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Recent Rotary Rig Count May 17th, 2013



AREA

 LAST
COUNT
DATE

COUNT 

CHANGE FROM
PRIOR COUNT
 

DATE OF
PRIOR COUNT 

 CHANGE FROM 
LAST YEAR

DATE
OF LAST
 YEARS COUNT 

UNITED STATES 

5/17/13 

1769
+0
5/10/13

-217

5/18/12

CANADA 

5/17/13
118
+5

5/10/13

0

5/18/12 

USA OFFSHORE 

5/17/13 

 52
+2
5/10/13

 +5

5/18/12 

INTERNATIONAL 

04/2013 

1301

 +33

3/2013 

 +123

4/2012 



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Hey Guys,
There is a video & close-ups of the National 370 Drawworks on here now that I was yappin' about earlier.

This is the 1st rig I built where I attempted to put scale into my work. It is the one that was a complete layout from front to back and side to side. It took 5 years (off & on) to complete.

The drawworks itself was a 4 month project. It made its Maiden Appearance in the 1990 Energy Show in Estevan Sask, Canada & a few other appearances over the years.

In about 1994, I sold it to my "late" Boss & Mentor at Big Sky Drilling, Mr. Rick Hayward, a highly respected and intelligent Man in the Saskatchewan Drilling Industry for many years.

It now belongs to his Son, Brent Hayward who is also on this site.

Please check out the video of the drawworks in action and the close-ups I have taken of it.

Jim.

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Tags: drawworks, model, national

Comment by Rodolfo Kobryniec on March 24, 2011 at 5:31pm
Hi Jim.
I'm from Argentina, I was looking at your work with the models and really felt the desire to try to do something similar.

Do not know what materials you have used, or the necessary tools
to achieve something paresca your work,
Not if you have a blog where you can gather information, but of course my congratulations for what you have managed to

I am a retired oil and entertain my days I want something
I always dreamed.

Congratulations

Rodolfo
Comment by Tom Kipgen on May 14, 2011 at 2:20pm

Wow Jim, your work is fantastic.    I too built a functional rig but mine is 1/32nd scale and is mostly brass.   The detail on your National 370 is phenomenal!    Does that weight indicator actually work?   Congratulations.    What will you do next?

 

Tom

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