dr. Fieler, am a graduate of mech eng. From FUTA, wit gud grades. I hope am welcomed to dis thread. I do appreciate u contribution to this thread. Am interested in d oil and gas sector as a maintenance engineer of facilities, i wil appreciate ur advice on this, what courses that can be taken to improve my job prospect. Am looking forward to a masters degree outside naija dat is fairly cheap and gud standard, advise pls. Thanks

okeyz: ^^^^ just so you know, most peeps on this forum have their day jobs to attend to and not all have the time to come on NL everyday,u made a mistake by limiting your search to nairaland only!! some people think that they can get all the ANSWERS!! on nairaland, what happened to google and other search engines?, this shows that we hardly carry out research in what we intend to do but prefer to be spoon fed, afterall you asked those working in the oil company and still they cannot give you any concrete idea, the oil industry is very vast, people tend to focus their energy in their field to stay relevant because process are ever changing, the most annoying scenario is that you see students posting their projects questions and sometimes assignment on Nairaland waiting for ready made answers, it seems the internet has made some people so lazy that they can,t even different fact from fabrication.

As for imanualle you should not come to such hasty conclusion,even you did not post anything relevant to help the poster but to accuse other people for hoarding information, when you are connected to the internet?..na wa o, guy check yoursef..if you are a guy

@ imanuelle ...I hope you understand the question naijababe is asking you?...who is eating your cheese?

thanks for ur response. Its wrong 4 u to conclude i didnt use d search engine. I used all and none provided any useful information and dats why i came here to post it. I hav used both offline n online resources and it amazes me dat til date as i write am yet to get the information as regards mudloggers salary n field allowance. I had to guess figures to fill in d form cos March 8th was d deadline. I hav been waiting 4 u to post. Finally u did yet my question is till unanswered. Thanks

If i can get a answers frm u, i'l b happy @ everyone

@ okeyz,

Its nice to hear from you again.. Studies is generally fine though tasky

I have taken 6 exams already and i still have about 4 to go..

I have just sent u a friend request...

[quote author=emareyo]If i can get a answers frm u, i'l b happy @ everyone[/quote

i got this info from a colleague in LinkedIn

he say for entry level mudloggers its between 300 - 500 USD per day including site allowance

for experienced between 700 - 1200 usd per day, depending on your experience.these are on contract basis!!

i do know mud loggers salary should be in the same range with drillers as they are often in remote site or rigs taking samples making sure the muds maintain their desired properties during drilling,

you should also try drilling fluid specialist salaries since they have similar roles as mud loggers

@ dev

men long time , how was the exams hope you scaled through?

which forum did you send the friend request?

@ emareyo,
Mudlogging is a good place to start your career in the oil field but it is not what you want to do for long. The pay is not near as fantastic as quoted by okeyz, especially in Nigeria. If you get a 100USD per day count yourself as one of the top paid. However, money is the least you should consider in starting a career. You need a space to put your foot on the career ladder first. As you climb higher you will get to where the money is. Drilling fluids (mud) engineering is also great - less job more money. I wish you the best.
@ Okeyz, the only place you can get this quoted amount for a mud logger is probably in the eastern Canada.

^^^^ i got the quotes from a friend who is presently at alberta, so i don't really know if it also applies to Nigeria too but 100 dollars a day is very low in my own opinion, but its a good way to start.

@ okeyz,

I sent the friend request on nairaland forum.... I scaled thru all the examz with soaring colour .

CONGRATS MAN
KEEP IT UP!!

Thanks @okeyz n geogentle.....i just wish i cud get sometin more precised and nigerian.

Sholanke F.has nearly more years of experienced in oil, petroleum and gas engineering work, and nearly some years of developing solution on Calibrations of Surface or Underground fuel Storage tanks, Pressure testing of Tank{that is to detect a linkage from pipeline or fuel storage tanks}.As a petroleum engineer Sholanke can also develop solutions between the fuel suppliers and the Company in term of accuracy argument, while at the same time he understand the concepts of engineering technology and has good instrumental skills[/b]

Great thanks guys for this tread!
Dr.
Pls do u consider a mud engineering certification a good starting point for an Industrial Chemist without any experience in the oil and gas sector?
Cheers!

^^^^^ OF COS, ITS GOOD, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS.

Hello

I saw this article and want to share it with you guys, it is an interesting read

How to (Skip College) and Become a Super-Paid Drilling Consultant
by Barbara Saunders|Rigzone Contributor|Wednesday, May 02, 2012






Eric Roth is a different sort of person, in many ways – and very good role model for young people contemplating jobs in offshore oil and gas.

