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

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.