Joe Ruffneck

Standing up for the hands that built and maintain this rock. Telling the truth about oil & gas, no bullshit, just dirty hands and hard earned experience.

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Ode to the Carpenters.
Written and read by Joe Ruffneck.

#JoeRuffneck #OdeToTheTrades #Carpenters #Tradesmen #BuiltByHand #PatchPride

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It’s time to trip some pipe.
Tongs, slips, elevators — the basics of moving tubing in and out of the hole.
Every hand knows the work.

Big thanks to Rezone Well Servicing for working with us.

#JoeRuffneck #BarrelBreakdown #PipeTrip #OilPatch

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my comrades out there.
Stay safe, stay warm, and keep your chin up.

#JoeRuffneck #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays

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Ode to a Mentor

Some lessons aren’t taught in classrooms.
This one’s for the mentors who led by example.

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The holiday grind is real.
Much love to all my brothers and sisters out there putting in the time heading into Christmas.

This roughneck’s been grinding hard the last while — work, life, all of it — but the payoff’s around the corner.
Thanks for grinding with me.

#JoeRuffneck

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Barrel Breakdown — Dec 1.
Winter’s here, so let’s see how many XXL winter mitts you get from a barrel of oil.
Gore-Tex shell + polyester insulation. Get your guess in on YouTube.

#JoeRuffneck #BarrelBreakdown #OilfieldTruth

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Service Rig Work — the maintenance side of this industry.
Singles, doubles, all shapes and colors — all keeping wells alive.
Big thanks to ReZone Well Servicing.

#JoeRuffneck #ServiceRig

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Sky’s always the most crisp on Sundays.
Crews grinding.
Winter’s coming — and these crews never quit.

#JoeRuffneck #Oilfield #RoughneckLife #PatchPride #BarrelBreakdown #OPPNews

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OPP News – The Word ‘Crude’
It used to mean natural.
Raw. Honest. Straight from the earth.
Then they made it dirty.

#OPPNews #JoeRuffneck #EnergyTruth

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Project Complete — Frac Pad Up and Running.
Two wells online after 3 months of hard work.
Steel, pressure, precision — crews got it done.

#JoeRuffneck #OilPatchPride #FracStrong #BlueCollarBuilt #WhatItTakes

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What It Takes No. 7 — Ode to the Concrete Men | Written & Read by Joe Ruffneck

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From Babylon’s tar roads to the Trans-Canada Highway — oil didn’t just fuel the drive, it paved the way.
There’s nothing crude about it.
#JoeRuffneck #OilPatchPride

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Barrel Breakdown No. 7 — Oakley Holbrook Sunglasses.
Polarized. Tough. Born from oil.
How many pairs can you make from one barrel?
This week’s prize — a personalized set of @JoeRuffneck Oakley Holbrooks.

#JoeRuffneck #BarrelBreakdown #OPPNews #OilPatchPride

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Big Casing, Little Rig — A Sunday Story
1950s Petro-Canada well.
3,300 m of 7-inch casing.
A double service rig that did what no one thought it could.
Pride, grit, and a crew that refused to quit.

#JoeRuffneck #SundayStory #OilPatchPride

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Barrel Breakdown No. 6 — $1,100 Winner!
Seven pairs of size-16 sneakers from one barrel of oil.
That’s all it takes to remind us what powers everything we wear and do.
Any guesses for next week’s challenge?

#JoeRuffneck #BarrelBreakdown #OPPNews

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Barrel Breakdown No. 6 — The Sneaker Challenge
How many PAIRS OF SIZE 16 SNEAKERS can you get from one barrel of oil?
Backing the Ruffnecks and keeping it rolling — winner announced tomorrow.
#JoeRuffneck #BarrelBreakdown #OPPNews

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OPP News – The Pipeline Reality Check
The “big” pipelines — Trans Mountain, Enbridge, Keystone, Coastal GasLink — add up to 68,127 km of steel across Canada.
But the natural-gas network heating our homes? 825,471 km buried under our feet.
Pipelines we never protest.

#OPPNews

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Well Control. Hard hats on and pay attention. Pressure doesn’t care — only skill and training keep balance. #JoeRuffneck #WellControl

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What It Takes – No. 6: Ode to the Ironworkers
Written and read by Joe Ruffneck.

The men who walked the sky so the rest of us could stand tall.
Steel, sweat, and balance — the backbone of every skyline.

#JoeRuffneck #WhatItTakes #Ironworkers #BlueCollarStrong #OilPatchPride

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History — The 1910 Lakeview Gusher
The biggest blowout in U.S. history — fifteen million barrels over eighteen months.
Open hole. No well control. Just grit, chaos, and the ruffnecks who made it happen.

#JoeRuffneck #OilfieldHistory #LakeviewGusher #PatchPride #EnergyReality