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
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.
@@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
@@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 🤷
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
@@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????
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.
@@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.
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.
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
@@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.
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!!
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.
@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
@@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
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...
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.
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.
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
@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
Damn that job. I’d be whining and crying like a baby within 5 minutes. The fact that folks can work that hard for that long is damn impressive. Respect.
I watched this 10 times and all I have to say is the hand is truly faster than the eye. I would love to learn but, one mistake is better left to card tricks. Ty for your hard work.
it's no wonder that these guys make good money , one mistake or not watching what the next guy to you is doing and you could lose a limb or your life , this job is not a joke ! respect. !
Yeah I’d be dead or severely injured within a minute of being there.
No practice will keep you alive
@@siddharthasarmah6172 No, practice will keep you alive* 2 very different sentences right there
@@noah321 but both are correct
@That Guy depends
@@gavinhughes6054 how can they be both correct ya numpty
There is nothing easy about this job, you can tell they are experienced.
Experienced 20 yr old
Bro I was doing this when I was 18. There’s nothing hard about it
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
WOW. Amazing!!
@@oscarjohn8450 cool story bruh
We need more women to work on oil rigs. Where are the feminists?
I love when women say there is a reason they live longer than men
These masculine nappy head woman wouldn’t last a second! But they still living in an illusional world that they are equal to man.
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
@@senorita-qh6bm No you fucking wouldn't, I bet my life you wouldn't I'm so sure
@@senorita-qh6bm comparing gym to jobs like this? Acting like the gym is some hard place
These guys are literally responcible for obtaining the worlds energy through these oil rigs. Thered be no economy without these guys doing their jobs.
This is just one of the many many ways to obtain crude oil bubba.
This is honestly one of the most impressive shows of workmanship I've ever seen.
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
@@unknownuser2737 man you're a Gigachad to be able to work in stuff like this. Kudos to you.
The only job still around where health and safety dates back to 1901
NHS no health safety
The are a lot of jobs that have to be done that just can't be made 'safe'.
@@judigrumm7190 yeah in countries without health regulations.
@@ewcho8995 this are jobs who need to be done so you can comment on internet like a beta men you are
@@judigrumm7190 This video need to be seen by feminist who say that men are more payd but look what men do to the society.
That man is so skilled. He caught a chain with his foot. I hope he has a loving significant other.
This is the sexiest thing ever. Thank you men for your hard work.
Came here to say the same thing. Have mercy!!
Imagine doing this at sea. My father used to do this in his 20s on a drilling ship. They're tough, hard-working men.
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.
Masculinity at its finest
Lee sounds like a wh0r3 thing to say😂
I remember my first day working on an oil rig a dude snapped his arm clean in half it was the craziest thing I’ve seen in my life
damn, respect to you niggas
@@banzaaiiiii
respect.
What mistake did he make?
@@kedabro1957 applying for the job 😂
Some women with a Master's degree believes she's too good for these men, smdh
Me: “Honey, my office job is a real hassle.”
Oil rig worker: “Honey, my shift is done. Great news .... still have two arms!”
irony is the office worker is more likely to die 💀
@@thedavidruiz Plus, mental work can often be more of a hassle than physical work.
@@baramis575 i loved my physically demanding job. kept me in shape 😂
@@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
They deserve every single dollar they receive if not more!
How tf do Humans come up with this shit 🍄
For real , it’s time for a change.
@@Chad-Tyrone-PookeyOh yea??? Like what 😂
@@tjayk9127 Like robots , ai.
@@Chad-Tyrone-Pookey you mean replace hard workers and put people out of a job
@@spork6264 Yes mister horse and buggy accessories manufacturer, put people out of jobs. You got it right.
That looks like the most dangerous shit I've ever seen.
Yeah it’s called working
@@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 🤷
If that was supposed to make me feel some type of way, you better read my bio bruh. I make more money sleeping than he does "Working".
Just because dummies cant do anything but manual labor, doesnt make them more hardworking than someone who used their brain to achieve WAY more.
@@itsnizzy9953 Little soy man like you wouldn't last 5 seconds in this job. Apt username though.
Most people have no idea what’s happening here. God bless the oil workers
Care to explain? I am indeed a numpty.
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.
Shit I would love to know what’s goin on here
@@Th3derekfisherrrthey are adding an extra boring rod to dig deeper
🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
Now remember that most guys nowadays don’t know how to change a tire/fuse
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.
Gotta blame our shitty boomer parents for that.
@@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.
@@myboy051 i'm going to be a doctor soon and i don't know how to change the battery of a car. Does that make me a child?
@@icecubone6216 I’m not sure that you should become a Doctor 🤔
That actually looks like a lot fun to me.
Dangerous as fuck, but probably a crazy sustained adrenaline ride
I would imagine like anything the feeling will wear off and you’ll get use to it
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.
Ya for your first hitch then you just want to go home.
Oil rigs work for profits 12hr per day managed by engineers and managers
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.
