Weatherford Frac - Only The Strong Survive

A sneak peak into the life of the men that keep the wheels turning in the South Texas oilfield. Doing our part to reduce the United States dependency on foreign oil, c'mon!

[@theoldbigmoose]

I have been around extreme kinetic energies in aerospace for 40 years, and I wouldn't last 10 minutes in the job you men do. The amount of unpredictable energy, heavy weights, bad weather and hidden deterioration in machinery make it mind boggling to me at my age. Yet you are out in inclement weather 24/7 getting the oil and gas for the rest of us to have heat and transportation. Know that you are appreciated, and may He protect and guide you in your work!

[@SCARECROW3999]

Nobody responded, but I will, we all thank you for the kind words

[@brob-zy8zi]

Thank you!

[@251Trioxin]

Thank you sir! 💪🇺🇸

[@folsomortiz3395]

Thank you

[@nathanclairday]

Bad ass Big Moose. We might quit a hundred times a day but we persevere. ALWAYS finish what we start or get run off. Lol. Thank you for your compliment. Btw whoever made this video. “Awesome”

[@rexwamboldt6659]

To all the frac guys out there in West Texas my hat off you guys no matter what company you work for. I drove water truck 2018 to 2020 and nothing like being around a frac at full horsepower. Hard work is a understatement for you guys.

[@scottnash718]

I did this for years. My kids wanted to be in the oilfield. To do what i did. I showed them this video. Its dead on. They decided to go another route. This sepereate the men from the boys. Sacrifices dont come cheap. God bless all oilfield hands

[@mrgroosumthasandman8046]

This video NEVER GETS OLD!

[@brob-zy8zi]

That roll call in the beginning. Sends chills up my spine. Please, let me hear those words again. 🥺

[@davidfolks7551]

I hear it every hitch man. It's weird seeing what I do from an outside perspective

[@pedrogarza3008]

Well I'm a former Baker Hughes Alice elite employee and man all i can say is this video was kick ass. I miss frac having with drawls watching this video. If y'all r still working balls to the wall is all i can say. God Bless

[@danielmarks2727]

I remember my first day like it was yesterday even though it was nearly 7 years ago. The first thing they said was “this sh*t ain’t for everyone. You’ll either be bit and won’t ever leave, or you won’t last more than a few days.” I spent 5 years fracin and I loved every minute of it. I’m still in the oilfield just come home every night… wife finally said it’s time to come home so I did but I couldn’t completely let go.. idk if I’ll ever be able to. I miss runnin my line or calling the job every single time I’m out there and hear the fleet fire up for a stage.. perfect depiction on the thoughts of a hand.

[@christinacarrillo5486]

I see a lot of equipment my boys machined and built and that I inspected. Putting a face to the reason why I take inspection seriously is awesome!

[@MoneroMac]

Just got my first oil field job with Halliburton. Wish me luck fellas. 🙏🏻

[@LuisPerez-py4zn]

bro how is going I’m interested in going into the field too?

[@Kooger50]

Oh god Halliburton good luck man

[@joeymata9440]

I was a part of that group that month when we done all those stages! I was the wireline engineer out of Alice tx,my cousin dingo and wolf and rest of guys were great with the frac.man I miss those days when Weatherford was a competitive outfit!!

[@danielb.8858]

Weatherford wire line here god bless you men amd your family's keep strong where evere you work brothers.

[@oilfieldtom5458]

Oilfield work is a lifestyle i been on a rig drilling to pressure testing i love everything about the fields i am now back into a shop keeping trucks on the road we are a service company hauling production water after you wear your first pair of boots out your stuck here bakken Williston ND !

[@shopvebe]

GOD Bless the oilfield ! 💜

[@texaswader]

Worked for Halliburton for a long time cementing. My experience with the Frac guys taught me that 2" iron is a lot lighter than the 3" iron you guys have to deal with. Good video.

[@moralezfamily3047]

texaswader 3 is alot lighter than 4 and 7.

