The first day they had me doing the most boring part of the job nonstop. In a normal day in the field we look at maybe 15-25 samples on the busiest days. That is broken up with walking outside and doing other parts of the job. But in the office it is look at samples and write descriptions nonstop so it becomes 10 samples an hour for 8 hours!
The second day things got better with looking a logs and correlating different wells. This is the complicated stuff that makes the job so awesome. When we can look at wells over a mile away and figure out what the structure of the rock in our well will look like it’s pretty awesome. Sometimes it’s very complicated with unusual dips and folds that can take a strait forward well and wreak havoc!
The boss takes us to taco Tuesdays so that makes the work day go a lot faster.
By day three I’m washing the samples in the shop. It’s a reparative task but it’s out of the direct line of sight of the boss and we get to turn on music so it goes by much faster. The chemicals always adds a quince smell that lingers in clothes for days. Slowly but surely over the course of the week I am remembering how to do my job. It’s kind of piecemeal in the office but it all comes flying back. I am excited to get back in the field and do the whole thing.
The best part of working in the office is I have 4 extra hours a day to do things. I have been exploring the town and with the fantastic weather I have been outside as much as possible! The problem coming up is the weekend. With no work to go to I don’t know what I will do with so very much free time! I feel like Maggie Smith in Downton Abby
