pace and more importantly a safe pace. Fast work = sloppy work or worse injury or death. So being a rook u work at a safe pace then build it up as you get better and more efficiant.
I think everyone is taking the title too literal, Im sure as they are roughnecks worthless in their world is a term of endearment. Nothing but hardworking guys in the video 💪
He showed up for work and is working ! Worthless would be a no show and do nothing . Besides Rough necks even on a slow day are working hard ! they dont call them rough rough necks for nothing Respect ! 🇺🇲🇺🇲
I have no idea what is going on here, but I can't stop watching these videos. Okay back to work now, although my work hardly sounds like work compared to this work. Fuck...
To be honest, every crew I've seen that thought they were fast were actually the slower ones in the business. The good crews came onto a job, worked smoothly, and managed to stay in perfect sync the whole day with hardly a word between them.
I was a worthless roughneck at 19 by the i was 26 i was going places. I believe if these young men work hard stick it out they will climb the ladder. Just gotta pay attention and get it in.
IDK man, I see some new guys who are still learning who have a good attitude about their obvious skill gap. "Worthless" is a real stretch. Knowing how many people are on welfare, or people who are literally "anti-work" or people who just have terrible attitudes...this guy is a rockstar. He will get better with time. The truly "worthless" among us, of which there are many, will NOT get better with time. In fact some of the people who are actually "worthless" will try to tear down this guy who makes their life possible.
I'm a driller on an AC amphion rig, and from slips in to slips out we make up a full stand in under 2 1/2 minutes , and we do it safely enough that the connections looks kinda boring, lol. When I used to roughneck back in the day on a kelly rig, we would do a connection in under a minute. These guys are brutal
Thats about the Smoothest and fastest Connection that could be. Well done 👍👍. Driller might could of taken more weight off for the Chain to pull snug. I take that back, the Chain hand didnt pull enough slack out to pull the Chain all the way, the Lead Tongs were pulled in ad far as they could do. Blame the Chain Hand 😂. Its the Driller and Chain Hand ...... S**t Connection. Damn, How many of those connections ive made working my way uo from Motor Man to Driller 😮
We all start from somewhere, Don’t be a hypocrite and bring others downs. Be that guy who help them be successful at the job and maybe in life with tips.
Studio Cottage , I seen guys break arms by the chain getting wraped around the wrist. seen shit fall 100 foot out of the derrick hit floor hand, 5 pounds go's right through a hard hat , seen guys electrocuted by bad lighting and 220 volts for electric pumps . lot of guys lost fingers stabbing pipe . i broke a few fingers , worked the oilfield from 1978 to 86 lead tongues 6 months motor man 3 months, derrickman 1 year, driller 1 year went back to derrickman till all the rigs got stacked , 10,000 guys looking for a rig about 6 rigs running . I was 19 when I started drilling , all my crew was 4 or 5 years older, they would not listen to a punk driller and lost fingers and broke arms . I blamed myself for them being dumb If I say use a wishbone to pull the bushing change out a bit , and reset the bushing I had the wishbone in my hand, tried to hand it to him, he said he could do it by hand and lost his hand , shit like that . when you see guys you worked with 4 years get hurt its heartbreaking i trusted them with my life every day .
Can someone tell me if this is Sandia drilling rig 14? It looks exactly like that and I’m sure spencer Harris Rigs are rare nowadays. The fastest rig I’ve ever worked on, I broke out in worms Corner and worked my way to motors on this rig then they went under and still owe me a couple paychecks. This rig would either make you a hand or send you back to momma, In my 9 months their I must have say at least 20 floorhands come and go. Not for the soft.
Melón malone I'm 19 trying to get into the oil fields in Odessa, what companies should I apply to and what positions would they be under. Need a job asap and love hard work thanks
I'd say the worm driller is the worthless one, breaking out with the rotary will wipe out the whole floor crew and it's really hard on the pipe. I f he would slack off with the blocks properly the chain would have made it up, he had plenty of wraps.