[@muhammadfauzan503]

Ussualy im used 6" for flowline with MPD line.. 2,3" lot lighter than 6"

[@Warpfield]

Ahh yes this takes me back. I worked on a Halliburton Frac crew out of Enid, OK in 81-82. They guaranteed us pay for 60 hours a week, on call 24x7, 4 on 3 off then 5 on 2 off. However, this would usually work out to be more like 90+ hours per week. No sleeper cabs, no porta potties, we did get catered though. If you had to take a crap, you got up under you pump truck, peeled off the layers of coverall and go. Only sleep you got was when the riggers were pulling pipe, maybe a couple hours at most. You generally slept in your truck on a home made bed, basically a board with some carpet nailed to it. I was unfortunate to have the only pump truck that didn't have a cab. Those were some cold Oklahoma winter nights, the wind constantly blowing with temperatures in the teens. Long hours, long days, not for the weak to be sure.

[@MrDynafxdc]

Yeah it takes me back too to Pratt Kansas 78 to 83. As you say long days and nights many times. 90 to 100 hours per week were common. Worst days were working all day and half the night and go back to the yard and pack pumps the rest of the night.

[@TheDMNDBros]

Y’all been through some shit by the looks of it

[@Warpfield]

@@MrDynafxdc UUuugh packing pumps. Gawd I really hated that. And that was after 3+ hours in the truck wash line waiting for the blender driver to finish.

[@joshthompson342]

anybody remember the view of working overnight. working on the sandkings watching the sun coming up thinking life is awesome. and thankful we made it through another day. Our family was truly our crew.

[@zac1902]

OH MY GOD this is the perfect song for this video!!❤

[@MISSUNIVERSE1830]

I really wish people look at the numbers of how many U.S. Military Veterans work for the oilfield, maybe that would make people more supporting the oilfield jobs

[@ericramirezz2207]

Elizabeth Octubre I'm heading out there after I get out in 8 months -7yr SSG U.S. Army

[@AK47HEAVYMETAL83]

Elizabeth Octubre That's true, there are countless vets I've come across in the 5 years I've been in the oilfield. Hell, over half of my department are veterans! Lol

[@matthewhoxsey3690]

We are born in the oil field thats why only the strong survive west texas oil field

[@azmlove5270]

What's a easy job in the oil field seriously

[@mds1986ms]

Makes perfect sense. They go fight some fat politicians oil war then come home and drill for it so those same politicians can sell it right back to them and foriegn countries. Before you say it no im not a liberal... so stop typing.

[@mariogarcia8793]

You missed a Clip about when you cab out and take naps lol

[@LilVb91]

Facts...you probably only put in real work about 2 or 3 hrs if that on a 12hr shift if everything is working the way it should

[@jawlessaim]

Hes not wrong they set there stuff an sleep till 3rd party gets done roughnecks and casing hands have it harder but thats just me saying. After there doing there thing we rig down n head to a other rig 😊 on call 24/7 but props to them for being able to always have a clean coverall

[@chriscaldwell2806]

36 hours and no sleep! Meth life!

[@Warpfield]

@@chriscaldwell2806 On one convoy we stopped at a sh** & get for some snacks when this one guy comes up to us asking if we wanted to buy some qualudes. What on earth would we want something like that for? We were already dead on our feet.

[@manuelabrego538]

To all Frac Animals God be with you

[@rustynail795]

I miss it. Once a fracker always a fracker!

[@brandinhutcheson5320]

I miss it too wish I would of never left!

[@RandomNamejagddjxuossn]

West TX oilfield! Permian Basin representing! Water Hauling Trucking company here. 24/7 365! We keep this country running! #FrackOn #DrillBabyDrill

[@jessicabadger1947]

I miss it wish I could go back yall

[@thebabscast5154]

You guys are awesome. Hope the restructuring works out

[@ecgodsmack86]

Oilfield is fun! Take care of your families, what an honor it is!

[@joshuagomez1820]

I respect these guys. Hard freaken work becomes easy when you have good confidants on your side doing the same. We would work through the heat, rain and sand storms. It didn't matter. Had to get er done. Much respect gentlemen

[@andrewbatdorf5456]

Amen .Stay safe .Thanks for all you do .Keep looking up .

[@barbarahammer9037]

once we had gasoline wars in the years of 1960 to 1970 .the prices was .15 to .25 a gallon in houston TEXAS.. not now.. everything is going up in prices year after years. I am proud of the men who provide for there families. thank you. the show was good and i like it.no ??????

[@ATA909]

Halliburton whipped our asses in Saudi Arabia with the heat of the sun OMG man that is was really hard work . God blessed those whom working in the frack !

