How Do You Get An Oilfield Job As A Mudlogger In The On?
Ever wonder how oil and gas drilling companies know if they have hit pay dirt or not on a wildcat well? If you thought that oil went shooting up over the top of the rig, then that’s not the preferred way these days. Mudlogging or Mud Logging is a challenging yet lucrative way for a person to make a good living in the industry. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2272100/mud_Full.jpg’); }); The first step is to ask yourself if you can handle a job that involves living in a travel trailer on a rig site or sleeping, when you can in crowded crew quarters offshore, yet be rewarded with good compensation at then end of the month. You will be away from home for sometimes weeks at a time, working in dirty, dangerous and harsh environments. Work hours are long and often unpredictable, often in 12 hour increments or tours, pronounced “towers”. Salaries for mudloggers range from $50,000 p