Any old Roughnecks from 1978 to 83 Odessa, Tom brown rig 20 rig 2 , rig 24 , Hillin Drilling Rig 12 , Michigan 1984 Encore & Score rig 5, or Cactus drilling rig 11 . I broke out on Rig 20 Sep 1978 Mike England was my driller Tool pusher Bobby Williams. his little Brother was Jackie Williams started pushing when i become a driller. I seen Jackie 1983 Gulf company man before I left Odessa Tx
@@snattler They had 2 doubles and 3 Triples when I left Texas but I know they was going to buy rigs that was made in 1980 that never got to drill before everything shut down in 86 Odessa turned into a ghost town pop had hit 70,000 by 82 by 86 pop 8000 the boom was over .
2:12 I'm not even a rough neck but I've seen a lot of rough neck videos that I immediately noticed that they missed a step when they were supposed to brush that sealer material onto the threads before making the connection lol.
pipe dope, I work on a sonic rig and it's not always necessary, sometimes threads already have enough dope or it won't be too difficult to break the connection
For anyone who doesn't understand the ribbing you get in these types of jobs. We need to know if you can handle bad situations, can you laugh it off, or even better join in if we bully you is a minor version of can you keep a cool head when things go south, cause things will go south and the team needs to know if you have the fortitude for that. If you can't handle a ribbing then you sure as shit can't handle it when the fire is on, a mistake or accident happens and you need to act quickly and calmly to make sure people don't get injured or die. I'm an arborist and I gotta know my boys can react appropriately when a saw goes flying or a log comes barrelling towards a person or property.
I used to work the rigs too. I really don’t see where that roughneck did anything wrong. It’s a little slower paced today. Maybe the way it should have been in the days I started. He’s learning the job properly.
Awesome when y’all on the same page and don’t take things like connection times super seriously! I hate that shit, it’s like speeding up to a red light! Good job fellas I can feel the love. That rig reminds me of an ol girl up here called the fox! Real mans rig!
My dad is a toolpusher I'm just here steadying doin it for my son im barley 21 gonna be a floorhand but I'm blessed i know sounds crazy bout it ain't bout the money it's bout watching over you're crew also having there backs keeping clean work environment. 💪
Michael not much south. The Orleans oilspill fucked that. I used to sail out there and constantly see all those empty oil rigs near port fourchon and up the Houston ship channel
On an oil rig? I'm not sure buddy. I was a deckhand on a tugboat. Used to pass those oil rigs all the time. An old engineer told me before I left my last hitch that if you want to oil you should head to Canada. They are revolutionizing the oil industry.
Rig welder is world's most dangerous job...one of the only jobs where your required to flip a sheild down cutting off use of your eyes, an half your hearing, plus having to rely on guys around you to keep u safe,. an that's the above water part...God bless
Driller for sure. That Kelly wasn't making up because he never slacked off while making it up. I'm sure he had some tension on those threads from the make up. Also, how long does it take to break and torque a connection
It may not be the boy on the chain it may be the driller not slacking off on the pipe but either way every one has to learn I did it for years and I don't really miss it it was fun when I was younger
So I’m holding the camera and my Derrick hand is the one saying he is worthless running the rig everyone of those guys started as my worms and everyone of them is a driller now so anyone that’s not understanding oh well
Seasoned driller on the camera the guy running the rig wanted the video and he is the one that made the post referencing himself on the title. Six months earlier he had no idea what a drilling rig was. And here he is learning how to run one I am giving him hell because that’s what we do for all of you that criticize the oilfield guys sense of humor. We spend more time together then we do with out own family’s we are brothers and are only as good and fast and safe as the weakest guy so before you say something stupid step foot into my size 13 redwings I’ll go toe to toe on a rig floor of any kind or size with any self proclaimed roughnecks my daddy was a driller one of the best that’s for sure and I’m a roughneck for life too
Ah everyone has got to start somewhere. If you have ever worked as a roughneck or as an ironworker, boiler maker, pipe fitter ect... And never been run off for being green then I guess you ain't worked to many jobs. But if you put out and show up you will make friends you will always be working somewhere out on the road. As time goes on your skills improve and you will find yourself one-day teaching skills to a green helper.
