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Recent Rotary Rig Count May 10th, 2013



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COUNT 

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UNITED STATES 

5/10/13 

1769

+5

5/3/13

-205

5/11/12

CANADA 

5/10/13

118

-3

5/3/13

-2

5/11/12 

USA OFFSHORE

5/10/13 

 50

-1

5/3/13

 +5

5/11/12 

INTERNATIONAL

04/2013 

1301

 +33

3/2013 

 +123

4/2012 

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Dear all 

Using cathead  spinning chain has been banned  in some drilling contractors? 

Can be used for making up the joints, e,g attach to manual tong? 

What are the real hazards for this operation? 

Any comments highly appreciated!

 

James

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If we all train the new hands and keep an eye on them the risks can be minimal!

 catheads,catlines,spinning chain,have been used for 100 years less hands was hurt in this time,then the last 5 years must be the type of hands we had back then.k.g.edington

 

 

Green young drillers getting in a hurry.

Howdy Charlie i agree with you to a point my friend but a good chainhand can work around a wormy driller and should actually "teach" a driller to synch with his chainhand for the best overall trip and connection time believe me...I loved throwing chain passed up many derrickjobs to keep throwing chain once  i tought my driller how i threw the chain i stuck with him...gitter done!!!! 

Thanks all of  you who  participated in my discussion , appreciate that

james

Back 30 yrs ago some got hurt some didnt. It seemed like back then it was who could trip pipe in and out of the hole the fastest to me when i worked chain hand it was the air cathead that i liked the best once the chain hand and driller got in cyne wirh each other it went very smooth!!! In a good night i might got thru two pairs of groves in a 8 hr shift tripping out 28,000 ft of pipe it was none stop but being young and dumb i didnt mind!!

You wasn't "young and dumb" son, that was roughnecking !!!

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