Workers in demand Texas Oil and Gas Company | Floresville Convention Center, 600 Texas 97 West, Floresville
THE HEAVY HITTERS
Public companies with most net acreage* in Eagle Ford shale:
• EOG Resources, Houston: 520,000 acres
• Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, Okla.: 445,000 acres
• Petrohawk Energy Corp., Houston: 332,300 acres
• Sm Energy Co., Denver: 250,000 acres
• Anadarko Petroleum Corp., The Woodlands: 200,000 acres
• El Paso Corp., Houston: 170,000 acres
• Exxon Mobil Corp., Irving: 140,000 acres
• Swift Energy Co., Houston: 79,000 acres
• Talisman Energy, Canada: 78,000 acres
• Rosetta Resources, Houston: 64,860 acres
*Acreage not shared with a partner.
Source: IHS
WHO'S HIRING?
Workers in demand
Competition for experienced workers is so intense, a few companies are even willing to take on neophytes.
Dustin Tallant, U.S. recruiting supervisor for Sanjel (USA), said it expects to train about half the drivers it hires for its Cibolo center.
Entry-level floor hands on a Chesapeake Energy rig can make $22 to $25 an hour, and they can boost their pay to as much as $80,000 a year if they work extra days, drilling superintendent Shane Wilkerson said. The tool pusher on the rig, an experienced hand who is in charge of the rig's crew, can earn from $114,000 to as much as $140,000 a year.
"They earn every single penny of it," Wilkerson said. "You get covered in drilling mud, and you work whether it's 105 degrees or freezing. There are lots of pressures and hazards, and sometimes you'll go three days with no sleep."
A motorman, who's one step up from a floor hand, can make $24 to $26 an hour, while a derrick man makes about $28 an hour. Pay for the driller, who answers to the tool pusher, is almost $30 an hour.
Most of the drilling jobs require work in remote areas, and employee work seven days on and seven off.
A list of upcoming job fairs.
May 25
• Jobs: Drivers
• Who's hiring: Western Petroleum Co.
• Hours: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
• Where: Pleasanton Career Center, 206 N. Smith St., Pleasanton
• Phone: 830-569-4702
May 26
• Jobs: Maintenance techs
• Who's hiring: Blue Line Corp.
• Hours: 2-7 p.m.
• Where: Hondo Career Center, 740 18th St., Hondo
• Phone: 830-426-8111
June 7
• Jobs: Unspecified
• Who's hiring: Halliburton Co.
• Hours: 6-9 p.m.
• Where: Floresville Convention Center, 600 Texas 97 West, Floresville
• Phone: 830-569-4702
Source: Workforce Solutions Alamo, www.workforcesolutionsalamo.org
HELP WANTED
Competition for employees is driving up annual pay for jobs in the Eagle Ford shale of South Texas.
Position Salary
Engineer $180,000*
Rig tool pusher $114,000
Rig driller $62,400
Derrick man $58,250
Motorman $54,100
Floor hand $52,000
Drivers** $42,000
Laborer $40,000
Parts runner $29,000
Clerical worker $16,640
*Wages are based on avg. annual pay.
**Truck driver holding Class A commercial driver's license with hazmat certification.
Sources: Workforce Solutions Alamo; Chesapeake Energy; Petrohawk Energy
San Antonio Express-News
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