I herd an old saying a long time ago that the bow weavels eat up the cotton patch!an the worms are eating up the oilfield! But they will get better in time far Shure.
I worked on 4 different Patterson rigs and I learned a very valuable lesson, you're as good of a hand as those who train you. It wasn't until I went to a different rig that I realized those who broke me out were completely incompetent.
Thats right , I started working floors after 20 years oil and gas ..
I first worked floors offshore with a huge standard Derrick within 6 years I worked on 2 off- shore drill rig a standard and a boot strap Derrick s
4 onshore a supersingle a A leg truck mounted double ,and a Million And half ton A leg compound rig ,, and walker rig stoneham drilling rig 18 ....
! Left offshore break out rig to a double onshore no iron roughneck and I would learn to throw tongs but at first I was pathetic and I almost fired myself ,, but I would stay as a roustabout and when I went to a Frank's explorer drilling shallow gas well with a power swivel I was hired to run loader but would be the 3rd hand on floor when tripping and I would become very good at the rig tongs I was trained by 19 yo gentleman T.parker and a 21 yo Billy Bad ass by the Tyler and I was 44 yo and I was trained very well by these guys on working floors
I
Each crew are their own society.
I think that’s the first thing every hand ever set foot off the rig he broke out on realizes the second his old pushers boot comes off his neck😉😂 I know it was mine! Went right from “Did I do good?” To “Hell…I was the only chain throwing, pipe tripping hand on that pig. I basically trained myself. They were just about to move me to motors when they laid us off too. Damn economy…” 😂😂😂
This is 100% truth
@@CanadianBullFrog no wonder u r stupid
He cant be any worse than the guy standing there with a camera doing nothing...
Prob the boss man
More like standing there with a “android” doing nothing!
At least there getting paid alot of money
He was probably the derrick hand🤠
Yup. Likely illegal to video. As phones are not intrinsically safe. Can cause fires. Right near the well bore. This should actually be written up. However the rig manager, or company rep is likely taking the video.
Kudos to all the reasoned remarks. Tough world for a young guy to walk into, I give him respect for trying
there's nothing 'worthless' about a guy working. maybe slow, untrained, etc but you train up most American guys an they'll do the job well,
Billie Johnson duck in aye rite
judopathoftruth because america is the best
judopathoftruth because Americans like to brag
The Three Beans yes, brag because were the best
j smooth the best at what? joining wars late? lmfao
To everyone offended by the title calling the newbie "worthless": anyone who has been a part of a crew of guys doing tough work will tell you that ribbing each other is part of the glue that holds the group together. Everyone rides the shit out of each other. It makes the day go quicker and the laughs provide a bit of relief from the ball busting work. At the end of the day everyone has each other's back. I'm stuck working in an office now after spending 20+ years in construction crews. I miss those days and those guys.
It is necessary to be hard on newbies especially in this realm of work. If they are being properly trained it is all worth it. Everyone will appreciate it.
Ribbing is childish. My dad used to rib me as a child and when I grew up, I never talked to him again. It's a sign of low class.
@@markflierl1624 did he hurt you feeewings 🥺
@@dirty_money5439based
Well you chose to be in a office...plunder.
I hate when someone says worthless like if they were some beasts on their first day.
He seems pretty annoying ye I just thought what you said was funny // as in it didnt make a lot of sense to me lol no disrespect mayne
I was a beast on my first day
ILLGoThere4You thank you
No room for snowflakes on the rig so yalls hurt feelings can fukk off like this worm hand
@@Tokenofficial when you said "*spits*" had a good cringe of the year. what the fuck are you doing, roleplaying?
