I didn’t. A roughneck in the patch typically works 14 straight 12-hour workdays. Well, I should say a minimum of 12-hour days: When it’s time to move the rig, 18-hour days are the norm.

the iron roughneck uses a rotary table and torque wrench(es) to make up or break down pipe. What was once an extremely dangerous process on the rig floor has now become almost completely automated ...

One of the leading fracking services providers in the U.S. attributed the decline to lower stimulation activity and decreased ...