Thread: Rig Work

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Originally Posted by Rigger

I know it's a large file but take the time to down load it as it's some pretty cool footage

I will forward this to our net admin then, and see if he will let us peruse it!
This is what I get............
Probably for the best - Lord knows what strange antics you land people get up to

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Originally Posted by Rigger

We have just finshed a contrat for BG now for these guys it was their first time drilling on land so they had all sorts of weird foked up ideas. I couldnt put together a bigger bunch of softcocks if tried maybe it's a britsh thing, it's wonder you guys get any thing done at all offshore.
Last time the offshore guys went on strike in Australia (due to no chocalate ice cream)they took a heap of guys of the land rigs and sent them offshore. then didnt want the offshore crews back.
Plus we have more fun on land rigs, Offshore knuts are to anal

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What's the rates like...

Originally Posted by pepino

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ What's the rates like...

Good

Rates at present are excellent!!

You can always contact PAE - they are world wide

Thailand office - http://www.pae.co.th/index.php

Originally Posted by pepino

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What's the rates like...

Fan bloody tastic. Never been better.

Originally Posted by Rigger

You offshore knuts wouldnt know a good operation if you saw one. Check this out Driller/derrickman/floorman/roustabout/Baby sitter all in one, us land guys are versatile

Well try doing it while staying afloat at the same time. Land guys are wimps!

Originally Posted by Whiteshiva

Originally Posted by Rigger

You offshore knuts wouldnt know a good operation if you saw one. Check this out Driller/derrickman/floorman/roustabout/Baby sitter all in one, us land guys are versatile

Well try doing it while staying afloat at the same time. Land guys are wimps!

Be nice now! must be tough drilling a hole on land when you have nothing else to think about apart from that, logistics must be a nightmare, no subsea calculations, tides to worry about, if there is a problem you could have to walk at least a 100 yards away, not to mention you only have a third of the equipment to look after, no wonder they have time for FUN!
Crew changes must be a nightmare too!

Originally Posted by Airportwo

Crew changes must be a nightmare too!

Yeh I drive 6 hours in a 4x4 across the desert what do you fags do go jump on a whirly bird

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by Airportwo

Crew changes must be a nightmare too!

Yeh I drive 6 hours in a 4x4 across the desert what do you fags do go jump on a whirly bird

Depends where we are, 3 hours on a boat or Helicopter, when they arrive,
then a 6 hour drive from the base accross the desert in a 4 x 4

Originally Posted by Airportwo

then a 6 hour drive from the base accross the desert in a 4 x 4

And did you know Offshore guys are much better bullshitters as well

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by Airportwo

then a 6 hour drive from the base accross the desert in a 4 x 4

And did you know Offshore guys are much better bullshitters as well

Now your honest side is showing, have you ever considered working towards being an offshore hand?
I was just going dfor the post count! (1k )
I have done crewchange I stated, in the past for some years.
Recently I was in the Caspian and waited 15 days for 'whirly' due to weather and there was only 1 chopper and it kept breaking down, the crews were working 14 x 14, they were well impressed!

Well if we're going to swap tales, I was on a mountain in New Guinea. No roads 24 hour clouds. We were down to the last sack of potatoes when one of the crazy chopper pilots volunteered to try to fly in some groceries to the rig. We could hear the chup chup chup and a line with a basket full of boxes of food suddenly appeared thro' the clouds and grounded about 30 yards from the derrick. Never did see the chopper.

After divorce I considered working offshore again but have been out of it for 14 years.
Now im 54 and I consider myself to old.
Reading all this thread there may be hope for me yet.

Originally Posted by Begbie

Well if we're going to swap tales, I was on a mountain in New Guinea. No roads 24 hour clouds. We were down to the last sack of potatoes when one of the crazy chopper pilots volunteered to try to fly in some groceries to the rig. We could hear the chup chup chup and a line with a basket full of boxes of food suddenly appeared thro' the clouds and grounded about 30 yards from the derrick. Never did see the chopper.

Heh...ever work off St. John's, Newfoundland?

Fog so thick you never see the choppers until the skids are below monkeyboard level...

I agree with alot of the comments made, coming from Aberdeen so called softies (come and have a go if ya think ya hard enough! )..I came to try my luck in Thailand/Asia.

No one has mentioned the fact that the work comes in scraps, the visas for neighbouring countries take forever as companys on the service side are shite and lie out thier asses. Or the fact that if you are from the West that you could be at operator level but they still pursue you to go in at Engineer level even though you may not have a scooby!

TOT

Originally Posted by drskosha

No one has mentioned the fact that the work comes in scraps, the visas for neighbouring countries take forever as companys on the service side are shite and lie out thier asses

Here we have one of the lower forms of rig life called a service hand. They get passed around from rig to rig getting a hard time from the rig crews as well as management and there own people in town. They dont really have a home and just wonder around, are normaly a little bit weird but no where near as foked up as most geologist. They also like to borrow stuff and normaly dont have any of the tool they require to do their job

and you strap up pipework at my request... but you do have a point...should never have left that staff job on half the money and working constant three weekers....

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by drskosha

No one has mentioned the fact that the work comes in scraps, the visas for neighbouring countries take forever as companys on the service side are shite and lie out thier asses

Here we have one of the lower forms of rig life called a service hand. They get passed around from rig to rig getting a hard time from the rig crews as well as management and there own people in town. They dont really have a home and just wonder around, are normaly a little bit weird but no where near as foked up as most geologist. They also like to borrow stuff and normaly dont have any of the tool they require to do their job

Originally Posted by drskosha

and you strap up pipework at my request...

I dont think so

I am not a rigger

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by drskosha

and you strap up pipework at my request...

I dont think so

well that explains it all....good choice of name...!

You must be a scaff then!

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by drskosha

Oh yes you do...or your laddy/goffa does!

I dont have a Laddy/goffa that I know off
What ever the fok it is ?

Its a small leprecaun type being...thats trolleys around pipework and straps looking aimlessly out at sea waiting for a chopper and some graft that may make them sweat for all of 5 minutes...

Just kidding, its a slave.