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nickatnite
04-12-2007, 10:35 PM
Looks like you will get to see what a REAL drilling rig can do.

We are finishing up here on this well (ahead of schedule) and our next well isn't quite ready...

So, word today is that we are coming over to Thunderpony to drill 2 wells for you guys.


Maybe 1st oil will be a realization....

http://nickatnite225.smugmug.com/photos/100408656-L.jpg
Ritten
04-13-2007, 04:51 AM
Well I heard!!! That the Thunderhorse finished their first one WAAAAY ahead of schedule. In fact, they did it in half the AFE time! Basicly, once the engineers figured up the tech limits and AFE, they doubled it since "it's a new rig" and now it's a big surprise when they complete in half the time.

Sounds to me like they just figured in "the Confidence factor" on the wrong well. After three weeks of playing around with the stack we just got latched up and tested Wednesday.
URLOOZN
04-13-2007, 09:05 PM
First oil? WTF??? We got first oil way back in '05! 'Course, that was in the GALLEY.

This big pig has been turning to the right for a while now. As far as I know we are ready to go on several of our wells. We are only being held back by availability of lifting vessels that can handle our depth and the weight of our subsea equipment. You may already know this but we had a few problems with our subsea PLETs. Instead of sending ROVs to investigate and picking and choosing they pulled EVERYthing up and sent it in to be refurbished. It didn't take the pipe yards long to do it but the lift boats were all booked up. That's why we have a target of 2nd qtr 2008. So I hate to break it to you...especially since you just bought a Buell B-last and all..... but we're ready up here for first oil. It's just the underwater cowboys who are lagging behind.
Actually, I'm bored to tears and about 'preservationed' out. I need some action out here to make the time go by! That and they are cutting our OT since we aren't making any money!
URLOOZN
04-13-2007, 09:07 PM
By the way, I was talking to one of the PRIDE drilling guys the other day and he gave me this little gem:
"Bp has never built a drilling rig before. Trust me....they STILL haven't!"

Sometimes bigger isn't necessarily better.
setacwoodtic
04-15-2007, 06:54 PM
Looks like you will get to see what a REAL drilling rig can do.

We are finishing up here on this well (ahead of schedule) and our next well isn't quite ready...

So, word today is that we are coming over to Thunderpony to drill 2 wells for you guys.


Maybe 1st oil will be a realization....

http://nickatnite225.smugmug.com/photos/100408656-L.jpg

You don't by chance do any work for BP do you?
Ritten
04-15-2007, 07:54 PM
You don't by chance do any work for BP do you?

You're going to have to be a little bit more specific than that.....I mean you're using "work" in a very broad sense here. haha
dannyt
04-15-2007, 08:04 PM
Oh boy oh boy!! It's a rig rumble!!! Hey do ya'll think that ya'll could settle this with a fight to the death using a couple of these big ass wrenches???Just wondering??
http://i13.tinypic.com/48ny2pz.jpg
Ritten
04-15-2007, 08:06 PM
Oh boy oh boy!! It's a rig rumble!!! Hey do ya'll think that ya'll could settle this with a fight to the death using a couple of these big ass wrenches???Just wondering??
http://i13.tinypic.com/48ny2pz.jpg


HHHMMPP......it's probably aluminum. Weakling. Dragonslayer'
URLOOZN
04-16-2007, 08:31 AM
Ain't that the truth, Ted? Them what don't work out here just don't know. I have TWO 48" STEEL pipe wrenches that we use all the time. They weigh over 50# each. Bp policy is that no one person can lift over 50# without help. So we have to get help to carry ONE tool around. HSE is constantly on our arses about it. So I tell them, "OK, why don't YOU buy us some $700 aluminum ones!" Not to mention the fact that at that size for an alluminum one to have the same strength as a steel one it would have to be about 56" long and would still weigh about 42#. You can't win every time.
dannyt
04-16-2007, 07:32 PM
Ain't that the truth, Ted? Them what don't work out here just don't know. I have TWO 48" STEEL pipe wrenches that we use all the time. They weigh over 50# each. Bp policy is that no one person can lift over 50# without help. So we have to get help to carry ONE tool around. HSE is constantly on our arses about it. So I tell them, "OK, why don't YOU buy us some $700 aluminum ones!" Not to mention the fact that at that size for an alluminum one to have the same strength as a steel one it would have to be about 56" long and would still weigh about 42#. You can't win every time.

Screw all of the technical crap...... I just wanted to see two guys beat each other up with big ass wrenchesBable12 Is that too damn much to ask for??qwer
Ritten
04-16-2007, 07:36 PM
Screw all of the technical crap...... I just wanted to see two guys beat each other up with big ass wrenchesBable12 Is that too damn much to ask for??qwer


If there's anyone on this board who's seen that I figure it would be you Danny!! I mean, I've heard of some of the stuff that goes on in Lockport in some of those little bars on Saturday nights...