Meet the Bros of Fracking: Profiles by VICE
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- VICE heads to North Dakota fracking territory to meet the new generation of young and wealthy directional drillers who are taking part in the politically loaded and controversial method of obtaining oil.
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"I made a quarter million last year and i have $20K in savings." That's a mistake i won't make.
You wrote this comment a year ago. You made that quarter mil yet?
www he can’t see ur comment, dumbass
@@jesuschrist912 why the fuck do you think that Jesus?
Absolute moron. What a cockhead to do that with his money
He doesn’t deserve social security
im getting a big "i love cocaine" vibe from this guy
He’s got the DMX groggy voice already coming in
I got more of a directional drilling of a different kind from this guy.........
The guy makes more then you in a year in a month!
"ended up with my dad in washington, who I didn't know very well". I have a feeling your daughter will have the same story to tell.
Gotta have a hole.. he's a fracker.
Cat and the cradle and the silver spoon...
I don't get it? Why would his daughter have the same story to tell?
@@durapoker bc his daughter is growing up in Germany without her dad
@@GrizzlyGamerUSA but he grew up with his dad
I looked up his linked in page and he actually left the drilling job in 2015 and moved to Germany to work for the military then moved back to the US a year later and did some more military work before going back to school. His last position was operations analyst for a company in New York. Looks like he’s in a better place than here. He probably tried to make it work with his baby’s mother but it didn’t so he came back and is trying to make something of himself. By just looking at his linked in it shows a guy with a direction and goal. It’s the time this was filmed he was just a guy waiting until he get time off from work. That’s it.
I mean...
He exhausted the minerals under the soil so he has to find a new way to make money 🤷🏻
@@aemen8796 lol you dumb there’s still a insane amount of oil in ND
I know the dude. He’s actually a really good dude. I worked with him in the oil field and know him personally. This was taken way out of context and made him look extremely dbaggery, when he isn’t. Don’t always believe what you watch.
I feel like that 2 out of 3 people in this comment section are this dude in the screen and this dudes other UA-cam account
Imagine watching this as his daughter
Wow....
Terrible
Ikr this guy is off for 10 days every month and he can’t make it to Germany to see his kid! NO SYMPATHY!!!
I thought it was because he was just fuckin a lot of women and his daughter would find out how trashy not dudes literally just a deadbeat with some cash for the moment not an ounce of wealth from what I can tell
True 10 days off and makes and blows a bunch of money so he could afford to fly there once a month. When he was telling that story I was thinking it was some bs... He's happy to not have that responsibility.
Doing back flips in Vegas while your daughter is missing you half a world away. Yep, no one is doing it harder than you Colin.
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***** By that logic he would only be promoting the same enviroment that damaged him.
Maurice Spelton that's kind of how the cycle of abuse and neglect works.
Maurice Spelton 😎
It happens, not everyone is meant to be a father and they know it, yes there are plenty of ways to prevent a baby from being born yes. Keep in mind he never stated he didnt want to see his daughter Plus spending that much money to go to Germany more than once a year is not wise financially. You people don't know anything about his relationship with his daughter why are you bashing him. There are Chinese mothers and fathers who send their kids to other countries so they can live a good life. Those parents very rarely see thier kids because they have very large businesses to run. Life pulls people in different ways. Untill you know everything keep your ideas in your head. Or display them in the form a question.
Unbelievable.
Goes to Vegas 2 times in a month, sees his daughter once every year.
Family man, dedicated... a true man of honor. Incredible.
Ya shows you what type of people military and oil companies make.
Lol dude thinks he balling but he’s got 20 grand saved up lmao. He’ll be homeless when the oil runs out
jdkoz98 I mean, he is balling. He’s just not being smart with the money.
When the oil runs out. So, after hes dead..?
we are projected to run out of oil by 2060. he could still be alive
He only worked 1 Year. He was Laid off in 2015 after the price of oil crashed. He should have saved, and appreciated the opportunity that most people will never have. Harsh Truths.
Oil ain't running out anytime soon
You know that dude has visited this page and read the comments, and probably had to schedule an emergency trip to Vegas to drown his feelings.
