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I just talked to my mom.
She lives in Midland, my stepdad is a completions superintendent.
She is scared.
I can hear it in her voice when she talks to me.
She lives in Midland, my stepdad is a completions superintendent.
She is scared.
I can hear it in her voice when she talks to me.
I got off the phone with her and started reflecting on everything the oil and gas industry has given me
10 years ago, I was a kid pulling up to a drilling rig for the first time
I was so scared. I remember looking up to the crown of the derrick with butterflies in my stomach
10 years ago, I was a kid pulling up to a drilling rig for the first time
I was so scared. I remember looking up to the crown of the derrick with butterflies in my stomach
I didn& #39;t have much going for me or many people that believed in me at the time.
I mean, who would believe in a kid that was fresh out of high school with a 1.6 GPA.
But that rig didn& #39;t fucking care.
If you were willing to work hard, it would reward you.
I mean, who would believe in a kid that was fresh out of high school with a 1.6 GPA.
But that rig didn& #39;t fucking care.
If you were willing to work hard, it would reward you.
That rig crew became my family.
14 hours a day I would spend with them in that West Texas heat.
They taught me everything from how to work a pipe wrench to developing a work ethic that allows me to outwork anyone around me.
14 hours a day I would spend with them in that West Texas heat.
They taught me everything from how to work a pipe wrench to developing a work ethic that allows me to outwork anyone around me.
To be honest, I start tearing up thinking about it.
I owe everything to this industry and the people in it.
I know there are many people with stories similar to mine who are just as passionate.
I owe everything to this industry and the people in it.
I know there are many people with stories similar to mine who are just as passionate.
And now they& #39;re having that gutted out of them by things they can& #39;t control.
When I think back to when I quit my job in 2018 to pursue my own venture, I think about the dark days the most.
The days where there wasn& #39;t money in my personal account to pay the bills.
When I think back to when I quit my job in 2018 to pursue my own venture, I think about the dark days the most.
The days where there wasn& #39;t money in my personal account to pay the bills.
The Christmas where we didn& #39;t have money to buy our kids presents.
I would always tell myself "Today sucked, but tomorrow has the potential to be better than today."
Then I would wake up and do something to move forward.
I would always tell myself "Today sucked, but tomorrow has the potential to be better than today."
Then I would wake up and do something to move forward.
I don& #39;t know much about the oil business but I know one thing, this industry is full of talented and hard-working motherfuckers.
We are in dark days, but we can& #39;t control external factors. All we can control is our ability to wake up and put in 100% of our effort.
We are in dark days, but we can& #39;t control external factors. All we can control is our ability to wake up and put in 100% of our effort.
If we do that, we will find solutions to the industry& #39;s problems.
Humans are incredibly resilient and our industry is proof of that.
Humans are incredibly resilient and our industry is proof of that.