Some of his differences include:

While not required, he did attend a number of years of college while in the military and after, but never received the actual piece of paper, even though it would have been a virtually free ride on Uncle Sam's dime for being a veteran.
He actually enjoyed the military, a U.S. Marine, and worked many glamour jobs, his work history reads like an adventure novel: embassies, bombings, the works.
Somewhere along the way, he decided that working on offshore oil and gas rigs would be exciting too, so he started out cleaning toilets on rig supply boats and making the usual potty-cleaner's pay for it.
But, he had uncharacteristic enthusiasm for even cleaning potties – because he also had great big dreams, which are now a reality.

Dream #1: He would somehow work every job there was on oil and gas rigs while still in his 20's, learning the various trades as much as possible before he decided on one for long term.
Dream #2: Save his money, also very different for people that age.
Dream #3: Go to all sorts of technical classes, despite having to pay his own way. And voila!
Today, this native Louisiana "boy" is only in his early 30s and a drilling consultant: the top paying job, white or blue collar, in "De Ol' Patch." He won't disclose his annual pay, but confirmed the amount of $200K+ was "In the right neighborhood and maybe a little low." According to the Rigzone Compensation Tracker*, Drilling Consultants reported average compensation of $227,793 in 2011, up 13 percent year over year.

Easy Street Lovers Need Not Apply
Yet despite the power-paychecks, the world travel, etc., this was anything but easy street.

For one thing, you have to have so much discipline + dedication that you have to be able to forget for weeks on end that niceties such as streets, pretty buildings and much more even exist. Yes, there is a community television set on many rigs, but a typical rig worker is too tired to watch TV at the end of 12 hour-plus days and 14 or 28 straight days working.
And, forget these jobs just being hard work: "It has to be some of the most challenging work in the world, a big reason I just love my work, but many people burn out young, which is so sad," said Eric.
Another downside for many: So-called "blue collar" rig worker jobs are like Rodney Dangerfield, pun intended: They can be way unsafe, one has to think Safety First all the time, or else, you too, could become the next blotto person.
Plus, these jobs also get less respect than "white collar," i.e. college degree-needed jobs. Short-handed as the industry is for rig hands these days, preliminary Rigzone research indicates there are few company "hands" figuring out white collar-like niceties for rig workers such as clear career tracks; free off-the-job training for the next step up; enough time off to take the required -- okay, not college, but very difficult -- demanding technical courses; and even Rigworker Appreciation Day once a year.
"Appreciation is in especially short supply," Eric quipped. "It gets to some of the O&G workers. The front line does most of the actual work, but the drilling engineers and geoscientists get most of the respect and appreciation. This is okay also, because that's what they went to school for; however, one would not believe how much technical and engineering knowledge rig workers like us have, even though we don't have engineering degrees."

So, what was another "different" sort of thing Eric did?

Self-Education Most Welcome
A pragmatist in the extreme, he dropped out of working for a while, paid for and took every course in which he was interested that also spelled Better Career Success.

"This was the really lonely part," Eric confessed. "My great savings began to run out. Friends and family sometimes teased me. I constantly worried and wondered if I was doing the right thing."

"It seemed like an endless tunnel but there was light, lots of sunny light, at the end of it, and I knew this, even when I had just spent my last dollar on a course most others would only wait to take until a company MADE them take it and PAID for them."

"That's where discipline and forward thinking comes in, rather than simply thinking about what was in your pocket at the end of the month. There has to be an investment for personal and professional growth there, and a focus on those things you know that you want, rather than simply on something you think should be given to you."

"Importantly, it does not matter whether you are working as a permanent employee or a contractor, the thing that our younger generation has to understand is that companies will not want to know only your education and experience level, but above all they want to know what kind of VALUE you can provide to their operations."

And here's a sampling of the courses Eric took:

NASP/IASP Certified Petroleum Safety Manager
NASP/IASP Certified Petroleum Safety Specialist
Advanced Oil and Gas Drilling & Completions Technology
IADC WellCAP combined Surface/Subsea Drillers Supervisor level
IEMA Environmental Management
IOSH Managing Safely
Management of Major Emergencies - OPITO
NEBOSH International Technical Oil & Gas Management certificate
OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Manager certificate
And, if that isn't daunting enough, here's one upside to persevering such a rough academic load. Get a load of these titles at the top of Eric's resume:

Eric Roth, MIIRSM, RSP, SPE
Wells HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environmental Quality) Advisor Deepwater Drilling & Completions at TOTAL E&P

Nice business card material, too, huh?