You know his daughter might have seen this video and these comments, and she has probably considered killing herself for not even being considered important enough to come in first over a Vegas Stip hooker and a $40 limosine cocktail. Maybe that "Fracking Bro" should take aflying leap of his drilling rig or stop being a deplorable POS.
You're the man now Dog why would he give a fuck ab comments on the internet? It’s not real and opinions are meaningless
Oh we can only hope
@@JohnWhite-gd4tx little bit of a reach there lol
He says if he was still in the army he might see his daughter a couple times a year, but right now he maybe sees her once a year. Yet he flies's off to Las Vegas 3 times in a month he said, smh. He could see his daughter every month if he wanted too, what a deadbeat...
facts
right smh
Funny thing is, this guy had to realise they were going to make him look like a dumb rich guy, but he thought he could make himself look good if he explained it himself, reminds me of a young Trump, but this guy will be dead broke when his job dries up...
well, he knows it and admits it. i dunno, he seems like one of the nicer bros i've ever seen. he's not nearly as douchey as most.
He's probably broke lol like a year ago
The guy isn’t a douche... I just see a hurt little boy inside who lost his mom and then got sent into war just to come back to the USA and be alone with his thoughts again.
It’s actually really sad. He might look douchey and hyped for the money but I bet you he’d do anything to just have his mom back and live a happy life. The money is all he has left imo
Big Gucci nah bruh he’s a douche
Couldn't have said it better myself, this guy is just an empty shell. Trying to fill the void by blowing money.
i think u r right
4T1K5O unless he believes he doesn't know how to be a father because he never had that figure in his life. He was raised by his mother, so he's leaving his child to be raised by her mother. The only choices we can make are those which occur to us.
@@kingraghavsahni dispt ur splnng ur rght?...FUL
Yea this guy needs to see a therapist got his prioritys mixed up.
Priorities*
Advise offa brokaniga
He could be at the top with all his money but he blows it
Quarter mill is lite work for a stepper
he happy about that too
"A fool and his money are soon parted"
My dad always used to say this. It made me laugh every time because of the truth!
I feel like he's not a fool, he's ex SF and they don't take stupid fellas there, and the dumb ones end up dying.
A fool and his daughter are soon parted.
Stimpy Simpson n
Takashi 69
I worked in the rigs for a while and saw guys like this a lot. Hell even when I started I was dumb like that.
The best advice I ever got from an old rig rat was "don't let the money trap you, the only way from here is up" the guy had a divorce and didn't know his kids and had blown most of his money.
He is broken and miserable. Desperately trying to fill a avoid.
%100 no one that party's this hard at his age is happy. Absolutely no one.
Looked at his LinkeIn, he's done loads of shit since; including working in Germany 2015-2016.
He needs Jesus
What are you, his mom? Your words don’t mean shit
a avoid ? WTF
"Hey guy, what's your personality like?"
"Bruh... I have money!"
"...ok."
90% of the people i meet and they don't even have money.
Jealous much
Misan7hrope on one is jealous of that man. He has nothing. The money will be gone one day but so will all the things you live life for. He’s caused people pain
B CG weird flex but ok 🤷🏽♂️
" I've been to vegas twice in the last month and a half
" I see my daughter once a year"
" I had a daughter with a girl a dated in Germany, she came here, but because they're So FaMilY ORieNtEd in Germany, she wanted to go home
She probably wanted to go home because all you did is work and party
I know that the quotes are not exact
....I guess u walked in his shoes
I'd love to have a freind of call me and say " you want a job making 250k a year."
dudes miserable I would rather have a low paying stress free job rather than dread waking up in the morning.
I read between thr lines when he said he "blows it all". No thx.
@@anthonylovenberg8250 No, Fuck No, I rather stress over my work than my damn bills.
@@anthonylovenberg8250 yup, hence why I'm going through a career change.
@@example5237 that's your lifestyle choice I dont need alot of money to have what I want so why would I need that extra stress. Everyone's got an idea of what happy is and this isnt it for me
Quite ironic that he goes partying and gambling every week to obviously try to fill a void in his life, and his work revolves around drilling holes in the ground .. creating voids...
That was deep
Hahahahaha
perfect employee ... clueless about what he does and a douche = happy employer $$$$$$$$
The guy obviously knows what he is doing otherwise he wouldn't even have the job you just seem jelous people can do what the fuck in there own time fuck hookers snort coke go wild.
