Oilfield Trash

Oilfield Trash

Author: Bobby D. Weaver

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2010-08-24

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1603442057

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"Oilfield Trash is written in a charming, flowing style that any reader will enjoy....In Weaver's capable hands, the gypsy lives of a generation of young men unfold on the rigorous stage of drilling fields...."---Paul Spellman, author of Spindletop Boom Days --


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Download or read book Oilfield Trash written by Bobby D. Weaver and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Oilfield Trash is written in a charming, flowing style that any reader will enjoy....In Weaver's capable hands, the gypsy lives of a generation of young men unfold on the rigorous stage of drilling fields...."---Paul Spellman, author of Spindletop Boom Days --


Oilfield Trash

Oilfield Trash

Author: Steve Ridout

Publisher:

Published: 2012-11-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781849631792

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Wives and Girlfriends of worldwide oil workers, look away now! Oilfield Trash follows the exploits of a group of workers thrown together because of their jobs, and the phrase it takes all sorts... springs to mind. It is the start of the oil boom and work for skilled workers was plentiful, the pay was good but the lifestyle was difficult and the men took their pleasure and entertainment where and how they could. Starting in the desert oilfields of Libya and moving to the tropical climes of Indonesia, Harry Macklin and his companions worked hard (well sometimes!) and played even harder, unlikely friendships were forged between men who would not, in other circumstances, have got on and the things that these men get up to will have the reader laughing out loud. Thought provoking, this novel provides an insight into a previously unknown world.


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Download or read book Oilfield Trash written by Steve Ridout and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wives and Girlfriends of worldwide oil workers, look away now! Oilfield Trash follows the exploits of a group of workers thrown together because of their jobs, and the phrase it takes all sorts... springs to mind. It is the start of the oil boom and work for skilled workers was plentiful, the pay was good but the lifestyle was difficult and the men took their pleasure and entertainment where and how they could. Starting in the desert oilfields of Libya and moving to the tropical climes of Indonesia, Harry Macklin and his companions worked hard (well sometimes!) and played even harder, unlikely friendships were forged between men who would not, in other circumstances, have got on and the things that these men get up to will have the reader laughing out loud. Thought provoking, this novel provides an insight into a previously unknown world.


Doctorin' Oil Field Trash

Doctorin' Oil Field Trash

Author: G. P. Stocker

Publisher:

Published: 2008-12

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780982246702

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Oil Field Trash Roughneck Tales from the Rig Floor

Oil Field Trash Roughneck Tales from the Rig Floor

Author: Greig Grey

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-12-04

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781518896132

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This book was previously published as "Oil Field Trash And Other Garbage." It was meant on my part to take a tongue in cheek swipe at the novel. The main story is titled "Oil Field Trash" so I figured that I would beat the critics to the first punch, hence the second half of the book title: "And Other Garbage." It was brought to my attention that many of the men who are in the fraternity of Oil Field Trash-which I'm also a proud member-thought I was referring to them as garbage. Which was not my intent by any means. It's a tough club to join and few men earn the badge of Oil Field Trash. When I broke out in the big boom of 1981 it was a revolving door of weevils. Maybe one guy in twenty lasted long enough to collect a full paycheck. One tool-pusher suggested installing nets to cover the derricks. "Keep them birds from thieving our worms." But I totally understand the confusion and would never throw a brother under the bus or a rig up tandem for that matter. I added two stories to the book, to liven it up a bit at the start; stories of theft, deception, sabotage, and a rig move gone wild. The book is written from the perspective of a roughneck-spanning my eight year career in the industry. First person accounts of breaking out as a weevil and literally working my way up the ladder. The stories chronicle the dry holes, the wild wells, and wilder nights, as well as the profound dangers of the trade. The industry has evolved but oil drilling is still by far the most dangerous dollar in the world. Roughnecks are the front lines of the world's energy industry--soldiers of fortune, hiring on for a hard earned, high risk paycheck. As you are reading this one roughneck will die every five days on average--lives summed up by six lines in their hometown newspaper. Something to ponder the next time you fill up your tank or adjust your thermostat. Unlike oil, men are a renewable resource."