But, there is one other deep downside to jobs like Eric's. They tend to be hard on conventional family life. So, asked what there was left to dream about or do with his life, having attained so many dreams so young, Eric paused, thought and said:

"I have a couple of high career goals for sure, but if I told you some of them, (such as becoming one of the most respected and valuable young professionals worldwide in my specific field), it would probably sound pretty silly and for most people, who think in narrow terms, unreachable. … I'm quite involved with giving, supporting an orphanage, etc., but I don't usually speak about that unless I am asked, because then people think you are bragging about 'what you do for others' and it sounds narcissistic. I also want to be a great father and positive example to my children, as I hope to have a lot, two so far, plenty more to come!"

"I enjoyed the heck out of all of my 20s, getting into debauchery worldwide, from Colombia and Rio, to the foam parties of Ibiza, to the seedy joints of Thailand and Cambodia. But now, having done all that, with absolutely no regrets, at heart I am a family man all the way!"

So, jobs like Eric's are dizzying for all their upside/downside dimensions, but if you think you can enjoy this kind of always wild, never dull, sometimes lonely ride -- and stick with it almost no matter what:

Go for it! You, too, CAN be a highly-paid drilling consultant (no college degree required).

http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?hpf=1&a_id=117256


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I REALLY APPRECIATE DR. FOR THIS THREAD.MAY GOD BLESS HIM. I AM A DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEER WITH FIVE (05) YEARS EXPERIENCE ON LAND,OFF-SHORE AND SWAMP RIGS. I NEED A JOB WITHIN AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA . I WILL BE GLAD IF MY ANYONE CAN BE OF HELP.

Hello

Please I need help. I am interested in doing my Masters in Subsea engineering next year but I want to soak myself with more knowledge of this chosen career path. I have looked for this book but to no avail "Handbook for Subsea engineering by Yong Bai & Qiang Bai" Please if anyone here has this book or any Subsea engineering book that will help me as i prepare myself for this challenging engineering field, i would be most grateful.

Dear Sir,

This is Shahzad. I am postgraduate qualified in MSc Petroleum Technology from University of Karachi, Pakistan and secured 3.3 GPA on Scale 4.

I had applied for MSc Petroleum Engineering (Drilling and Production) at TU Clausthal. Today, I got a mail from University regarding a Skype interview. I would like to know from you that what I might be asked by them? Please guide me about the strategies for the interview.

I will be very grateful for your kind consideration regarding this matter and look forward to your correspondence. Thank you for your valuable time.

Kind regards

M.Shahzad

ibudes: TO ALL ( I NEED YOUR ADVICE)
I have been given two offer in the UK to study I do not know which to choose.Please Advice.
First Course is in Msc Offshore and Ocean Technology ( Sub-sea engineering)
Second Course is in Msc Petroleum and Gas Engineering.
I will Need all your advice

Do you want to tell us the name of the Universities which made you these offers? Knowing which Universities we are talking about will have a bearing on the advice, I think. Also what did you do for you Bachelor's?

leki2: Please I need help. I am interested in doing my Masters in Subsea engineering next year but I want to soak myself with more knowledge of this chosen career path. I have looked for this book but to no avail "Handbook for Subsea engineering by Yong Bai & Qiang Bai" Please if anyone here has this book or any Subsea engineering book that will help me as i prepare myself for this challenging engineering field, i would be most grateful.

amazon.com is ur best friend for this.

devmantic: Finally, I was offered admission to study Petroleum Engineering (M.Sc) @ TU Clausthal. Praise the Lord for me oh.

Hi Devmantic, I have an interview for the Masters in P.E at Clausthal. Kindly assist me on what I should expect during the interview. Thanks.

I asked for Handbook on Subsea Engineering by Yong Bai and Qiang Bai, No one answered me. So I went to amazon and bought it. Took my whole Allowee. Best book I have read in a long while in the Engineering field. I would love to share it with aspiring Subsea Engineers but you will pay a little something so that you can place a value on it. I'd study this book in Preparation for Masters studies in Subsea Engineering at Newcastle Uni. If you need please send an email to IT IS NOT FREE. It cost me 25k plus. I also recommend the Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering VOLUME 1&2 by William C. Lyons. I'd give it only to whoever pays for the Subsea book. Well, to get the subsea book from moi, it is just...don't even know how much i should charge. Just want to recoup some of my money. 3k minimum. And please this question is meant for anyone who has or his studying for a Masters in Subsea Engineering in a foreign institution, I want to ask how is it going?

@ Radz

Hey dude...which specialization did you choose? I made the interview, and got the admission.

@devmantic

Hey man...did you have any problems when applying for your visa, because the admission letter had "conditionants" regarding the summer school? Were you asked about your logging there?

[quote author=g1234] @ Radz

Hey dude...which specialization did you choose? I made the interview, and got the admission.

Hey, I chose drilling and production eng. When were you granted admission? What questions should I expect?