Back on the rig

Hey readers,

The oilfield booted back up right as I was leaving. We are about to resume drilling this new section of the well.

My time off consisted of eating, sleeping, skiing and skating. Primarily the first three, I only went skating in one of the public parks once.

I took on my first double diamond run this past break, and had moderate success the first time through. However, after a big snow storm, I was not as graceful the second time around. Either way, my skills are progressing and I'm having a great time in the process.

Will write more later.

Prudhoe Bay temporarily shut down

Well, the oilfield is shut down yet again thanks to a recent spill at occurred on the BP side of the Prudhoe Bay Oilfield. We're all just hanging around the rig until we can get trucks to transport old/new drilling mud.

The weather warmed up to 10 degrees, it's amazing up here. Definitely a nice improvement from the weather during my previous post.

140 degree temperature change

From 70 degrees in Texas to -40 F (ambient) and -70 to -80 F wind chill (there is always a breeze).

Definitely missing Texas and its weather right now.

Back to work

My mother informed me of my lack of updates; I had it on my to-do list which you can imagine has not been touched in sometime.

The well on Steelhead ended, and it was a great success. I went back to the slope for a week after this to perform various odd jobs around the shop, and then I had 2 weeks off to visit the family. I got to see most of you guys, and for those that I missed feel free to come up here.

I'm in the airport right now, about to head to the slope again to finish up a well and assist with a new rig we have coming online. Hope you had/have a great holiday season.

-Russell