[@juancervantes8932]

is the title "only the strong survive", due to the massive layoffs?

[@shelbystepp3901]

Juan Cervantes on the strong survive. Your not gonna last if your not strong mentally and physically.

[@celloman78]

@@jollycooperator2876 were they U.S Army? That's not impressive. I wouldn't go around telling people that I beat up a group of army sissies.. just saying.

[@patrickgreiner6954]

Juan Cervantes I got layyed off to

[@nathanrodriguez9780]

Lol

[@DavidBrown-wm7zx]

I sure miss those days. Started on sand and worked my way up to the van.

[@chaz7r]

i started in chem add. no one wants to be in chem add lol

[@ilianiliev6175]

Thank you men Usa shale oil absolute amazing.

[@Tyrant-Terminator]

I used to work for BJ Services out of Alice Texas. Good tribute to Halliburton and all

[@sinister13cruz63]

good video oilfield brothers oilfield for life i work for Halliburton

[@ashtontaylor391]

Sinister13 Cruz where you at buddy I frac on MC-6 up in OK.

[@activeexp5341]

Sinister13 Cruz i work for crown with you guys everywhere

[@activeexp5341]

Ashton Taylor i was working with MC 1 in ok and then MC1 in NM

[@TheRowdyone69]

Can you guys help a brotha get on the team? If so please lmk, i need a shot to a new beginning. Thanks brothers

[@activeexp5341]

Brian Ada go fucking apply lazy ass

[@MrChronicfuture70]

I work for FTSI been there done that wish my wife could see this video and know what I go through and how much I sacrifice for a good living btw I'm a mechanic making sure pumps and equipment are working 100% for my brothers out there

[@joeflores2951]

You’re missing the point, this was a video about a band of brothers who worked at Weatherford in Alice Tx. We had a brotherhood like no other and so much pride in our work.

[@anthonychapa9490]

Htown bound cmon

[@philippbentzer602]

Greetz from the German Wireline Logging Team!!!!!

[@ethanjones1521]

My dad worked in the oilfield. 12 years for upham. My mom said she was leaving with the 4 of us if he didn't find something less dangerous because wells kept exploding and killing rough necks like him pretty much every other day. Worst decision he ever made. He lost everything because he listened to her.

[@Joeymcgohon]

Great video!!!

[@jamespugh]

go weatherford get done. Don't see those boys up here. laid lot of ground containment for 2 years. lets get back to work!! time to make $$$

[@ambergeorge877]

God, I miss it!

[@davidlaster3752]

you and me both

[@schurchill39]

Trican frac'ed 252 stages July 2014 in a month. 10k 4" iron at 22m³/min (140ish bbl/min). 24 hour operations. 331 stages the year before but that was ~40 days.

[@schurchill39]

But I love the video. Its very much a sacrifice that we do everyday to make sure we have food on the table for our families and decrease our dependency on foreign oil (even if it is only at $40ish dollars a barrel right now).

[@homersipes]

We're running 7 million pounds of dirt in 24 hours 💪💪💪 cmon

[@jesuscavazos1840]

Long live the oilfield 💯💪🏼

[@BreakThrough402]

only respect for these guys!

[@alananikeyev7254]

Days off canceled hahaha, badass frac for life my guy

[@abbysoto4678]

God bless all the brothers in the oil field , #PUROPINCHEJALE

[@roldanquigao3498]

love weatherford precision, firm.working. contractor maintenance provider been working with maintenance team in Saudi Arabia, so cool,

[@DavidWhite-mk1jx]

Now you're Schlumberger lol

[@shortbutnotwhereitmatters5278]

😂

[@edwardgalicia7535]

Some lol most of them got laid off as well

[@peerless-d6r600]

No more frac for schlumberger. Liberty bought it all

[@DavidWhite-mk1jx]

@@peerless-d6r600 yea I heard

[@jpugh3076]

im running support for frac, water transfer hand here lets get after it frac! PA oil and gas boom 2017

[@Belt372]

fuck yeah water transfer doesn’t get enough respect

[@chaos-mz6ru]

Water transfer hours are hell.i did it for 4 months and screw that lol. Its nice when we have to watch pumps though thats sleep.time hahah

[@Belt372]

Joshua Tavarez oh yeah love when we’re fracing rig up fucking sucks

[@mds1986ms]

Thanks for help to ruin my state. Just doin your job tho... i get it.

