Working at Norton Energy Drilling: 10 Reviews

Norton energy is a great place to get your foot in the door for the oilfield (drilling side) safety is number 1 , the bond you get with your coworkers is awesome just don’t be lazy and you shouldn’t have a problem with your crew and make a hand! Always help out! Could up the per diem though! Home every night (on certain rigs) there is definitely room to advance up

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Productive

Motorman (Current Employee) - Loving, NM - January 20, 2023

Cool place to work for cool people, if they put you on the right rig. Seven days on and Seven days off not too bad. 12 hour tours and has a man camp for employees.

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Norton Energy Drilling insights

Based on 8 survey responses

What people like

Ability to learn new things
Ability to meet personal goals
Fair pay for job

Areas for improvement

Overall satisfaction
Feeling of personal appreciation
Trust in colleagues

Good job to work with a family

Motorman (Former Employee) - Levelland, TX - December 10, 2019

The tours were only 8 hrs a day, with a 12 on 4 off schedule which benefits anybody with a family and a set schedule. Good pay for 8 hrs a day. Work location is also not far from home.

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Just another Job

Engine Mechanic (Current Employee) - Levelland, TX - September 29, 2019

management was not good, made the entire job not enjoyable. on call schedule is a joke, family time was slim, no paid vacation or time off, benefits were a joke

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Poor management

Driller (Current Employee) - Lubbock, TX - September 17, 2019

Could not ask for days off Or pay for driving to work . Over 2 hrs away sometimes . We couldn’t train employees the way they needed . Also bullied in to treating new hires differently to get them to quit . Humbling to work there .

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Fast paced but they teach you a lot and never leave you hanging.

Motorman oil field (Former Employee) - Levelland, TX - March 2, 2019

It was a really good job starting in the oil field industry. It’s a little rough in the beginning because it’s like learn on the go, but when it’s slow drilling there is a lot that can be learned.

Pros

Good money and overtime

Cons

Being away from family

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Good people

Derrick Hand (Former Employee) - Levelland, TX - September 5, 2017

I liked the atmosphere of the rings and co workers it was a good company at the time the treated everybody the same and very got along with each other

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Great people to work with

Floor Hand/ Derrick Hand/ Motor Hand (Former Employee) - Lubbock, TX - May 19, 2017

Everybody has a positive attitude and is fun to be around. Rig always looks clean. Very easy to learn and move forward, do to the people and the schedule there.

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Over all 2 stars

Motorman (Current Employee) - Lubbock, TX - August 10, 2016

I m still currently working here..even though the oil per barrels low the owner manages to keep us working! However the long hours plus the cutthroat management an backbreaking labor will eat at your life...pay is good though

Pros

Pay, bonuses

Cons

Management, long hours, inconsistent hours/pay

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Hard work that pays big

Roughneck (Current Employee) - Levelland, TX - April 25, 2013

if you enjoy hardwork then roughnecking is the right job for you, I enjoy the people I work with and have learned so much in the 2 years that I have been in the oilfield, I previously worked in retail and was management and just thought that I understood what it meant to work hard on a daily basis. Well I was wrong, but in the 2 years I have kept an open mind and remained positive to ensure that I continue to better myself and learn as much as possible. This has always made it easier to continue to learn because the people see that I am open to learn and they like to teach me new things.