Can only be as worthless as the guys training him.
Worthless Roughneck? Who is working and who is recording a video on their phone.
He's probably a pusher
@@zach8969 that is even worse, he should be teaching not degrading.
@@brucecook4240 that's not how it works out here. The guy knows what he is doing he is developing muscle memory to become automatic. Trust me worthless is among the nicer things you get called.
Yup I agree, can't say worthless if there were there once!!
The youngest looking of them all still chose a difficult job. Respect to him and all those dudes.
This
My names also Zach b
@@krystingrant6292 yo
@@neverhungryagain2187"yo" 😂 like this tinder or something
A lot of yall dont seem to understand this is just ball busting lmao
American Coca-Cola Company prospectors drilling for raw Fanta Orange concentrate in the year 2013 after high demand left in the wake of MIddle Eastern instability.
Haha😂
Give the guy a break. Everybody had to start somewere. It looks like a tough job.
trust me man.. this job gets alot tougher than this.
Rob Let Seriously man..That is some brutal hard work..And it takes skill and agility. Those boys are in real good shape
Mason B bet they make him grease the crown
Honestly I cant tell who the one that is worthless in the video is, it looks like their all working trying to get a job done, more said than many people in the US, that don't know what real work is
Rob Let that's the difference between a good boss and a piece of shit that thinks their good.
He is as strong as the so called experts standing around him. God bless him!!!
I began working oilfield 1974, experiencing each facet of the petroleum industry from seismic exploration to the completion of the well drilled. It's always a challenge overcome that benefits us most.
Did they get the job done? Looks like they worked at a good pace and more importantly a safe pace. Fast work = sloppy work or worse injury or death. So being a rook u work at a safe pace then build it up as you get better and more efficiant.
Damn good job you ask me. Nobody hurt steady pace give them another year working together will be jam up.
Justin Wade agreed
Speed comes with accuracy, my dude
accidents, slipups and injuries are 100+ times longer than a safe and steady pace
Slo n steady get u home to betty.. Too fast too sloppy last day on the jobby..
He's just not experienced he isnt worthless
yep! we all got to start somewhere
I think everyone is taking the title too literal, Im sure as they are roughnecks worthless in their world is a term of endearment.
Nothing but hardworking guys in the video 💪
He showed up for work and is working ! Worthless would be a no show and do nothing . Besides Rough necks even on a slow day are working hard ! they dont call them rough rough necks for nothing Respect ! 🇺🇲🇺🇲
My papi did this in the 70s he use to eat a ham sandwich during lunch and had a shirt that said "evil eagles". Ahh those were the days!!
Why the fuck do they say worthless roughnrleck he forgets how hard it is it’s night too he’s probably already past his 12 hours
For somebody to describe a fellow human as worthless, certainly does not give that person any worth. The guy in the video was doing fine.
I have no idea what is going on here, but I can't stop watching these videos. Okay back to work now, although my work hardly sounds like work compared to this work. Fuck...
To be honest, every crew I've seen that thought they were fast were actually the slower ones in the business. The good crews came onto a job, worked smoothly, and managed to stay in perfect sync the whole day with hardly a word between them.
@IanL,
100% agree. THAT is a good crew and they're priceless.
The fact that a person can even work this job makes them one of the least lazy People on the planet in my opinion
I was a worthless roughneck at 19 by the i was 26 i was going places. I believe if these young men work hard stick it out they will climb the ladder. Just gotta pay attention and get it in.
IDK man, I see some new guys who are still learning who have a good attitude about their obvious skill gap. "Worthless" is a real stretch. Knowing how many people are on welfare, or people who are literally "anti-work" or people who just have terrible attitudes...this guy is a rockstar. He will get better with time. The truly "worthless" among us, of which there are many, will NOT get better with time. In fact some of the people who are actually "worthless" will try to tear down this guy who makes their life possible.