He knows exactly what he's doing, just doesn't give a fuck cuz he's a dick
He meant the potential negative repercussions. He seemingly doesnt know what hes putting into the ground or the environmental impact. Even if hes putting on a front, taken for what he showed, i felt the same way. Either way hed probably still do it even if he knew the impact
He just didn't want to talk shit about the industry, that would be stupid
@@dobattlers hes a directional driller his job is to look after the directional tools. His job has nothing todo with fracing.
Goes to Las Vegas 3 times a month but has no time visit his daughter
Vegas escape is needed to deal with his likely ptsd... the fact he knowingly ruins the earth everyday, can’t handle being alone etc etc at his mental health state I think he’s in survival mode and everyone else comes second
neha singh True colors. Piece of shit
Father of the year award.
Baf Lange hell he probably had it since his mom took her life. Then to jump right into combat smh. The fact he’s still smiling at all is surprising. I hope he finds his way.
he is working 20 days, off 10 days where he party and spends his money.
he is doing all he can to to have the time to think about all the shit he been through.
I feel for this man.
Dude needs to be blowing all that money on airfare to Germany.
cincinnatislider why germany?
Nixon Perez did u not watch the video?
He has a daughter that he doesn’t see because she is in Germany
he let go of something beautiful. now he can never get it back. and he knows it. what a loser.
Poor little girl 😢
I dont know if she isnt better off without him
He’s a dead man walking. Sad story and saddening to witness how broken Collin is.
BTW...Those two tats on his chest represent up close kills.
Can you elaborate more on the chest tattoo
Do elaborate
Nah, hes a pussy who cant manage money . Even 200k a year isnt much.
Lol the nautical compass’s ? Not at all do they mean that. It’s just a popular sailor tattoo, he was just confused most tattoos happen when people are going through changes. You should get a new tat when you transition out of being a bullshitter .
@@gromorherb6533 Not with Russian on your chest you dont.
Since this was filmed the price of oil has more than halved, the fracking industry is experiencing negative profits and bankruptcies, this guy is probably out of a job now.
+burningbum Well, on the plus side, now he has more time to go see his daughter.
+burningbum
Great, that means our children will have clean drinking water. Fuck these guys.
+N4CR5 But I bet you still drive a car.
+Ady B FANTASTIC
+Ady B Bet he wishes he didn't blow 90% of his earnings every year.
We often stop growing up at the age something tragic happens to us. His mother killed herself when he was 16. He's an adult 16 year old blowing his fortunes.
Would love to see an update on how he is doing now lol!
20 days in an office, all by myself? Dont have to be around people? Sounds like heaven to me.
"No one is gonna look back and say Collin Bennet wasn't bought by big oil."
6:58 Yeah, gambling hundreds of dollars on rock paper scissors is hilarious....
He’s not a fracker he works on a drilling rig there two different things 😂
shows how much VICE knows about anything
I love in Pennsylvania. My grandparents signed a contract with one of these fracking companies. They really regret it but they are locked in. What they are doing is ruining our air, water, and soil. Can't even drink the well water anymore.
they probably signed a contract with an oil and gas company, not a "fracking" company. that oil and gas company probably hired a well service company to then drill, cement, and fracture the well. at least blame the right people.
Would you love someone outside of Pennsylvania as well?
Lol! Stupid T9
I'd have more sympathy if you weren't morons. Having educated ourselves on these things, most of us wouldn't do that. Learning everything you can about everything is the only way you ensure people can't use or manipulate you.
Your people got used big time cause you're probably all a bunch of rubes
Well, when they tell you that if they find gas on your property you get 3 million per well.. it's kind of hard to turn down. Especially when you're retired and living on a pension like they are.
It was over 4 years ago that they signed the contract and they haven't started drilling yet.
According to LinkedIn he lost his job in 2015 (only started in 2013) and is now studying at Norwich University, VT.
Whaaaat a creeper.
@@mythslayer1579 Don't make me Google you
The Saint lmao google him cx
That’s the oilfield life buy all your toys then get them taken away
I watched it happen to people I know. 100k a year and then they are broke and having their cars repo'd. This line of work deserves it. They are destroying the planet.