[@Deeb-z6y]

Best video on KZbin

[@apachesnow]

Roughneck..from compounds to F-rigs,can say, its a LIFE that truly gets in your blood..knew a few hands better than my brothers..seen alot..if i could come back..id come back as a Roughneck agian..stay safe out there!!!

[@richardlloyd-dd4xx]

I can't wait for the oil to rush through my vains god bless the oilfield

[@ecgodsmack86]

My song when I’m in the Derrick on the rig pullin collars

[@КутькинВасилий]

Отличный ролик! Где работали?? Есть вакансии кран оператор или помптрак?

[@valentinvalentin6658]

Привет коллегам из Западной Сибири! Мекаминефть!

[@jaymeadkins592]

Keep calm and frac on guys. I know Ur Pain I do torque and test and hold backside. It will come back. YELLOW JACKET PROUD. Drill them deep and pump them hard

[@trevordelarosa3599]

Yellow jacket oilfield services?

[@travisshepard1261]

You're not rig hands you're baby 3rd party hands. Pretending like you ain't sleeping in the truck for 18 hours haha

[@AK47HEAVYMETAL83]

Travis Shepard oh shush it...y'all just punch holes in the ground, you don't produce shit 😂😂😂 Frac makes that hole gushin boy!

[@Allmotorzl1]

Your job is easy compared to roughneckin though. You cant frac without a hole lmao.

[@beanseff]

On the frac the only place you sleep is standing up...

[@69Gingerman]

Lotta times bunch of em r sleep in their pickups lol no joke

[@69Gingerman]

@Tyler B nah, I been doing thi for a while and in every wel site you get a bunch of guys asleep in their trucks, no joke. They sleep over 4 unless they do laundry daily hahaha and they do not travel 3hrs daily. They are provided with a hotel room by their employer. Look I talk to these guys daily as I offload the sand. Ain't no lies, all facts. I'm not saying they dont work, it's just that their work ain't all hard. They've told me it's hard in the summer but only due to heat.

[@j.hewett6131]

Video brings back memories. 2012- 2015 Trican and Cudd

[@aroberto]

God i miss Alice, Baker Hughes proud

[@arobertohex]

weatherford is a great company

[@dannybarlow4256]

I used to work in oilfield doing frac jobs from can till can’t…….crazy hours

[@tenterline454]

70,000 brake horsepower? big number. awesome awesome video

[@irvingfournier6479]

Great video! 💪🏻 starting up w Liberty in a couple of weeks!

[@andrewsteve3588]

It's really not a job its a life style your with the guys you work with Twice as much as your family's.

[@spikeymaycry2]

+andrew steve no shit sherlock. Average person works 8 hours a day. for e.g 8am- 5 pm. by the time you come home you cook dinner, clean and sit down it is alredy 8pm - 8:30. go to bed at 9-10 ? 2 hrs to spend with family right there.

[@scottreyes6932]

Ho al hash working Frac you make 3to 4 times as much as some one it pays well and we bust ass for it . I'd rather work hard for 10 years and make what people do in 30 years. I'll pay my house off in 5 -7 years vs ppl like you being a slavr for 30-40 years to people that take the time to work hard for the pay off.

[@remypena2820]

Lmfao thats it i work from 4am-7pm we switch from days to nights every week working 6days 3 off

[@amandasoileau2594]

Awesome video!!!

[@brianhuynh1852]

I Watched this inspired video in college and decided to be a petroleum enginner to work outside and travel. Graduated with honors but cant land a job anywhere because no experience and no connection. So sad

[@shortbutnotwhereitmatters5278]

My man you still loking for a job? Halliburton will take fresh engineers. They rather have guys with ni experience so they can teach them how they need to

[@turkkan2416]

We are one Weatherford!!!

[@DanSlotea]

That"s the biggest lie that office assholes promote. It's valid only when it's about money. The ones field people make and office people spend.

[@thesumeriangod5421]

South Texas oilfield baby!

[@dominickluna5108]

I’m ready to get back out there, damnit

[@251Trioxin]

Me too 🙏

[@markvolker1145]

"12,500 on the line, grabbing a gear"! Lol

[@ricoa1965]

Weatherford bound. Love it.

[@kevinxu3617]

Kevin Xu 1秒前 I saw the rain cap full open after engine fired. I want to understand the rain cap is full open at low idle or not. Could you help me?