I'm a driller on an AC amphion rig, and from slips in to slips out we make up a full stand in under 2 1/2 minutes , and we do it safely enough that the connections looks kinda boring, lol. When I used to roughneck back in the day on a kelly rig, we would do a connection in under a minute. These guys are brutal
10. Years. In. Oil patch. Out. Of. Lafayette. La. Got. To. It. Dennis. Western. NC. Best. Time. Of. My. Life!!!!
Its a differens between worthless and a newbie. Give him a break man
Thats about the Smoothest and fastest Connection that could be.
Well done 👍👍.
Driller might could of taken more weight off for the Chain to pull snug.
I take that back, the Chain hand didnt pull enough slack out to pull the Chain all the way, the Lead Tongs were pulled in ad far as they could do.
Blame the Chain Hand 😂.
Its the Driller and Chain Hand ...... S**t Connection.
Damn, How many of those connections ive made working my way uo from Motor Man to Driller 😮
hes better than like 90% of normal working people so
Starting my first oil rig job this week any tips for a beginner heading into rig work
They’re just picking on him giving the green hand a hard time. You can hear him laughing and saying not too bad as he jokes with him.
Lolol when the driller grabbed the tongs...
We all start from somewhere, Don’t be a hypocrite and bring others downs. Be that guy who help them be successful at the job and maybe in life with tips.
Give the guy a break we were all new at one point in time I think he done a great job
He did good! learn as you go! but be safe
It all starts with the driller, You can never work faster than your slowest hand, Smooth is always better than fast.
Word's of Wisdom
Hehe, maybe "worthless" meant the guy recording!
MY JOB USED TO BE LIKE THIS WHEN I WORKED FOR AN AMERICAN OWNED OIL COMPANY IN EAST JAVA INDONESIA PARKER DRILLING🇮🇩
the man at the far end controls the lives of those 3
This looks extremely dangerous. Whats the injury rate on these operations?
Studio Cottage , I seen guys break arms by the chain getting wraped around the wrist. seen shit fall 100 foot out of the derrick hit floor hand, 5 pounds go's right through a hard hat , seen guys electrocuted by bad lighting and 220 volts for electric pumps . lot of guys lost fingers stabbing pipe . i broke a few fingers , worked the oilfield from 1978 to 86 lead tongues 6 months motor man 3 months, derrickman 1 year, driller 1 year went back to derrickman till all the rigs got stacked , 10,000 guys looking for a rig about 6 rigs running . I was 19 when I started drilling , all my crew was 4 or 5 years older, they would not listen to a punk driller and lost fingers and broke arms . I blamed myself for them being dumb If I say use a wishbone to pull the bushing change out a bit , and reset the bushing I had the wishbone in my hand, tried to hand it to him, he said he could do it by hand and lost his hand , shit like that . when you see guys you worked with 4 years get hurt its heartbreaking i trusted them with my life every day .
Which one was worthless?
That spinning chain is no joke
The way he grabbed it when he thought it was gonna get away from him made my butt hole pucker. Good way to lose a finger or thumb.
Ah the old red beds of West Texas, take me back.
Somebody bring me the key to the damn V door...
Can someone tell me if this is Sandia drilling rig 14? It looks exactly like that and I’m sure spencer Harris Rigs are rare nowadays. The fastest rig I’ve ever worked on, I broke out in worms Corner and worked my way to motors on this rig then they went under and still owe me a couple paychecks. This rig would either make you a hand or send you back to momma, In my 9 months their I must have say at least 20 floorhands come and go. Not for the soft.
3 hands on those slips boys.. Hate see one man doing all the work..