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Download or read book Oil Field Trash Roughneck Tales from the Rig Floor written by Greig Grey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was previously published as "Oil Field Trash And Other Garbage." It was meant on my part to take a tongue in cheek swipe at the novel. The main story is titled "Oil Field Trash" so I figured that I would beat the critics to the first punch, hence the second half of the book title: "And Other Garbage." It was brought to my attention that many of the men who are in the fraternity of Oil Field Trash-which I'm also a proud member-thought I was referring to them as garbage. Which was not my intent by any means. It's a tough club to join and few men earn the badge of Oil Field Trash. When I broke out in the big boom of 1981 it was a revolving door of weevils. Maybe one guy in twenty lasted long enough to collect a full paycheck. One tool-pusher suggested installing nets to cover the derricks. "Keep them birds from thieving our worms." But I totally understand the confusion and would never throw a brother under the bus or a rig up tandem for that matter. I added two stories to the book, to liven it up a bit at the start; stories of theft, deception, sabotage, and a rig move gone wild. The book is written from the perspective of a roughneck-spanning my eight year career in the industry. First person accounts of breaking out as a weevil and literally working my way up the ladder. The stories chronicle the dry holes, the wild wells, and wilder nights, as well as the profound dangers of the trade. The industry has evolved but oil drilling is still by far the most dangerous dollar in the world. Roughnecks are the front lines of the world's energy industry--soldiers of fortune, hiring on for a hard earned, high risk paycheck. As you are reading this one roughneck will die every five days on average--lives summed up by six lines in their hometown newspaper. Something to ponder the next time you fill up your tank or adjust your thermostat. Unlike oil, men are a renewable resource."


Doctorin' Oil Field Trash: True Tales of Roughnecks and Rougher Women from Spindletop to Saratoga

Doctorin' Oil Field Trash: True Tales of Roughnecks and Rougher Women from Spindletop to Saratoga

Author: George Parker Stoker

Publisher:

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780988435704

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Would you like to know about the noble men who risked everything to make Texas the oil capital of America? Well find another book, because this one's about gambling, pimps, prostitutes, crooked officials, hard drinking, liquor fueled brawling and the roughnecks at the center of it all...real life in Texas oil boomtowns. In 1901, George Parker Stoker was twenty-three and a newly hatched MD seeking his fortune. He stepped off the train at Beaumont into a world of mud and mayhem. Within a day he was at the Spindletop field and had inherited the only medical practice in town from an old doc who wanted to "go on a drunk" for a few months. Stoker spent the next few years patching up the inmates of this oil patch asylum. He worked at Spindletop, Batson Prairie and Saratoga. This was no tea-sipping engagement. The work was as hard as the men, who risked death in ways that Edgar Allen Poe couldn't have dreamed up. But boy were they paid! All that idle cash made saloons pop up like toadstools, tacked together from pine planks. Roofs leaked and there were no doors...because they never closed. The "Kid Doctor," as Stoker was called because of his youthful appearance, saw it all. He treated them all too, giving each the best care he could in that carnival of contusion and contagion.


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Download or read book Doctorin' Oil Field Trash: True Tales of Roughnecks and Rougher Women from Spindletop to Saratoga written by George Parker Stoker and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to know about the noble men who risked everything to make Texas the oil capital of America? Well find another book, because this one's about gambling, pimps, prostitutes, crooked officials, hard drinking, liquor fueled brawling and the roughnecks at the center of it all...real life in Texas oil boomtowns. In 1901, George Parker Stoker was twenty-three and a newly hatched MD seeking his fortune. He stepped off the train at Beaumont into a world of mud and mayhem. Within a day he was at the Spindletop field and had inherited the only medical practice in town from an old doc who wanted to "go on a drunk" for a few months. Stoker spent the next few years patching up the inmates of this oil patch asylum. He worked at Spindletop, Batson Prairie and Saratoga. This was no tea-sipping engagement. The work was as hard as the men, who risked death in ways that Edgar Allen Poe couldn't have dreamed up. But boy were they paid! All that idle cash made saloons pop up like toadstools, tacked together from pine planks. Roofs leaked and there were no doors...because they never closed. The "Kid Doctor," as Stoker was called because of his youthful appearance, saw it all. He treated them all too, giving each the best care he could in that carnival of contusion and contagion.


A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea

A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea

Author: Joel Achenbach

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1451625375

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"With a new introduction by the author"--Cover.


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Download or read book A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea written by Joel Achenbach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With a new introduction by the author"--Cover.


Oilfield Trash

Oilfield Trash

Author: Emily C Tess

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781079500417

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This 100 page 6x9 blank lined notebook or journal is a great choice for the oilfield strong and proud in your life Makes a great gift for hard working oilfield workers in the oil and gas industry to take notes, journal, or logging information. This notebook makes a great gift and is useful for all your note-taking needs!


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Download or read book Oilfield Trash written by Emily C Tess and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 100 page 6x9 blank lined notebook or journal is a great choice for the oilfield strong and proud in your life Makes a great gift for hard working oilfield workers in the oil and gas industry to take notes, journal, or logging information. This notebook makes a great gift and is useful for all your note-taking needs!


Oilfield Trash

Oilfield Trash

Author: Emily C Tess

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781079500318

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This 100 page 6x9 blank lined notebook or journal is a great choice for the oilfield strong and proud in your life Makes a great gift for hard working oilfield workers in the oil and gas industry to take notes, journal, or logging information. This notebook makes a great gift and is useful for all your note-taking needs!


