100mph winds on my rig

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06-26-2008, 11:03 AM
MidnightRider

100mph winds on my rig

The first day back we had a nasty storm role threw the winds blew 80-100 mph for 2 hours it blew over our derrick stand and i blew our safety trailer off location. the other video is a 60 foot gas flare
YouTube - bad storm at the rig
watch at 0:16
YouTube - bad storm volume 2
this is the trailer that blew off location and downa 40ft hill
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...IMG_0634-1.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...IMG_0635-1.jpg
gas flare after running production casing we have to circulate the gas out before haliburton cements the well
YouTube - Bottoms up flare
06-26-2008, 11:05 AM
team39763

That's some crazy wind.
06-26-2008, 06:25 PM
fishoops

Damn dude where is that?
06-26-2008, 10:20 PM
MidnightRider

wheeler texas
06-26-2008, 10:36 PM
bud8fan

rain sleet or snow:lol:
06-27-2008, 07:12 AM
MidnightRider

Quote:

Originally Posted by bud8fan

rain sleet or snow:lol:

whats funny alton is we just had got back on bottom with a F-37 and the storm hit fryed the MD Totoco and the automatic driller went ape sht. it Set 190000 on that try cone it drilled for about a day then we chased it
06-27-2008, 07:31 AM
RedHeartbeat

Have you guys been following the Black Gold series on TruTV?
06-27-2008, 07:47 AM
skeet

holey**** lol glad NO one got hurt!!!!
06-27-2008, 09:21 AM
ducky

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat

Have you guys been following the Black Gold series on TruTV?

I watched my first episode the other day. I thought it was pretty good. Although I love deadliest catch as well.
06-27-2008, 09:48 AM
txarkitekt

Effin A Jason--those must have been high winds to roll that trailer off the pad--was the trailer empty? Do you guys have a anemometer out there to see what the wind speeds were?