Drilling a well - Part 1 

very big water drilling machine....

JUST SAND? It is a common industry practice to add radioactive tracers to the sand to see if the detonations reached their zone. Then for the flowback, there is a company called Lumnipipe that guarantees a less radioactive flowback. I have kept my son from school when the winds are blowing towards his school (Bailey) during fracking. Friday they had a fluid spill and it was going into the storm water drainage. Pantego is on ground water...lovely!

Big hole = big rig. The surface casing hole is 24" diameter to a depth of 30 feet. The main casing is 14" diameter to 320 feet, and then the final bore is 12" diameter down to 620 feet. The rig IS overkill, capable of 48" diameter bore. Their smaller rig was busy though, and they'd just finished a job with this one, so they used it. J

Why would you need such big gear to drill a freekin bore? a bit over the top hey, cut a 8" hole and trip in pvc yeah? how deep was it?

looks like pretty slack safety practices; no hardhat, no hearing protection, no eye protection, no gloves, no long sleeve shirt. Not a good example at all. Wonder where this is, that such blatant disregard for human safety is still acceptable!

I loved watching this. It reminds me of my youth, working as a Driller's Helper on an IR rig just like this. For those who commented on (the lack of) safety practices, I can confirm that this was very typical. I'm sure it still is. There was no avenue for complaints. If you didn't like something, you didn't work. Plain and simple. I remember getting knocked clean off the platform once...and onto my back when a coworker came in too wide with length of casing. Normally shifts are 12 on/12 off. But, if nobody shows up, guess what? You are working. Drilling does not stop. That derrick needs to be greased regularly and I can remember climbing it over and over, at night, with not much lighting and little sleep. Plus, it gets slippery with grease and bad weather. I can remember having to hold the throttle on an Allison generator for hours because it wouldn't run right. No hearing protection. I'm paying for that kind of thing now. Hourly wage sucked. Probably still does. But it's hard times such as these that makes and American worker proud and brings fond memories. I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you to whoever posted this video.

Labor can be very hard. It varies, and as with anything, you get use to it. Both fun and demanding work. I love it.

It is a drilling water well, normaly it is shallow. It is not dangerous.

ne of those was in my yard yester day

either way the bigger the better

muito interessante,gostei do video nota 10

how many money pay the companys in a operation like that ??