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Download or read book Oilfield Trash written by Emily C Tess and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 100 page 6x9 blank lined notebook or journal is a great choice for the oilfield strong and proud in your life Makes a great gift for hard working oilfield workers in the oil and gas industry to take notes, journal, or logging information. This notebook makes a great gift and is useful for all your note-taking needs!


Oil Field Trash and Other Garbage

Oil Field Trash and Other Garbage

Author: Greig Grey

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-01-27

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781494827090

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"A wild ride and a beautiful read!" "This collection of writing on work in the oil fields is like nothing you've read yet! The writer is a master of narrative. He takes you not only into the culture and time and place of these oil field years and workers, but into the psyches of the characters as well as the physical and emotional world they inhabit. You won't put it down while you're reading it, and you won't forget it when you're done!" Laura Kasischke-award winning author of seventeen books. "Blowouts are mere complications for investors. Wry grins are concealed as heads are bowed in a moment of remembrance for the dead. A jackpot waits after Red Adair cleans up the mess." I worked on oil drilling rigs for eight years, starting out in the boom year of 1981. 4,500 rigs were boring for gas and oil nationwide and experienced hands were scarce. Training programs were nonexistent and safety meetings were nothing more than a once a week, ten-minute break to gulp down a few bologna sandwiches. If you made it a month without a lost time injury, you were rewarded with a dozen pairs of gloves. My life is boring now, but far from it during the black gold rush back then. The main story is titled "Oil Field Trash" so I figured that I'd beat the critics to the first punch, hence the second half of the book title: "And Other Garbage." The book is written from the perspective of a roughneck, performing the duties of this obscure profession. The stories chronicle the dry holes, the wild wells, and the wilder nights, as well as the profound dangers of the trade. The industry has evolved but oil drilling is still by far the most dangerous dollar in the world. Roughnecks are the front lines of the world's energy industry-soldiers of fortune, hiring on for a hard earned, high risk paycheck. As you are reading this one roughneck will die every five days on average-lives summed up by six lines in their hometown newspaper. Something to ponder the next time you fill up your tank or adjust your thermostat. Unlike oil, men are a renewable resource. So, here they are: first person accounts of drilling for oil and gas in the Michigan basin, as journalists and geologists refer to it. Roughnecks just call it the patch.


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Download or read book Oil Field Trash and Other Garbage written by Greig Grey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A wild ride and a beautiful read!" "This collection of writing on work in the oil fields is like nothing you've read yet! The writer is a master of narrative. He takes you not only into the culture and time and place of these oil field years and workers, but into the psyches of the characters as well as the physical and emotional world they inhabit. You won't put it down while you're reading it, and you won't forget it when you're done!" Laura Kasischke-award winning author of seventeen books. "Blowouts are mere complications for investors. Wry grins are concealed as heads are bowed in a moment of remembrance for the dead. A jackpot waits after Red Adair cleans up the mess." I worked on oil drilling rigs for eight years, starting out in the boom year of 1981. 4,500 rigs were boring for gas and oil nationwide and experienced hands were scarce. Training programs were nonexistent and safety meetings were nothing more than a once a week, ten-minute break to gulp down a few bologna sandwiches. If you made it a month without a lost time injury, you were rewarded with a dozen pairs of gloves. My life is boring now, but far from it during the black gold rush back then. The main story is titled "Oil Field Trash" so I figured that I'd beat the critics to the first punch, hence the second half of the book title: "And Other Garbage." The book is written from the perspective of a roughneck, performing the duties of this obscure profession. The stories chronicle the dry holes, the wild wells, and the wilder nights, as well as the profound dangers of the trade. The industry has evolved but oil drilling is still by far the most dangerous dollar in the world. Roughnecks are the front lines of the world's energy industry-soldiers of fortune, hiring on for a hard earned, high risk paycheck. As you are reading this one roughneck will die every five days on average-lives summed up by six lines in their hometown newspaper. Something to ponder the next time you fill up your tank or adjust your thermostat. Unlike oil, men are a renewable resource. So, here they are: first person accounts of drilling for oil and gas in the Michigan basin, as journalists and geologists refer to it. Roughnecks just call it the patch.