I’ve been on trips just like this with men just like him. I sold the pdc drill bits for shallow, deep and horizontal drilling. I know guys who make 400k+ a year and have 520 credit scores. Collections, drive rental range rovers because they can’t get approved for a loan or safe enough to buy it in cash. it’s sad.
Where do i get this kind of job? I could put the money to better use
@@Neophobic move out here to West Texas and sell your soul to Oxy or Exxon or Renegade or something. (It's not worth it)
4:24 fracks, never sees his daughter, thinks Las Vegas is the best place on Earth, thinks 200k is the most amount of money anyone has earned, allows Vice to record him on a video attacking the oil industry, and now he's unemployed.
Guy
He has got a tattoo in Russian saying:" What needs to be done, has to be done". Interesting.
Thanks I was wondering about that !!!!! All those guys out there ( law enforcement too ) are white guys holding up the white flag !!! I was out there and those cops have Custer on their shields ~ If you are NAtive American you are a target there , since the man camps !
I don’t get it
Thanks. I hear tats represent kills.
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@@jtulley2839 my god, not everything is about race
"could you imagine sitting alone for 20 days" 2020 ahhh ya bro
This guy is definitely a supervillain. But honestly, it sounds like he’s had a really sad life.
boohoo
Why is he a supervillain? For providing well for himself?
@@Michael-mh2tw because he doesn't care about the impact his actions will have on other people.
He was definitely a super villain to a handful of insurgents.
" I don't get to see my daughter too often but I go to Vegas alot"? 10 days is enough time to fly to Germeny, see your child and fly home last time I checked!
Exactly what I was thinking, he's a horrible father
250 000 a year to sell out humanity. people like him will be remembered.
If you consume any oil products you are complicit.
your right, any other obvious points? we are all forced to live in a system where you have little choice in the matter. i do the best i can.
dan baker
Well this clearly obvious one. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
have a nice day man
dan baker he's using the system just as much as you are. if he doesn't do it, someone else will. get off the high horse my friend.
6:32 The dude just fracked the tears out of my face
Sad story of a guy who is living beyond his means.
This guy is like Michael Scott but in the Oil Industry.
No way! Michael at the end of the day is likeable and he WANTED children and a family the entire time. He finally got that with Holly and when she had to leave the state to take care of her sick parents, he went with her!
@@katiewinchester3757 exactly michael was loveable but still very flawed the guy in the vid is just a rich douchebag lol
this guy has been running frm his feelings all of his life
All that money but no happiness...
So true
Sadly almost everyone missed this part of the video, yet it should be the most important part of it. Money does not make you happy and this should be shown to kids in school.
He has all the money in the world at his hands and still has no happiness or love in his life
250k , all the money in the world? Lol it’s okay
@@TAPnRACK_SEZ how much do you make
250k/ year is not much especially after taxes
@@FranciscoGonzalez-gq6or Yes it is a lot (when you don’t have any debt to pay from student loans) after taxes he probably makes $180,000 a year just off of that job alone.
@@TAPnRACK_SEZ you know what I meant. You probably make $0 a year and no benefits.
The cats in the cradle and the silver spoon.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He’s a liar when he says he doesn’t know if fracking is bad for the environment. He knows what it does.
Shana Tinnin Well he is a directional driller so he knows as much about fracking as you do.
I’ve been fracking for years and can tell you it’s very environmentally friendly now days.
@@ds8146 fracking is never and will never be environmentally friendly. Maybe you can argue that xx process is not as damaging as the yy method from the old days, but to say it's environmentally friendly is misleading and wrong.
@D S Manmade earthquakes are so environmentally friendly dude
@@Vendettaavenger been earthquakes before fracking lmao
I worked several years in oil in Wyoming. Loved it. The region had stabilized, wasn't booming like ND. I worked in ND for about 6 months, everyone would come to work drunk or on drugs, I almost got killed because of it. I threw in the towel that week and flew home.
Fracking mud is literally Water with 0.09% silicone sand in it. They drill several thousand below the water table and seal it with cement to prevent seepage. The rest is what's explained in the video. It's literally the safest way to extract Oil and Gas.
Drillers/Frackers/Pipliners/Operaters/Off-Shore Operaters make great money with relatively low education but it requires a huge devotion to your work. They work 12-16 hour days for 3 weeks for a week off just to do it all over again.
