Private vetted network · invite-only supply

When the rig goes down, you don't post a job ad.

rigs.work is the on-demand network of elite, independently vetted rig consultants — Company Men, Toolpushers, Directional Drillers, and Mud Engineers — deployed to your location in as little as 12 hours. We handle the MSA, insurance, and invoicing so you deploy instantly.

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$30k+ typical rig downtime / day <12 hrs hot-shot dispatch window 100% reference-checked & insured
Trusted workflow for E&P operatorsDrilling contractorsCompletion teamsWorkover & P&A crews
The economics of a rig that isn't turning

Rig downtime is measured in tens of thousands per day. Trusted experts can't be measured in weeks of HR.

Operations Manager

Coverage by tomorrow morning, not next quarter.

A Company Man calls in. A complex completion lands on the schedule. You need a proven hand on location — not a stack of resumes and a two-week onboarding.

Drilling Superintendent

Specialists, vetted before they hit the gate.

Directional drilling, fishing, complex MPD — when the well demands a specialist, you want one who has done it before, with references already checked.

Owner / VP

Compliance handled, margin protected.

MSA execution, insurance certificates, and invoicing are managed by the platform. No week-long contracting delay between need and deployment.

01

The Bench — real-time availability map.

A live view of who is currently on days-off and available for immediate deployment, categorized by specialty and basin. This is the "Uber Black" of elite rig personnel: a closed, vetted pool you can deploy from in one request.

Specialty
Basin

Identities are masked until an operator engages and an MSA is in place. Every profile below is reference-checked, insured, and interview-approved.

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02

From request to on-location, without the HR drag.

We act as the intermediary so an operator can deploy a consultant instantly — Master Service Agreement, insurance verification, and automated invoicing all handled by the platform.

  1. 1

    Request from the Bench

    Pick a specialty and basin, or flag a hot-shot deployment. Tell us the well and the window.

  2. 2

    Matched & confirmed

    We confirm a verified expert's availability and fit — often within the hour. You approve the named consultant.

  3. 3

    Compliance auto-handled

    MSA, insurance certificates, and onboarding paperwork are executed through the platform. No two-week contracting cycle.

  4. 4

    On location & invoiced

    Your expert mobilizes. Time and tickets flow through OpsFlo to a single, clean, invoice-ready record.

Hot-Shot Dispatch

Need an expert on location within 12 hours?

Emergency deployment, priority-matched against the live Bench. Flat dispatch fee, no scramble.

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03

Nobody walks onto the Bench by signing up.

rigs.work is a closed network. Supply is invite-and-application only. Every consultant clears a strict, multi-stage vetting process before they earn the Verified Expert badge.

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  • Operator references

    Direct references from past operators and drilling contractors — verified, not just listed.

  • Specialty interview

    A technical interview for the consultant's discipline, scored by senior field hands.

  • Insurance & compliance

    Active coverage and certifications verified and kept current on file.

  • Verified Expert badge

    Only approved consultants appear on the Bench. Operators never sift unvetted profiles.

04

What is the gap actually costing you?

Model the cost of waiting on coverage. Rig spread rates, the value of lost days, and the premium of an emergency hire add up fast — usually well past the cost of deploying a vetted expert tomorrow.

  • Estimates the cost of each day the position sits open.
  • Compares slow contracting against same-day deployment.
  • Routes your scenario to a deployment specialist.

Submissions route directly to a rigs.work deployment desk — no newsletter funnel.

05

One operating layer from dispatch to invoice.

Matching the right hand is half the job. The other half is making the engagement clean: time capture, ticket validation, approvals, and a single invoice-ready record. rigs.work runs on OpsFlo, the execution layer that closes the loop from deployment to billing.

Field time capture Ticket validation MSA & insurance on file Automated invoicing handoff
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06

Request a vetted expert.

Tell us the role, the basin, and the window. A deployment specialist confirms availability against the live Bench — typically within the hour during operating hours.

VettedReference-checked & interviewed
InsuredCoverage verified & current
FastHot-shot in <12 hours

All requests are confidential. Consultant identities are shared after engagement and MSA.

07

For consultants: keep more of your day rate.

If you're an elite, independent hand tired of a broker taking too deep a cut, apply to the network. Approved consultants get steady, high-paying hitches, transparent terms, and compliance handled for them.

  • Vetted, invite-only network — no race to the bottom.
  • MSA, insurance, and invoicing handled for you.
  • Get matched to hitches in your basin and specialty.