Oilfield Survival Guide, Volume One: For All Oilfield Situations

Oilfield Survival Guide, Volume One: For All Oilfield Situations

Author: Matthew J. Hatami

Publisher: Oilfield Books

Published: 2017-01-02

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 069281308X

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Save Money, Time, and Lives with the Real-World Oil & Gas Experience of Others. Learning the Hard Way in the Oilfield can Cost You Millions, sometimes Billions of Dollars in addition to Injury and Loss of Life. Cut Through the Noise to Focus on the Most Critical Aspects of Working in the Oil and Gas Business. Based on over 1,000 Oil and Gas Situations involving Drilling, Cementing, Fracking, Wireline, Coil Tubing, Snubbing, Running Tools, Welding, Production, Workover, Logging, Trucking, Geology, Land, Engineering, Resource Development, Executive Management and much, much more. Expand Your Value Creation Opportunities by Learning from the Real-World Experience of Others. Whether you work in the office or in the field, work as a Company Man, Engineer, Driller, Tool Pusher, Roughneck, Geologist, Landman, Truck Driver, Frac Hand, Treater, Cementer, Lawyer, Flowback Hand, Welder, Geophysicist, Snubber, Pumper, Equipment Operator, Derrick Man, Mechanic, Petrophysicist, Roustabout, Manager, Director, VP, or Executive, consider adding Oilfield Survival Guide to your toolbox of knowledge. In other words, if you work hard for your money in the oil business, this book is for you. The oil & gas industry is one of the most capital-intensive businesses today. As a result, mistakes/situations can be expensive, in addition to injury and loss of life. To prevent undesirable situations, Oilfield Survival Guide was created, based on over 1,000 oil & gas situations. The ultimate guide for all oil and gas situations: ● Tactics ● Procedures ● Fatalities ● Short Stories ● Train Wrecks ● Disaster Avoidance ● Court Cases ● Life Savings Skills ● Checklists ●Troubleshooting ● Problem Job Prevention ● Oilfield Survival Guide is the ultimate oil industry resource to help manage oilfield risk and avoid mistakes by increasing your oil and gas knowledge and intelligence, utilizing a variety of methods, including: Tactics: Short and to the point guidelines to reduce risk and instill work principles to be successful in the oil industry, from the field to the office. Short Stories: Experience from the mistakes of others. Fatalities: Detailed analysis of oil and gas tragedies. Court Cases: Jury trials, expert witness testimony, and legal opinions on a variety of oil and gas cases. Procedures: Step-by-step process to create oilfield procedures and checklists, along with multiple examples. Operations Analysis: Oil and gas operations post-mortem, highlighting key learnings, practical knowledge, useful tips, and best practices. Over 1,000 oil and gas situations analyzed to create Oilfield Survival Guide.


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Download or read book Oilfield Survival Guide, Volume One: For All Oilfield Situations written by Matthew J. Hatami and published by Oilfield Books. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Save Money, Time, and Lives with the Real-World Oil & Gas Experience of Others. Learning the Hard Way in the Oilfield can Cost You Millions, sometimes Billions of Dollars in addition to Injury and Loss of Life. Cut Through the Noise to Focus on the Most Critical Aspects of Working in the Oil and Gas Business. Based on over 1,000 Oil and Gas Situations involving Drilling, Cementing, Fracking, Wireline, Coil Tubing, Snubbing, Running Tools, Welding, Production, Workover, Logging, Trucking, Geology, Land, Engineering, Resource Development, Executive Management and much, much more. Expand Your Value Creation Opportunities by Learning from the Real-World Experience of Others. Whether you work in the office or in the field, work as a Company Man, Engineer, Driller, Tool Pusher, Roughneck, Geologist, Landman, Truck Driver, Frac Hand, Treater, Cementer, Lawyer, Flowback Hand, Welder, Geophysicist, Snubber, Pumper, Equipment Operator, Derrick Man, Mechanic, Petrophysicist, Roustabout, Manager, Director, VP, or Executive, consider adding Oilfield Survival Guide to your toolbox of knowledge. In other words, if you work hard for your money in the oil business, this book is for you. The oil & gas industry is one of the most capital-intensive businesses today. As a result, mistakes/situations can be expensive, in addition to injury and loss of life. To prevent undesirable situations, Oilfield Survival Guide was created, based on over 1,000 oil & gas situations. The ultimate guide for all oil and gas situations: ● Tactics ● Procedures ● Fatalities ● Short Stories ● Train Wrecks ● Disaster Avoidance ● Court Cases ● Life Savings Skills ● Checklists ●Troubleshooting ● Problem Job Prevention ● Oilfield Survival Guide is the ultimate oil industry resource to help manage oilfield risk and avoid mistakes by increasing your oil and gas knowledge and intelligence, utilizing a variety of methods, including: Tactics: Short and to the point guidelines to reduce risk and instill work principles to be successful in the oil industry, from the field to the office. Short Stories: Experience from the mistakes of others. Fatalities: Detailed analysis of oil and gas tragedies. Court Cases: Jury trials, expert witness testimony, and legal opinions on a variety of oil and gas cases. Procedures: Step-by-step process to create oilfield procedures and checklists, along with multiple examples. Operations Analysis: Oil and gas operations post-mortem, highlighting key learnings, practical knowledge, useful tips, and best practices. Over 1,000 oil and gas situations analyzed to create Oilfield Survival Guide.