[@robertmartinez696]

36 hr no sleep...sounds like a accident waiting to happen

[@fredhero]

I agree. These guys need a union. Sixteen and 36 hour days is inviting accidents. No employer should allow this.

[@dannybarlow4256]

Worked 52 hrs straight in 1982 in Borger Texas pumping thru a coil tubing unit……yeah and in zero degree weather

[@jjrangel90jr]

I must say... fracking ain’t all that hard! I switched over to workovers and frac ain’t got shit on this.

[@JohnnyCadillac1994]

Watch this video for motivation when days don't just set right with me i haul water for frac water bottles sand boxes frac hands we are all brothers out there in the badlands sure we have our social groups dillers drivers frac hands product team but we stand as one if your in the dakota west texas or out here with me chasing that PA OH WV boom we stand as one keep up the work brothers god speed stay safe

[@kristyclarke468]

The money may be good but damn its hard you miss out on so much and we miss you like crazy as a wife i am with worry when that phone call is late with the fear it may never come again

[@ecgodsmack86]

Try a Rig , Make a video like this for us on the oil rigs! Nice Vid

[@lindastonebraker2512]

Respect

[@thomasjefferson3836]

It's frac, days off aren't canceled. I know, I've been fracing over 20 yrs.

[@tommylee1493]

Thomas Jefferson here same

[@kaylebmoore415]

I wish KZbin had a option to turn off the videos background music

[@jollycooperator2876]

The volume button.

[@chaz7r]

you need better taste in music. put down the florida georgia line shit bro

[@brianolsovsky9526]

Good job guys.

[@anthonybonnelle786]

I'm doing 60's and 10's right now gotta get the money while it's there filets do it deeper baby

[@shaneward6689]

This made me get a lump in my throat, i would love to be a part of a crew like that .... If the door ever opens ill jump through it head first but due to my geo location it isn't easy to get into oil field work

[@abeljimenez2033]

When you guys pump 197 stages in a month how much prop per stage were you pumping?

[@Mrusernameify]

Schlumberger STX 6 near Cotulla, TX pumped 303 stages in a month with around 400k a stage

[@Allmotorzl1]

I'm a roughneck and i wonder what is tougher work. Watching frac videos it seems easy except rigging up.

[@DCT97]

Platinum dude, there’s no need to wonder. I’ve been roughnecking for a year and I have friends who work for Halliburton frac and they don’t do half of the shit we do on a rig. Their always on their phones posting pictures and shit or goofing off, literally. I respect a man working for his family and being away from home for weeks, but that doesn’t make their job hard.

[@Allmotorzl1]

Yeah i have a couple of friends in Frac and all i see them doing is posting selfies lmao. Shit we never have time to be on our phone unless it's lunch time. I'm on pulling units by the way. You?

[@DCT97]

Platinum diesel electric rig is what I work on currently. It’s a bitch to rig up and rig down lol cause it’s so goddamn huge. Pretty much exactly like a pulling unit, but bigger.

[@chaz7r]

pretty much. rigging up and down sucks.

[@vishnuprasad-zd2ej]

70000 hp to every job??? What happened to saenz

[@jorgequintero1203]

Great video nothing but the truth.

[@ztamez]

Keep safe my brothers.

[@big-boss-404]

What happens with jd saenz?

[@misterchango]

Bad ass video!!!!

[@MrNezzy7]

Hate to say it 197 in a month is rather depressing we run 12 to 14 a day at Halliburton Canada

[@Irishpride7777]

And try their best to imitate Hallibortion! 😂

[@ianwilcox6035]

More like propetro

[@os7349]

Where the frac at??

[@eatonfire04]

How many layoff again?

[@davidlaster3752]

Made a old roughneck remember the day.Sprayberry zone.

[@dedyfirmansyah7238]

This.. My life !!!

[@أناأسفلاأهتم]

How can I work drilling oil wells in Iraq with Weatherford

[@TheCkovalev]

Real true....!!!!!

[@deniskablukov4404]

Вот это я понимаю грандиозный проект. Я бы поучаствовал в таком

[@shahidarms5445]

Soon be Weatherford Empolyee in UAE as Petroleum Engineer

[@waqasiqbal4441]

listen

[@briondionetoler]

Salute