I've been there and done it. If you manage your money right you can set yourself up to live a comfortable life. It isn't something you can do for 20 or 30 years like you would a normal office job. You do this work, pay your dues, and there are other jobs related to it that can provide a good life that aren't near as time requiring. If you're young with no family I definitely recommend it. If you already have a family and value what you have it just isn't worth it.
Really sad video to see. Fracking aside, because it has barely anything to do with this guy. He did not create it, he is just instrumental to it and he barely knows what he's doing. Just like so many of us are doing our little jobs in a cubicle, not knowing what we're contributing to on the grand scale of things.
I have sympathy for this guy. Looks like his childhood (his mother's suicide) has traumatized him for life. And being in the war zone probably didn't help either. Then he failed at fatherhood and now, despite all the money, he seems to be really unhappy. And with so much money it's very hard to come across genuine people. Most fake friends and girlfriends are just their for the joyride. And I don't think this guy can see the difference. He seems so dysfunctional that he can't even save or invest any money. Blows it all on partying to get away from the pain. :(
I can't imagine you can blow so much on booze, so he probably also developed some other very expensive habits like cocaine. The problem is, this habits will stay and the job that funds them might be gone. If tomorrow he is fired or the company goes belly up, he will probably end up homeless on the street drinking mouthwash and smoking crack to get away from it all. I really wish somebody could appear in his life who could bring some comfort and meaning to it. Good luck to him.
I'm happy that I saw this though, 'cause I just started a new job last week that could potentially be very lucrative in the long run. I don't want to have dollar signs in my eyes obscuring the real world from the view. I want to make some meaning, not just money and this is a good reminder how money can help you or help destroy you, if you're on a self-destructive path.
Bravo man, I was left with the same feelings towards the guy after watching the video. I pity that guy
Yea i feel terrible for this guy. He seems to have spent his entire life running from his demons, they will eventually catch up to him. I have a feeling hes probably going to end up blowing his brains out.
***** Nice to hear. That's all that's really needed, man. Keep living on the bright side of life!
Honestly if he really really liked at the brighter side if things then he would sacrifice a few years of saving money. That means no "Vegas" or "luxury cars" or "big homes" just spend about $50k a year while budgeting your money. And say within 5 years you got nearly a million dollars of saving money.. Then u don't haveto work anymore and u can leave this country lol.. Or budget your money over a ten year span and you have like $2 mil.. And u also can ivest some of that too.. So money isn't really the issue here, it's how he manages it and my plan although difficult would almost certainly work if u are aware there is a brighter side to the whole thing if u switch up your management of money
You just put into words what I didn't know I was feeling after watching the video. That's life and what money can do to you.
I wanna see a follow up to this. Are they unemployed after the oil crash? Did they get injured, put on Oxycontin then featured on a Vice doc on the opiod crisis? Hatefully inquisitive minds want to know!
According to his LinkedIn he left his job in 2015 (he only started in 2013). Possibly due to the oil price collapse then, or this docu, or because he's a fuck up.
Says he's now at Norwich College, VT
@@allenmurgondy5221 Check my comment
@@thesaint8400 lol well at least he invested in education.
I doubt he's even a driller anymore since the industry downturn. and btw Vice, the title is misleading.... directional drillers are not "Frackers..." they drill the hole and then the frac crew comes in.
^
It's funny ..the fancy life like that with wine and limos doesnt look fun at all
Agreed. The dark dinner table with the pretend giggling hookers makes me feel sad. You know there food will be pretty awful too.
Vegas isn't somewhere I ever want to go
Vegas is like that. All show and no substance
"In 5 years I see myself at the same job", well he quit the following year and went back into military, which I would assume would let him see his family in Germany in some shape or form. Nice to know this story has a good ending
What a sad existence.
I've worked with guys like this for years. Regardless of how large the paycheck many of them will be broke on Monday. Its like living your life in small slices, and these guys have no self control.
well i have been doing my thing out in the oil field for about a year my advise do it if your young for a couple of years and then get out
shit, id do it... if its not him or me, its someone else... id go in, save for a luscious retirement, and get the fuck out.
that's what you should do! hes just blowing all his money because hes sad inside but who cares! the guy is rich!
markistc this is the motto of our entire society.
markistc Money can't buy happiness or bring your dead mom back...
