Mudlogging

My job and what I do

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• nomac
• chesapeake
• drilling
• mud
• log
• geology

[9919nick]

hey buddy,, I been "catching" for about 6 months now, i really like that job would you say i stick wih it being that i have kids and a family or being that im only 24 should i find something with more steady days off?..

[bailesie]

@9919nick Mudlogging is definitely a steady secure job. For the amount of work you actually do, the pay is quite good. If you're looking for a pay raise, look around at other mudlogging companies and see how much they could give you. I find that you can force your current employer into bargaining wages just to keep employees. My buddy just did that and got a 5 dollar raise on the hour just by contacting a competitor and forcing his current employers hand on compensation.

[DaUsualSuspect1]

The highest paid geo i met made almost $1500 a day, how much do you make?

[bailesie]

@DaUsualSuspect1 I know some geos who make that only on offshore locations. I don't make nearly that much, but it's enough to pay the bills :)

[totle71268]

Hello Friend. I am in North Louisiana. The 182 days were worked on multiple jobs, I just went from one job to another. The most I have ever worked on one well was prob around 115 days or so. I am really glad to hear that they have new equipment over there now. Good equipment makes the job so much better. Where are you working?

[bailesie]

@totle71268 Just south of Morgantown, WV. Won't be working as a logger much longer, just got hired as a wellsite geologist for the Towanda, PA region :D

[AirstripBum]

@Smyrk420 That sounds nifty. We used a small frying pan and a hot plate or a little pie pan and heat lamp.

[culinar777]

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[Smyrk420]

I use a vacuum attached to a contraption that traps the water in the bottom to dry my samples. Works wonders, even in -35 C. Dries them in under 2 minutes.

[DaUsualSuspect1]

@bailesie I met another Geo in school the other day that did a career change, she said she made $900/day and that was 10 years ago. Alberta Oil Baby!!

[9919nick]

thanks, who do you work for and where are yall out of?..im normally offshore but just started in the land side and i think its better having Lil more freedom..the bad part is being going for long periods of time, but i have a family to take care of so its just a small sacrifice i have to make...I really enjoy it and have it all down packed except for calculating lag on paper...and also i don't want to tell my company one thing and they call my bluff lol.

[totle71268]

@bailesie Congrats on the upgrade. I have been around some logging companies that tried to call us "Wellsite Geologists" but it didn't really stick.