A peek at what Phil does in the oil field.

Driving home from Medora, you can see this work-over rig on side of the highway.

This is what kind of rig Phil works on.

He is a derrick-hand which means he is 50-80 feet off the ground on a "diving board" size platform. He works on both of the platforms you see photographed, depending on what job he's doing. There is still about 20 feet of rig below the black tanks you see but the hill is blocking the view. I will try and get a picture of a rig with tubing in the derrick so I can better explain what he does.