Oilfield or Heavy Equipment Jobs - Specific Questions (Billings, Glendive: station, radio)

[Stephan_K]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Hopefully, they'll open and produce. But my bet is, they'll open and cap. Still means work for a lot of folks.

But look 40 years ahead and tell me what you see?

Ever wonder why US oil wells get capped ? It's not to save our reserves either...

Have a listen to Lindsey Williams and then you may be able to answer this question. There is no date given when this was recorded, best I can pinpoint it was in the beginning of 2006.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbakN7SLdbk

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGjbDjnNzw

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q39ic04vhNo

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKCyCYz_aHY

Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TYmSGwAumk

Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbwMOvV6ctg

Part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5HGHsy3H_0

Part 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC61X78-OI0

[suezeekay]

Originally Posted by VoniBear

Nope. Montana is not in the oil business. There is a teeny bit of mining and oil around Billings, but most of the oil is in Wyoming. I moved here (Wyoming) 5 years ago, but was raised in Montana. I am the administrator for Wyoming Associated Builders. I can guarantee that if you husband is any kind of hand at all ~ he could probably land a job over the telephone. All our member companies simply cannot get enough help. You will most likely have a difficult time working clear through a whole winter in Montana without laying off for a bit during the most severe part, in the construction industry. Whether you live in Montana or Wyoming, though - remember . . . it gets cold at times! Folks acclimate, but just remember it's not the South. Lots of folks head back south after the first winter. There are business councils in Wyoming who have posted for workers in Michigan, because of the automobile industry's downturn, in hopes of attracting workers. Naturally, with the influx of workers, you have all the headaches of finding enough housing and etc., but I can guarrantee, you can find work in Wyoming, right now. Good luck!

I'm pretty much not able to get any jobs in California because I have a felony conviction from 20 years ago. could I get hired in Wyoming, do you know?

[seven of nine]

And all I was looking for was less traffic

[GEORGIAINMT]

We just moved to Gillette, Wyoming. Guys are being hired off the streets who have experience in heavy equipment. I've heard that the coal mines are paying as much as $30/hr. for operators. My husband transferred with his job but has just accepted another job driving a water truck to/from the mines & oil rig sites for much more money than he was making. We love Gillette so far. It is in NE Wyoming. I'm a teacher so the main reason we moved here is because wages in Wyoming are tons higher than in Montana. Look online at the Gillette newspaper, the News Reporter, as it lists tons of jobs your hubby can call on. Best wishes to you!

[crane guy]

any luck finding a crane operator position in the casper wy. area working in the oil fields...please email me at livenlife00@yahoo.comthanks

[Jbechtel]

On your paragraph about water meters, Granite county or Town of Philipsburg just concluded a bid for contractors concerning the installation of water meters to commercial and residentces because there are none up to now. About Gillette, Wyo,, I go there quite often and the lady above is correct about opportunities there. My motel rate was around $100 a nite, though. Days Inn, I think. That morning at the motel breakfast someone asked me, probably a contractor, if I was looking for work. I was just presenting a bid to the utility there.

[dantwalk]

hey if you are looking for heavy equip work come a little further north to Ft McMurray Alberta and work in the Oil sands I work for Suncor Driving Cat 797 Haultrucks 6 on 6 off so about 1/2 the year and made 146,000 last year.

[Jeremy Gourley]

Originally Posted by VoniBear

Nope. Montana is not in the oil business. There is a teeny bit of mining and oil around Billings, but most of the oil is in Wyoming. I moved here (Wyoming) 5 years ago, but was raised in Montana. I am the administrator for Wyoming Associated Builders. I can guarantee that if you husband is any kind of hand at all ~ he could probably land a job over the telephone. All our member companies simply cannot get enough help. You will most likely have a difficult time working clear through a whole winter in Montana without laying off for a bit during the most severe part, in the construction industry. Whether you live in Montana or Wyoming, though - remember . . . it gets cold at times! Folks acclimate, but just remember it's not the South. Lots of folks head back south after the first winter. There are business councils in Wyoming who have posted for workers in Michigan, because of the automobile industry's downturn, in hopes of attracting workers. Naturally, with the influx of workers, you have all the headaches of finding enough housing and etc., but I can guarrantee, you can find work in Wyoming, right now. Good luck!

I worked for universal drilling in wyomin and got laid off are there any other companies up there if so what are the names of the companies

[emilieboyles]

Oil and gas is booming from Dawson County north, particularly in Richland and Roosevelt counties as well as abit in Daniels county. Some still in the SE in Fallon, but the big news is the expected development of uranium mining in Carter County near Alzada (permitting is expected to start in early 2010). Additionally, wind energy is a growing industry, of course coal is still a factor, and there is exploration in geothermal.

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Good luck!

[severdsoul]

My brother in law was working in grand junction on a oil field, reading meters ? Cant remember the name of the job he was doing, seemed prity easy. In 6 months he made over $56K, but then the company had to close for a while, due to lack of funds.. so now he is on unemployment getting over $500 a week. He will be looking for a job soon, i've thought about going into the oil jobs, just for the cash, get bills paid off, look at buying a house, give it a go for a couple years, save and put away and live like were poor. But nothing solid as a lead yet, just lots of "they are hiring anyone" type of leads, that end up with all kinds of strings attached.. Since we have a 19 mo old at home, i dont want to go for 6 weeks and 'see if things work out' and leave them behind. a lil one changes a LOT in that short of a time.. i'm not afraid of hard work, that and cash to move.
Still a option though, for a single guy, it would be a great opportunity to make some serious cash.. just be SMART about it and put half away for later when you cant work the fiels.. invest and plan for the future.