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

70 mph winds

70 mph winds = no work getting done right now. The wind is too strong to operate anything in the derrick, so now we play the waiting game.

Oilfield Drilling Basics

As the title implies, this is a list of necessities when drilling:

• Hardhat
• Safety glasses
• Article of FRC (fire retardant clothing) with a nickname or some type of altered name aside from that on your birth certificate (Michael = Mike, Jeroen = jeroen [notice the lowercase], Russell = Russ, Dave = Spud)
• Willie Nelson and/or Hank Williams Sr. playing at all times. Best to not play at the same time as the awesomeness can overwhelm the weak of heart

That's it.

Week 3 update from Steelhead

Hey there readers,

We have hit some tougher formations recently, so things have slowed down allowing me to catch up on the important things in life (fantasy football, personal email, this blog, etc...).

I'm proud to say that everyone involved with this project is performing admirably and we have yet to have an injury on board. Now that I'm done with that recognition, I'll get to the more interesting parts of life out here.

The oilfield is interesting not because of the work that we do (which is, don't get me wrong), but because of the people that occupy various positions. Some are drag racers that know the local judges so well that they (the judges) call the crew member by their nicknames, others are paranoid about martial law being imposed in Alaska and buy property based on its defend-ability.

Anyways, I need to get back to the grind.