Lol no drillers gonna jump on pull slips 😂
go to Odessa Texas there will hire you on the spot $28/hour starting with no experience
Melón malone I'm 19 trying to get into the oil fields in Odessa, what companies should I apply to and what positions would they be under. Need a job asap and love hard work thanks
rig hand
Patterson drilling
or Neighbors drilling
Easy money
Melón malone thank you 🤙
Or just go to one of the big job fairs they have at Midland County Horseshoe Arena & Pavilion
I'd say the worm driller is the worthless one, breaking out with the rotary will wipe out the whole floor crew and it's really hard on the pipe. I f he would slack off with the blocks properly the chain would have made it up, he had plenty of wraps.
Thank you!!! I've been looking for this comment. Apparently a lot commenting here have never thrown chain or they were really bad at it.
Amen.
Which ones the worm driller?
u just have to never fucking give up on yourself no matter what.
Any old Roughnecks from 1978 to 83 Odessa, Tom brown rig 20 rig 2 , rig 24 , Hillin Drilling Rig 12 , Michigan 1984 Encore & Score rig 5, or Cactus drilling rig 11 . I broke out on Rig 20 Sep 1978 Mike England was my driller Tool pusher Bobby Williams. his little Brother was Jackie Williams started pushing when i become a driller. I seen Jackie 1983 Gulf company man before I left Odessa Tx
Hillin was the first company I ever worked for. I survived.
Double telescopic rig. The only double I ever worked on.
@@snattler They had 2 doubles and 3 Triples when I left Texas but I know they was going to buy rigs that was made in 1980 that never got to drill before everything shut down in 86 Odessa turned into a ghost town pop had hit 70,000 by 82 by 86 pop 8000 the boom was over .
I don't know what I'm watching, but it looks extremally dangerous.
2:12 I'm not even a rough neck but I've seen a lot of rough neck videos that I immediately noticed that they missed a step when they were supposed to brush that sealer material onto the threads before making the connection lol.
pipe dope, I work on a sonic rig and it's not always necessary, sometimes threads already have enough dope or it won't be too difficult to break the connection
He doesn’t mean it, riggers talk shit all the time. I’ve been called MUCH worse things on the rig 😂 😭
great title you must be the best to ever do it lmao
Give them a break, this is how people get experience.
Guy holding a camera calling someone else worthless...that's rich.
One of the longest connection s ever
For anyone who doesn't understand the ribbing you get in these types of jobs. We need to know if you can handle bad situations, can you laugh it off, or even better join in if we bully you is a minor version of can you keep a cool head when things go south, cause things will go south and the team needs to know if you have the fortitude for that. If you can't handle a ribbing then you sure as shit can't handle it when the fire is on, a mistake or accident happens and you need to act quickly and calmly to make sure people don't get injured or die.
I'm an arborist and I gotta know my boys can react appropriately when a saw goes flying or a log comes barrelling towards a person or property.
complete bullshit. just call it for what it is, its work culture. ribbing aint going to help with someone who can keep their cool
I used to work the rigs too. I really don’t see where that roughneck did anything wrong. It’s a little slower paced today. Maybe the way it should have been in the days I started. He’s learning the job properly.
Atleast hes willing to work
why they dont use gas-hydrolic tong?
Awesome when y’all on the same page and don’t take things like connection times super seriously! I hate that shit, it’s like speeding up to a red light! Good job fellas I can feel the love. That rig reminds me of an ol girl up here called the fox! Real mans rig!
They are so underpaid
My dad is a toolpusher I'm just here steadying doin it for my son im barley 21 gonna be a floorhand but I'm blessed i know sounds crazy bout it ain't bout the money it's bout watching over you're crew also having there backs keeping clean work environment. 💪
Michael lots
Where?
Michael not much south. The Orleans oilspill fucked that. I used to sail out there and constantly see all those empty oil rigs near port fourchon and up the Houston ship channel
On an oil rig? I'm not sure buddy. I was a deckhand on a tugboat. Used to pass those oil rigs all the time. An old engineer told me before I left my last hitch that if you want to oil you should head to Canada. They are revolutionizing the oil industry.
