To the few readers that have stuck by this long, thanks. I apologize for not writing sooner, I've been busy (and frustrated) with work and every time I wrote a post it was either of poor quality (I enforce stringent QC standards here) or bitter.
All of that has passed now, as today is the anniversary of my entrance into this world. Lo, 24 years ago I appeared and changed all your lives into the magnificent things they are now... such eloquence...
For those that didn't know or I didn't see, I was in Houston for all of April training on our higher tier tools. This was a great opportunity to learn some neat theory, see family and enjoy God's country of Texas.
My last few days have been hectic as I have managed to travel back to Alaska, move to a new apartment and get back to the north slope to work in under 72 hours. Not a world record, but damn close.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
End of February update!
Oh man, get excited for the greatest end of February update to ever occur in the year 2011.
Alaska is currently in a slow period of drilling activity, atypical for winter months since this is exploration season (why they won't let people drill in the summer when it's a reasonable temperature is beyond me; I think it's a passive aggressive method to prevent drilling in this area). As a result, we have plenty of engineers and have a rotation! My friend and I work opposite of each other for 2 weeks at a time. 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. Yes, 2 weeks off.
"Russell, what can you do with a whole two weeks off?", tons of stuff! Sometimes I do stuff with things or even actions with items and/or people!
I tried to learn to snowboard this past 2 weeks, and am still paying through the extensive bruising on my glorious posterior. I decided to stick to skiing when my good friend Scoffey came up from Oklahoma. Naturally, I thrashed that mountain.
Other than that, I played video games and slept a ridiculous amount. I'm glad that the sun is coming back, the whole lack of sunlight wears on one.
However, the 2 weeks eventually ended and now I am back on the slope. All good times must come to an end (William Faulkner had a quote similar to that in 'As I Lay Dying' but I'm too lazy to google it at the moment).
Regards,
R
Alaska is currently in a slow period of drilling activity, atypical for winter months since this is exploration season (why they won't let people drill in the summer when it's a reasonable temperature is beyond me; I think it's a passive aggressive method to prevent drilling in this area). As a result, we have plenty of engineers and have a rotation! My friend and I work opposite of each other for 2 weeks at a time. 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. Yes, 2 weeks off.
"Russell, what can you do with a whole two weeks off?", tons of stuff! Sometimes I do stuff with things or even actions with items and/or people!
I tried to learn to snowboard this past 2 weeks, and am still paying through the extensive bruising on my glorious posterior. I decided to stick to skiing when my good friend Scoffey came up from Oklahoma. Naturally, I thrashed that mountain.
Other than that, I played video games and slept a ridiculous amount. I'm glad that the sun is coming back, the whole lack of sunlight wears on one.
However, the 2 weeks eventually ended and now I am back on the slope. All good times must come to an end (William Faulkner had a quote similar to that in 'As I Lay Dying' but I'm too lazy to google it at the moment).
Regards,
R
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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.
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.
Monday, January 10, 2011
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.
The weather warmed up to 10 degrees, it's amazing up here. Definitely a nice improvement from the weather during my previous post.
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