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it's daryl's birthday he has a post in the general area. its my feelings are hurt.
he's sitting on a oil rig out in the gulf so hop on up and say it. please.
it's daryl's birthday he has a post in the general area. its my feelings are hurt.
he's sitting on a oil rig out in the gulf so hop on up and say it. please.
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Hey V10KLZZ71S,
Charlie said that you work on an oil rig in the gulf? What rig? What company? I worked offshore for a little bit, but got done a year ago. Happy Birthday.
Charlie said that you work on an oil rig in the gulf? What rig? What company? I worked offshore for a little bit, but got done a year ago. Happy Birthday.
Last edited by MattamiscontisME; May 16, 2005 at 07:57 PM. Reason: correction
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Happy birthday, Daryl! 
And remember - Aging breaks all the rules of arithmetic – as you add on years you subtract hair, teeth and beauty.
And remember - Aging breaks all the rules of arithmetic – as you add on years you subtract hair, teeth and beauty.
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Originally Posted by MattamiscontisME
Hey V10KLZZ71S,
Charlie said that you work on an oil rig in the gulf? What rig? What company? I worked offshore for a little bit, but got done a year ago. Happy Birthday.
Charlie said that you work on an oil rig in the gulf? What rig? What company? I worked offshore for a little bit, but got done a year ago. Happy Birthday.
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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When a well is drilled for example, if a 9 7/8 bit is used, then we run lets say 7 5/8 casing[pipe] in the hole.Then I pump cement[not like concrete we use at home] down the casing, then we drop a wiper plug down the pipe and displace the cement out of the pipe up around the pipe and the hole to seal the pipe in the ground.We use cement to plug old wells, old zones that dont produce anymore.I also do very hi pressure pumping up to 15,000 psi at times.Twin triplex pumps with 4"+4.5" plungers with 1000 hp dc traction motors for power.I do alot of other things but dont have room,blowouts which are rare I will be right there doing hi pressure pumping.It gets very technical.I work 14 days out, 14 days home.
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Originally Posted by V10KLZZ71S
When a well is drilled for example, if a 9 7/8 bit is used, then we run lets say 7 5/8 casing[pipe] in the hole.Then I pump cement[not like concrete we use at home] down the casing, then we drop a wiper plug down the pipe and displace the cement out of the pipe up around the pipe and the hole to seal the pipe in the ground.We use cement to plug old wells, old zones that dont produce anymore.I also do very hi pressure pumping up to 15,000 psi at times.Twin triplex pumps with 4"+4.5" plungers with 1000 hp dc traction motors for power.I do alot of other things but dont have room,blowouts which are rare I will be right there doing hi pressure pumping.It gets very technical.I work 14 days out, 14 days home.
Happy birthday amigo !! And many more !! Ken
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Z71 Killer,
Too bad you're out at work for your Birthday. What day do you come home? How far offshore are you? I worked for about 15 months as a marine engineer/engineroom mechanic for Transocean on the Deepwater Millennium (I also spent a couple of hitches on the Discoverer Spirit). I worked 21 days on/21 days off. I liked it a lot, but it was just too much travelling for me (I live in Maine). The work we did was mostly all exploratory, which was really neat.
I hope that things go smoothly for you. Have a safe hitch and be sure to celebrate when you get home.
Too bad you're out at work for your Birthday. What day do you come home? How far offshore are you? I worked for about 15 months as a marine engineer/engineroom mechanic for Transocean on the Deepwater Millennium (I also spent a couple of hitches on the Discoverer Spirit). I worked 21 days on/21 days off. I liked it a lot, but it was just too much travelling for me (I live in Maine). The work we did was mostly all exploratory, which was really neat.
I hope that things go smoothly for you. Have a safe hitch and be sure to celebrate when you get home.
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V10 , thanks for the info on Drill rigs. Sounds neat. I watched a safety movie on that huge rig that burned down off the coast of the United Kingdom. Man that was a real tradgedy that was caused by a bunch of real goof-ups both on the mechanical and operations side. The worst part was how the sister rig had kept pumping knowing the one rig was burning and not realizing they were pumping fuel into the fire. The only survivors were the ones that jumped into the fridgid waters. The movie suggested that the chance of this ever happening again was very remote but what a shame the industry had to learn such a tragic lesson . I work in the Pulp and Paper Industry and have lost a few fellow workers over the years but we are learning all the time how important safety issues are . Take care, Wrench