At least your honest, fuck kids future and this gift of life for some stupid toys that won't even make you happy
This guy just looks like someone I wouldn't want to be friends with. I'm all for having a good time, but stop bragging about your large paycheck. He's not a young adult anymore, he should use his money wisely. Not go on expensive trips to Vegas.
***** You're right. They were asking him about the oil industry, not asking for him to show them how much money he can spend in one week in Vegas.
Everybody know some clueless jackass like that dude. Can't even explain his own job, thinks money makes him important, basically abandoned his family, but want to ensure his lasting legacy is "Went real hard." Never sees his kids, but hangs out in Vegas constantly. Probably spent most of that fat salary paying for sex, like the sad little dunce he is. Dude is a joke and he knows it.
Jonathan Capiro I am jealous of his money, not his lifestyle.
Jonathan Capiro No money is not his lifestyle. The money funds his lifestyle. He could give all of his money to charity, if that was his lifestyle. I'm jealous of the money, not how he spend its. I don't care to go get drunk in a Vegas club, I'm not a clubber. I would however take a nice vacation to a remote beach somewhere in Asia or something.
He can do what he wants to
it's easy to dislike this guy, but the circumstances he was in in the past got him to where he is now. He's not killing innocent people or taking oil from other countries, he just took an opportunity to enjoy life. Most people would go fucking nuts if their mom offed themselves or their wife and kid was out of reach, but he's smiling! Good on him.
Actually,he's killing innocent people with air & water pollution,earthquakes(fracking waste-water injection wells),influx of cheaper n.gas & oil market(mostly poor,brown,foreign people,so they don't really count),supporting a city that's badly sittuated(dessert:compounding water woes of already water-stressed region),etc.,etc.
Do you know what FRACKING DOES!??????
@@stlkngyomom OP clearly doesn’t know what fracking does. That’s so sad they don’t think he’s doing anything that is damaging to people/the planet.
I understand that 250k a year is a lot for salary (especially in some areas of this country)
However, I think if he started investing some of that salary so that he didn’t have to work so hard for that it would be much better for him in long term.
20 on 10 off schedule
goes to Vegas every 2 weeks
and says he can't visit his daughter more often than once a year
You'd figure a guy like that would be working for a cause like fracking
you act like he can. Judging already before you know the situation of his daughter and his ex gf. You seriously think he just can fly over and see his daughter? Who knows if there was a serious fight between the two
The way he described it, it is due to distance.
He said that they we're separated through his wife wanting to live with her family.
So unless he's ashamed and leaving something out, he could be visiting.
And even if he fucked up the relationship between the TWO of them, which is actually highly likely, that still shouldn't keep a father from trying to retain a good relationship with his daughter, unless he fucked things up with his daughter as well.
FuguKing "even if he fucked up the relationship between the TWO of them, which is actually highly likely," Where's your evidence of this? I didn't see or hear that in the video; should I re-watch?
I wouldn't call this guy "wealthy". He probably has an extremely low net worth relative to the income he makes.
This should be called the " The Douche Bags of Fracking"...can't get past 4:10 in, I'm already done!
+GIGI Smith 100 percent agreed!! Freakin´scumbag. It is that ´Fuck the land´spirit cause it makes short term jobs and long term damage. It is called ´scumbag arithmetic. ´ I am done after 4.30. Fool does not even know of the the damage done to the land´s water table rendering the land useless for grazing or development. Mission accomplished.....
+GIGI Smith You didn't miss much, other than more evidence he's a major douche.
coffeescup that's pretty much what I thought it was going to be. Glad I didn't waist any more of my time!
non-invasive creativity (ie. wind mills. hydro power, the Brazilian solution for cars are all viable options to avoid the 5% (the USA populatio) from using 25-33/% of the world´s resourses/ Be in the future and plan for the future! there is still hope...............I hope/
offisk dahl the problem is that makes too much sense. It's not about being better, it's about raking in the money. Companies in the oil business would die off if we started using other things like hydropower on a grand scale. so they use their power to influence congress to stay on top for as long as they possibly can. Plus, you know this asshole would be SOL if this industry just stopped!
