For you guys south

[cottonpicken]

All these numbers are shooting from the hip
so....dydd

I seem to remember semi and gravel guys
charging 140 an hour a while back so and
tandem water truck driving guys getting 500 a
day.Bradys is the name of one of the giant
companies..

And one other thing make SURE you tell those
guys to tell their employers right at the start they
are from a farm. It's a well known fact that farm
boys are snapped up over others.

[Ron]

Pipelining is another option, your farm
skills with equipment are more likely to
have value (not right away, you still
have to learn the job but if you can run
a cat at all you have a leg up).
I'm not sure what entry level wages are
now but during the boom in Alberta
$20/hour would only keep guys around
long enough to learn for a month or so
then if they didn't get more money they
went to someone who would pay them more.

Much less chance of serious injury
pipelining than on a rig (driving hurts
way more people than actual work), less
substance abuse (they test for it almost
everywhere now), and its a friendlier
atmosphere (rigs are for hockey players
just out of highschool with the
associated personality. As they grow
they turn into humans but not for a
couple years).
Lots of guys making over 400/day, just
have to learn the industry then branch
out into a more specialized position
than roughneck or labourer.

Overtime applies after 10 hours a day or
44 hours a week in Alberta. Most
companies pay after 8 hours a day and 44
a week so if you work 7 12 hour days you
will get paid 44 hours regular time and
40 hours overtime. At $25/hour it works
out to 2600/week plus holiday pay (I
think its at least 6%, 10% with some
industries) would bump it up to just
under 2800/week. With pipelining its
not uncommon to get more than 12 hours a
day. Rates should be 18-25/hour
depending on position, good workers can
get paid more regardless of job title.

There is big money to be made in the
oilfield with the right attitude (safety
does count these days). And yes, its
hard to go back to the farm for longer
hours, way less safety and sometimes you
can work all year for free.

Didn't mean to be so long winded. Good
luck (and its really still that wet?)

[Ron]

And Cotton is right. Farmers and farm
kids are used to hard work and have
commonsense so let them know your
background.

[BTOfarmall]

Makar must be no workers up dare to work fer da oilies cause of all that grain you's grow in da Peace Region? Farmers got all da hired hands, payin big moneys too.... Ha to funny.. Da Peace means nothin' fer production actually, Soooo quit cryin you ain't in da news.....

My uncle pullin' Super B Tankers haulin crude in SE Sascratchmynuts. Owner Operation. Makin Moneys, dats da main ting....

You's wanna pull someting fer da oilies eh??? Gotta have nice equipment, kin't be fixin' all da time wit that equipment you's are runnin'. Also kin't be smokin' da wackie tobaccie, Sooo that means da most of you's kin't apply...

Not enough feed. Hahahaha... Get out of bed & drive around da Municipality. Miles & Miles of road allowance to be cut. Best parts its free, gist da cost of puttin it up. Oh well da mower will git it....

If you's kin't make moneys at dees prices for cattle. Den you might as well git out da business cause dey goin' for more pre BSE. Cut da Fat out da Operation... Simple

Let da Good Times Roll in da Cattle Bizzz....

[riders2010]

Thanks again guys, Ron, believe me it's impossible to explain just how wet it is here. It has froze now enough to go across fields etc. Guys just 14 days ago were still getting stuck getting bales (crappy ones at best) off the field. Water was running under the snow.

Merry Christmas!

if you have any other tips they are appreciated!

[Caveo]

Try these guys, it's constructing sites for wells, local company, sure they could be hiring.. worth a try.
Jolly Construction, Waskada 204 673 2515

[Klause]

I am a Roughneck for Savanna Energy Services (Trailblazer) drilling...

I'm filling in on Rig 442 because my home rig 434 doesn't have enough guys to go to work.

Savanna is desperately short of people as are many others in the drilling side of things.

I was out there for 14 days, With vacation and sub pay, I cleared (NET) $5,400. Gross is well over 6 grand...

That's working lease. Roughneck would be almost $6,000, and it goes up from there.

Farm boys are welcome out there... just phone 1 (403) 580-1899 and ask for a recruiter.

As far as safety goes, yes, they are serious about it... depending on the company that you are drilling for, some are almost over-the-top, and all the horror stories you hear about the patch are all BS... I've worked for the cheapest of the cheap (Encana) on the poorest rig in Savanna's fleet... no big deal really.

[Klause]

Ohh, and to answer your question, all drilling contractors follow a basic pay scale set out by the CAODC...: [URL="http://caodc.ca/wage/wage_drilling.html"]Wages[/URL]

Some companies will pay a little more, or offer a bonus, etc.

We get those wages, 1.5x that for 4hrs/day overtime, vacation pay, and a tax-free $140/day sub.

[DogPatch]

Christ with wages like that its not much wonder that the price of gas is going up!

[Busted]

In McMurray if you look at job sites, you can get on driving rock truck on the oil sand sites. Wages 40 -50 an hour guys are making up to 300,000 a year if they work the overtime. Different kinds of living arrangements possible, some offer camp rooms some you have to find your own spot, this can be expensive up there so make sure you know what you are getting into. They are always looking for fellows with farm backgrounds willing to work. Stay away from the booze and drugs and you can do very well

[Burbert]

Lottsa guys/gals here in Albertie with oily backgrounds can't won't work any more in the patch. Guess they are too old, outta the loop, or are too stupid and haven't kept up with current industry standards. Fort McMoney is a total shith--le, don't bother with that clusterf!@k of a place!!!!

[GALAXIE500]

I swear to god that Mr. BTO f-all is just a bit of a moron. Is it just me or do you have Masters degree in stupidity or what? Grow up . Maybe old BTO just hasn't been hungry enough in his life. When you are running out of options, desparation sets in , and you can only sell off so much, including your well being, before you have nothing left. But lets face it boys, were just not as smart as old BTO now are we? Take some spelling lessons and learn how to type, and quit trying to be a comedian. Yous aint good at it!