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To: thackney
I believe the top range of the salaries includes significant overtime.

Most oilfield workweeks range from 60 to 84 hour weeks (some even more hours).

For Drilling Consultants, they are on location 24/7 for their 'hitch', for some rigs there are two working 12 hours on, 12 hours off (84 hrs/wk), on other rigs, they are on call 24 hrs and work shifts of up to 14 days on/off (a few work the whole well, straight through).

10 posted on 12/28/2011 7:30:45 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Smokin' Joe
When I worked overseas construction for oil fields, it 7/12s for 8 weeks then we got 2 weeks off (with pay).

The Alaskan North Slope operating and maintenance positions are similar to O&M in the offshore or other remote land positions. But most every job like this has nothing to do but eat and sleep (and possibly drink). The rec-rooms have gotten nicer over the decades but still rather limited by general public standards. They work 7/12s but are off half the time; 2/3/4/5 weeks on then the same time off. Greater times for start-up or turn-arounds.

It is not for everyone, but it can be rewarding. What I have found at nearly all these place was consistently good food. That was a bit of a stretch living in Yemen; first and last time I ate spam as a pizza topping.

13 posted on 12/28/2011 7:42:46 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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