I will say something positive. The bro showed he has inner strength when admitting he was lonely. The ironic thing is that he thought he sounded wimpy.
i dont think he described fracking the right way. he missed the actual fracking of water, sand and chemicals after the perf
It's not his job to actually know what he's doing. He's just a tool.
"it's mostly sand, I think." - guy who makes almost half a million last year out of the process that puts formaldehyde (look that shut up) into the groundwater.
You can say "it's underground, it'll take thousands of years to impact us." I say you clearly don't understand the full scale of what you're doing. Anyone agree you shouldn't do a job unless you know the full scale of your impact (especially if you're getting paid that much for bending to the will of big oil)
Widget lol there’s formaldehyde in every vaccine you’ve ever taken
@@crowjones78 Scale is an important factor. Trace vs gallons.
The point you are missing is that if you're getting paid £250k working in the fracking industry, you should probably understand what the hell you are doing.
@Widget I love uninformed people like you.
Do a follow up video of this guy. It was really entertaining watching this.
We need a 2021 update on this guy
ffwd to 2019 N Dakota fracking went to hell right after this was filmed we had Dakota plates on welding rig chevy duallies in CA looking for oil work in 2015. By '16 all my contractor freinds in N Dak were scattered across country again
I love how he laughs about the fact that he only has 20 000 in the bank
He doesn't see his daughter by choice. If he's off 10days in a row and has hundreds of thousands of dollars that he blows every year on stupid things like Vegas. . . .well a round ticket plane trip isn't an obstacle for him.
You'd think there'd be more competition and a rigorous interview process for a job worth 250k/year.
Someone starting to ask questions! I doubt he even earned anything close to $250k. Remember he is NOT Salary, just an Hourly Sloth, How much overtime over Base Wage ? He never says how many hours he works, or overtime pay. He never shows a "Pay Stub" or any proof. He's all talk.
It's not what you know, it's who you blow.
@@johntore6108 it's your imagination. Oil and gas pays really well. 250Thousand is an actual salary. Even in such economic downturns the people are paid over 90k per year
You should meet some guys who work at a rig
These are not "Bros of fracking". They are drillers(which have nothing to do with fracking).We (frackers ) come in after they do there're thing and frac the wells they drill.Totally different process.(all though I love drillers ), They have nothing to do with what we do.
FOOO BARRR THANK YOU!
You know when they ask how much oil does it flow while you're drilling they know nothing. If she's flowing on a drilling well there's something serious coming. Wish I could come work down in the States. Good times to be had I hear.
What is a good company to look into for this type of work
@@jimsween2074 Haliburton
@@jimsween2074 well if you want to be a real fracker go work for liberty oil field services for a good scheduled
Bank 4mill then blow all the money you make no worries
right? if I made even a mill one time in my life, to my savings it would go, instantly. Of course a portion would be used as living money in the mean time while I make more.
KingStix Banking 4 mil on 300 grand a year is roughly 13 years if you never got taxed or spent a dime of it.
Sad to see everyone in the comments tearing this guy down even more. Dude's clearly had a really shitty life and what he needs is guidance and help, not negativity.
Nah fuck this guy. He need guidance to pull his head out of his own ass with making decisions that are right in front of his face? He chose to have his life put on blast and he has zero awareness about how he paints himself.
Hope he enjoyed it. Frac machining at our Tool and Die shop has come to a grinding halt and most likely won't resume for quite sometime.
Wah wah wahh i am alone for 20 days i dont see my kid, dude instead of going to las vegas on your off days, go to your family, if your not doing it dont whine about it 🙄
I can see right through him, he’s a wonderful kid. Kind hearted and soft. Went through some terrible things in his life. I wish him the best. Sometimes when you lose yourself you believe money will solve all your problems. Unfortunately nothing can solve your problems but it helps to accept reality and lead a fulfilling life. This goes out to anyone that might be in a position like him.
Fuck your money. You won’t care on your death bed. Spend time with people that you love or at least try to create relationships that help you through the hardships in life.
Bro is still off the deep end
Used to work in the field for eight yrs lived in tioga I recognized a few of those continental wells in the video and lived in tioga
Always trying to "get away" from his problems. They will all be staring you in the face with no escape at some point.
You made 250k and you have 20k in savings. That is not funny dude. Massive fail. Start saving!