Thank you, i was completely in awe and couldn't understand what they were doing, honestly a pretty educational comment
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Thanks for this explanation. Very interesting, and coming from a person who's done hard labor all his life, I respect all of these men do. Hell yeah
I found your explanation equally as awesome as the video 👌🏻
Hold on.. Someone was calling me...could you pls re explain again...ty..😬
WHILST everything is slick covered in oil.
Thats not oil, thats drilling mud. Its the lubricant, the coolant, and carries out the drillings.
@@mytmousemalibupoint still stands
Oil. Lubricant. Coolant. Lubricant. Those are slippery surfaces and both are dangerous when working on that
@@mytmousemalibuyeah it's still slippery bud
We need heavy boots made of car tires and threaded as if they were tires, for these fine gentlemen. @@weezy3855
Do you like using your phone, you like using your electricity? Thank these types of men.
Im thanking my electrician and the chinese sweat shop workers who made my phone lol
@@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.
@@thatguyonline5208I'm thanking oil workers as electricity is derived from digging and pumping for oil.
@@thatguyonline5208where do u think the material for your phone comes from dumbass?😹
@@thatguyonline5208 hard labor jobs get electricity and oil going lil bro
Ah, the beautiful dance that makes the world go round.
Noticed how he stepped on the chain to avoid getting caught up in it. Now that is some awareness
I was wondering the same thing if he stepped on it intentionally to control it's movement
@@FirstLast-gk6lg
he stepped on it because the chain would fall of the machine if he didnt. then they can't finish the job.
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.
High pressure oil injection is very lethal
@@crimzonrayz3274 don't do oil drugs....?...
Damn
I also have seen someone get his guts blown out because of oil. The difference being we were all in a Humvee
I've blown my guts out from eating too much oily food. Does that count?
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.
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.
Man this is crazy. No wonder they get paid the big bucks.
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
@@BossAwesome they make bank, i got a couple buddies racking up grands
Making a good 100,000 a year
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
Good. Hard work should be awarded.
And then boom feminist be like: "we need equal opportunity..👁👄👁
No feminist would say equal opportunity to this. They're only interested in the things the benefit from
Maybe theyll make them maturity oil rig suits after there done with our soldiers suits
It would be helpful if you could just compose a sentence that was coherent, and not a word salad, with a side of atrocious spelling.
They say pay, they don't want opportunity but only the benifits of it.
@@xseveredsaintx oil rig salaries are pretty large lmao
I could watch this all day. Strong work, men.
These guys are living Mad Max in real life
How I feel when trying to untangle my earbuds after wrapping them up in a neat circle
Underrated comment 😂
Very funny!! Def underrated
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
How do they view them in a corporate environment?
@@peteralex3535 not all, but most view them as less than themselves. Just a different way of life
@@TheArake07 Not surprised, I've gotten the vibe from some of these kinds of people as well
ok ladies fall in line now . equal chains equal gains lmao
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.
“They can learn to code”
"There grand kids will die from global warming"
I mean... they could...
@@yooogle they could. But why should they?
@@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????
And moms tell everyone they have the hardest job on the planet staying at home
Maybe your Karen of a mother, the women I know don’t speak like that
they want equal salarry and yet they dont want this sometimes literally dirty jobs ive seen some guys shower with oil
Being a mother IS the hardest job on the planet asshat
@@mostdopecaptain3350 I can list about 100 jobs more difficult off the top of mt head. You just have no life experience.
@@mostdopecaptain3350 it's a joy not a job
It’s noticeable that woman never complain about the patriarchy when it’s these kind of jobs.
Can a woman learn to do this? Perhaps. Will she want to? nope.
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.
No sign of the stop oil brigade either. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@miiju8699% of men are capable of doing this job
F#king pros, dude. Focused , wearing their safety equipment, getting it done! 💪🏽
So much trust in each other, perfect timing and honed skills, much respect!
My thought! Beautiful performance!!
"Hard work breeds hard men."
I dunno how tf they learn this... shts moving so dam fast! Mad respect guys.
i work in 7 eleven and compared to this
it was like an Elephant carrying a leaf VS the one carrying a Industrial Condenser
I watched this 7 times. I will never say "I work hard for a living" ever again. Factory work is childs play after watching this.
More people should think like you my bro, the hard part about jobs is nothing but our own minds making them more difficult than they really are
And I thought working on cars for a living was hard work! I feel like a little boy now
Haha 😂 yup worked the oil fields 4yrs finally said that’s good enough for me I’m out ✌🏾
@@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 thought being a mother was the hardest job in the world
Being a mother isn’t a job
Who raised these guys?
@@jikal9032 if what you're getting at is...a mother? Maybe, but not always the case
Ol billy go fuck yourself burr
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.
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
This should be titled….a thousand ways to die in 5 minutes 😂
Top ten easiest ways to get ripped and make a ton of money:
#1: this
Nothing about drilling is easy my friend!
Lane Webb do you have any experience? I was looking into it
@@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.
I watch tons of RUclips, this is some of the most dangerous shit I've seen
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!!
What is it about men that we go do dangerous jobs often without recognition or thanks but we do it. Respect to these guys. Getting the job done.
