A Day in the Life
Have you ever wondered what would be like to have a career in oil and gas? Get the whole story from the people in the field, as they tell you about their typical days on the job.
Plant Manager
Faron Ritz started his career as a journeyman welder. Now he hires, trains and supervises a team of welders, supervises plant safety and works on research and development projects.
Field Engineer
Ayesha Khory is a field engineer in charge of a three-person electric wireline crew that runs measuring and data gathering tools down into open wells.
Bed Truck Operator
Craig Copeland drives a truck equipped with a winch, loads and unloads equipment and does "spotting" or positioning equipment at the rig site.
District Manager
Rick White worked his way up through the ranks. Now he makes sure that "the crews are at the right place at the right time and that they get the job done."
Well Testing Operator
Steve Dumontet works on a crew that tests wells for things like flow rate, pressure, salinity, or anything else the operator wants to know.
Service Rig Operator (Driller)
Warren Butler is a driller on a service rig. It's his job to supervise the rig crew, which consists of himself, a roughneck, a derrickman and a leasehand.
Seismic Line Crew Helper
As a Line Crew Helper, Andre lays out and picks up seismic recording equipment for 2D and 3D land seismic data acquisition.
Senior Observer
During seismic tests, observers like Travis work in a recording truck, using two-way radios to direct the work of crew members involved in the tests.
Seismic GPS Rover
Jullien helps the surveyor as required and is responsible for giving the surveyor accurate shots on all shot points and land contours.
Women in Oil and Gas Careers
At this site, click on Profiles, then Oil & Gas Technologies, to meet women in these oil and gas positions: Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator, Project Manager, Power Engineer and Maintenance Technician.