No kidding. Doesn't the company you work for have a massive stock options and a sick 401k plan? Shit you could be socking away 100K a year.
Oh yeah he's literally ruining the world and Earth with his bullshit job and you're worried about his fucking massive fail the life what the fuck
@@rickc16 and i think he bout to swallow his tongue
he's pulling a Charlie sheen
15 years ago , guys like this were selling subprime loans
I was expecting There Will Be Blood but this looks more like the Wolf of Wall-street
New plan. Get this guys job. Work for three years, save up money, quit.
@9:04 “where do I see myself in 5 years? ... dead
Why the dislikes? Even if you don't like him it's still interesting.
because the majority of UA-camrs are morons and don't know how the 'rating system' is supposed to work
ben west I just gave you a thumbs down (and a reply) for that comment because I am a genius.
Butt Comet thank you for explaining my joke to me.
My brother also works for an oil company, it's similar to this guy's job. This dude made about 125k in one year, and saved about 10k of it. My brother hasn't told us how much he makes (obviously) but I'm assuming its more than this guy for one main reason. He is SMART! He doesn't go waste it all. He doesnt go to Vegas, he INVESTS. He has two houses that he's bought, one to live in with his buddy and his buddy's wife, the other as an investment, to rent out after only a few years of working (he's only 27!) he plans to buy a corvette soon, and also to retire in his 30's. DAMN! I want to be like that, not some money-wasting idiot like this that practically lives in vegas.
Buying a 70k car on a below 200k salary probably isn't a good idea, but other than that your brother is a smart man.
Tell you're brother: Frack off!
I would do the same thing because I don't wast my my money on stupid shit either.
TheRaygapist
Clever people, buy used cars.
Why do we need your brothers life story
Cool until he basically said he was a deadbeat dad
I was out as soon as he said he only had $20k in the bank. If he loses his job he could be out on the street pretty quick
"With less impact to the environment, since it's just one hole instead of many holes".. Yeah, having flammable tap water and a sudden drastic increase in cancer rates isn't much of an impact, I guess..
I'm not sure what VICE was trying to show with this episode, but I feel bad for his daughter and her mom, that's about it.
Watch the movie There Will Be Blood.
He sounds a bit like Jesse Pinkman
bitch
Nah bitch.
He sounds like a typicAl directional douchebag
Oil went negative during covid I sent real prayers up for this guy. Plenty of friend lost everything during this bs
Money that comes with no class is the one of the most disgusting sights. Mushroom millionaires are the most embarrassing people to watch.
***** What can I say. Old money... ;)
humorous
KubasRevs your comment is embarrassing to read
21 years in the patch hard times and good times...i know one thing save your fucking money worm
He might get paid well but he's completely morally and spiritually bankrupt. It's sad.
How are you doing now buddy $20 oil lmao
Even negative prices more recently...
He doesn’t work in oil anymore
Yeah if you think this is a big deal you obviously haven't been to Alberta, Canada... This is the norm.
Yeah I have a few buddies up there that all make 100k+ a year, (I'm 19). But they also have acquired very expensive blow n drinking habits, oh and dropped outta school to go there hahaha.
PuffinOnThePurp You obviously live in alberta and had one of these guys beat you up and bang your girlfriend in front of ya. There is alot of hatred to oil workers in alberta from the non. Even though they dont work outside in 40 below weather and in all other extreme weather conditions. Sure it pays well, but in no way can anyone do the actual work.
Yeah, I agree with the work being hard - obviously it is a bit strenuous, depending what you're doing. I'm just talking about the drug, strippers, drunk lifestyle that people I know pursue. I just find that it's a waste of a person's potential, but to each their own.
and i'm not saying that everyone is like this it's just a generalization of the people I know/live around.
Most quality rigs/camps have you perform a drug test -- so obviously by my name I don't work on the rigs (I like to use my brain).. Weed takes 2-4 weeks to get out of your system, vs most hard drugs, like blow take 2-4 days hence the reason that coke n other things are such a problem up north. Oh, and if you'd like to attack my profession it will be a Paramedic in a short years time :)
Man how much i prefer my less wealthy, humble life!
I dated a guy who later got into fraking. He was a really sweet guy who just turned into a shallow shell of his former self. I feel sorry for him.