B.M.Barter's Page

"Man in the derrick, trying to unseat a plug, pulling 175k, doesn't sound safe. "

"Looks like pr for keystone. "

"They usually keep them in a lead 'pig' with a lock on it. Halliburton has its share of new hires these days."

"I wonder how much has changed in the 5 years since this article came out.  Fisherman's comment reminds me of 40 years ago when if you got hurt it the attitude was it was your fault.  Back then we had drillers with experience…"

"Our prayers and sympathy to his family.  He was a good Christian man with 30+ years experience in pumping.  It is hard to understand how this happened."

"before you know it the hole rig will be that way"

"see what happens when you leave the elevators up side down i guess the old timers are right"

"Heard from an ex-hand off that rig that the crown and derrick had seen some severe mis-handling and that the crown was no longer square with the floor after questionable repairs."

"Nice!!!!!!"

"Cleaning your hard hat on tour was a sure sign of a trip, Women on the floor distracted the hands and someone would get hurt, Upside down elevators or wedding band means a fishing trip soon, Spudding on a Sunday always brought trouble, Spitting on…"

"all the boys out on parole.lol!!!"

"This art work is by Joe Barrington of Throckmorton Texas. The picture was taken outside his studio. He has a different name for it and I don't know where it is displayed now. Thanks."