People really out there thinking they should make the same amount as them when they work at McDonald's
They want equality of outcome. Instead of equality of opportunity. This country is falling apart from the inside
I started out at 28.50 in the oilfield
They should be making $100 an hour easily, but no, they probably making half that, if not less
@@inotherwords5992 nah, they want a living wage dumbass
These guys make more than 15 an hour
This looks like something you see on the Pirates of the Caribbean
Legit lmai
"By the strength of our backs and the sweat on our brow!"
I have done this work, my whole life.
This is a fine example.
God bless the oilfield workers
I feel like I lose three fingers, 2 toes, and half on my skull just watching these guys work. Much respect for them!
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.
Hey. What are the chains for exactly? The ones being "thrown". I know what the ones on the wrench do.
@@noobpro9759 I am not a roughneck, but I think they are to help tighten the two pipe sections together.
@@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.
Thanks for the excellent explanation!
Watched this like 5 times,,,,, not a job for a lazy
It's like a dance/art form that take years to learn
The driller forgot to scream "HURRY UP! WE'RE GONNA GET STUCK...!!!" 4 or 5 times.
Bro handling that chain looks scary as fuck
Ruffnecking ain't no joke. There's a man up on the derrick that slings n captures the pipe with chains and guides them as they pull them.....
@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
Derrickman
These guys are beast mode.
Breakfast: "Protein"
Lunch: "Protein"
Dinner: "Protein, and a cookie"
I just can see my self getting wrapped up in the chains it's like theres too much going on to coordinate with
As a heterosexual man, that was hot
A wanna be like him 😢 or Henry cavil
As a heterosexual man, I wouldn’t say that was hot. I would say that was impressive
I think you may not be heterosexual...
Can’t believe I used to do this.... Sure miss it.... Great times....
Why did you leave?
Ayy man i salute you fr fr
was they pay good ?
@@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
God bless these people for the hard, hard work they do.
These dudes deserve more money. At least the most skilled ones that never get it wrong
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.
Exactly, kudos to them. Yet we still have idiots talking crap in the comments.
@@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...
These boys don't get paid enough
Honestly looks like a 6 figure job what absolute athletes
"50 Ways to Lose your Ankles" would be an apt title here.
Dangerous job, these folks are tough as hell.
I love Roughnecks!!! These guys are incredibly skilled. Watching these guys work is amazing. Be safe and be happy!!
They said "planet fitness?? We never heard of her"
The “plink plink plink” when he’s wrapping the chain is really satisfying
The amount of strength and skill this takes
THESE BOYS FILLIN UP YOUR GODDAMN CARS! Respect!
When people say “Why is gas ⛽️ so expensive?!”
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.
These people desserve to be millionaires, not the Kardashians.
There’s actually an automated way to do this using something called a smart wrench, it’s safer and more efficient.
Impressive most impressive. Hard workin men. Much RESPECT. Absolute pros.
Wow! Those dudes earned my respect thanks for fueling the world.
What about.... insert dangerous job that is causing environmental damage but is essential to modern life...?
I’m too high for all this danger. Especially at work 😂
Knight and shining armor. Much respect.
That’s badass man
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.
Hehe. Grapeshot.
Real men doing meaningful shit.
Can’t stop being amazed, holy shit that chain would prolly break an arm when it snapped tight
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 Calm yourself tough guy
@@HawkGirl69 you’d never even have a chance to make it
@@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
First day on the job and this is your position. You are told by your boss to jump in when you think your ready.
Thank You!
Damn. They're trained like an artillery gunners. 😮
I worked in the natural gas fields and those chains and wires will split a person in 2 in a flash if not careful.
God bless these guys.
Yeah, that looks insane. I value my hands too much for a job like that.
MAN!! Much respect to anyone that does that kind of work.
It's actually quite graceful the way they moved.
Id definitely would be dead or super injured in the first 5 minutes lol shout out to these guys
Even more shit that doesn't pay near enough for what you risk
Oil work pays great buddy
@@ihavebouncyballs8496 still impresive
I've been on my feel of Derek's it pays pretty good. But hey getting a new bionic hand is expensive too ha
@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
If you make it that long, without an accident
Could watch all day
The thirst is real
Damn that job. I’d be whining and crying like a baby within 5 minutes. The fact that folks can work that hard for that long is damn impressive. Respect.
I watched this 10 times and all I have to say is the hand is truly faster than the eye. I would love to learn but, one mistake is better left to card tricks. Ty for your hard work.
"Being a mother is the most dangerous job in the world" -Oprah Winfrey
Depends on the kid.
She's evil
@@davis4555 na
That funny cow has no idea what she’s talking about. Stedman, the highest paid beard in the world.
the "pay gap" in visual explanation.
My man. You read my tough. Show this to any feminist who falsely complain about society
@@romanianhustler3309 But they are so full of shit they will probably say they don't do this type of work because men won't let them.
it's no wonder that these guys make good money , one mistake or not watching what the next guy to you is doing and you could lose a limb or your life , this job is not a joke ! respect. !
I don’t know what they’re doing but I know they’re doing it really well
Don’t go in with a hangover, you’ll be leaving short one arm. These guy’s deserve top dollar.