Will Chamley began working in the oilfields in 1988. In 1995, he completed his degree in Hazardous Materials Management from Williston State College.  In 2000, he started collecting scrap metal, pipe, and rod in the evenings for some extra money. His children often accompanied him on these excursions.

Later in 2001, he started Chamley Pipe and Rod, which later became what is now Chamley Pipe & Salvage.  Will bought his first power swivel, mud pump, and tank and quit his real job in 2005.  In the years that followed, Chamley Pipe & Salvage has grown and is now the only locally owned company of its kind in the Williston, North Dakota area.