Blessed? No.
Doomed? You betcha.
I know alot of people tell me otherwise but im trying to get into this field of work!
youre mexican, itll be easy
Only worthless dude on this floor is the camera man. EVERYONE STARTS OUT WORM.
I stayed worm all 4 years! And I loved it!
At least he's trying. He's probably gotten really good at it by now...or quite
That was still pretty good all thing consider. He needed one more wrap of chain.
Rig welder is world's most dangerous job...one of the only jobs where your required to flip a sheild down cutting off use of your eyes, an half your hearing, plus having to rely on guys around you to keep u safe,. an that's the above water part...God bless
Maybe I missed the part where it showed the worthless roughneck. Everyone there was doing their jobs, even the new guy. Everyone was new at one point.
Driller for sure. That Kelly wasn't making up because he never slacked off while making it up. I'm sure he had some tension on those threads from the make up. Also, how long does it take to break and torque a connection
Worthless? Anybody who steps into the oilfield has my respect, except some of the white hats. He didn’t even do that bad. Everyone starts somewhere
It may not be the boy on the chain it may be the driller not slacking off on the pipe but either way every one has to learn I did it for years and I don't really miss it it was fun when I was younger
So I’m holding the camera and my Derrick hand is the one saying he is worthless running the rig everyone of those guys started as my worms and everyone of them is a driller now so anyone that’s not understanding oh well
After watching half a dozen of these videos I'm fairly confident if I gave this a try I'd be able to whip my front teeth out with a chain 🤝
Seasoned driller on the camera the guy running the rig wanted the video and he is the one that made the post referencing himself on the title. Six months earlier he had no idea what a drilling rig was. And here he is learning how to run one I am giving him hell because that’s what we do for all of you that criticize the oilfield guys sense of humor. We spend more time together then we do with out own family’s we are brothers and are only as good and fast and safe as the weakest guy so before you say something stupid step foot into my size 13 redwings I’ll go toe to toe on a rig floor of any kind or size with any self proclaimed roughnecks my daddy was a driller one of the best that’s for sure and I’m a roughneck for life too
Real nice, guy.
Ah everyone has got to start somewhere. If you have ever worked as a roughneck or as an ironworker, boiler maker, pipe fitter ect... And never been run off for being green then I guess you ain't worked to many jobs. But if you put out and show up you will make friends you will always be working somewhere out on the road. As time goes on your skills improve and you will find yourself one-day teaching skills to a green helper.
drilling with nacho cheese
I always threw the chain ⛓️ from the V-Door side of the floor.
Bet if they were related they be training him
Facts
Hell naw. Those chain tongs ain’t no joke!
I herd an old saying a long time ago that the bow weavels eat up the cotton patch!an the worms are eating up the oilfield! But they will get better in time far Shure.
What am I even looking at!!!? 😆
Looks like one of the few places left that will hire dudes with felonies like myself
if you work on a rotary you have thick skin being called worthless is the least of your worries
These comment sections are great, but so aggressive...
jamie s Excuse me? Just amazed at the lack of civility. Also, I can assure you that I am not a pussy, but I do get a lot.
jamie s you sound like a really nice guy to hang out with though.
Not every connection can perfect
Best job in the world..says a 3rd generation rig man
Hope these guys are saving money - automation is coming.
Every man is a worm when he is breaking in.
Everybody first day at work like this... Show after 3 months..
Put some dope on those slips! controlling the pipe on the v-door was good! hay! worm wash that floor off!
So who was worthless? Probably all the guys doing the laughing!
I can't believe you would actually make a video called this talking about the guy
I’ve done this,been yelled at a lot, it just takes time he will be ok
Very hard and very dangerous work. Not for everyone.
They are just joking around with him. All you commenters crying over the title "worthless roughneck" need to lighten up.
I don't think the guy actually means worthless roughneck as he's joking and laughing in the video saying "not too bad hahaha". Just having fun