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landownerPermalink Reply by Bob Ballard on November 30, 2008 at 9:14

All drilling rigs work 24/7 year round.

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landownerPermalink Reply by Checkmateking on November 30, 2008 at 17:48

They never take a break.

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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on December 1, 2008 at 4:17

There are no holidays in the oil buisness.

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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on December 1, 2008 at 4:19

But,...

A rig has multiple crews per rig, with two or three shifts per day. Most companies I am familiar with have two daily shifts of 12 hours straight. That is two crews onsite at a time, one on, one off. They may rotate out over time (three weeks on, one off, etc...)

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