A Drill Pipe Connection

[@hootinouts]

Roughnecks have got to be the most amazingly skilled and hardest working technicians there are. I never grow tired of watching this sort of stuff. My respect goes out to you all.

[@nelsondiaz1601]

The unspoken communication in the best teamwork is always inspiring and speaks volumes about experience.

[@JohnElHanafi]

I second that! Team work is important to achieving anything in these crazy ass world!

[@ungivory6655]

Truly is

[@vicjames2743]

Much respect for those guys and all the others in the oil field industry.

[@christopherspringmann]

Oh, those, chains, spinning chains! My dad worked as a roustabout on a workover rig. Every night he'd come home, hold his hands up and count " . . . 8, 9, 10, yep, a good day at work." Always got a laugh but he was serious, coming home with the same number of fingers, hands, limbs, that you started the day with.

[@davesstillhere]

Couple days ago I told one of the day shift guys I might be filling in on the rig that night (I'm usually a pipe tester) and he told me "you tell them you're throwing chain tonight, and that other dumbass can go catch samples." That evening, I get to the shop to meet up with the night crew, and told the derrick hand "Jake told me to tell you I'm throwing chain tonight" Next thing I know, sure enough they took me serious, and I'm throwing chain my first night on the rig lol

[@jurandirribeiromoura8653]

trabalhei muitos anos na área de perfuração de poços artesianos para água, nunca trabalhei na perfuração de petróleo, parabéns há todos que trabalha nessa área

[@rayman1269]

@@davesstillhere what a fucking legend!

[@dandruff3414]

lol my dad also joke about this. This was his job even before I was born

[@stephennyamweya3541]

🤕🤣

[@silverwiskers7371]

Done that shit 40 or more years, I'll tell young men to "STAY THE HELL AS FAR AWAY FROM THEM THINGS AS YOU CAN" I wore myself plum out chasing rigs of all sizes all over the damn country, all the dust has settled and I'm only a worn out old man now that can't even weed eat my own yard without taking a handful of pain pills, it wasn't worth it

[@jonathanperezmancilla3153]

L

[@GhostyMist]

Still though, thank you doing a necessary part no one else would’ve. I’m driving and staying warm because of you.

[@diazordaz9585]

My respect to you . I only worked on rigs for 7years good times and money. But now no more thanks

[@skeeterskoville9226]

You a bad sunnuva gun for doing that for 40 years! You must be like some oilfield legend that some of the guys talk about lol

[@ozzyfranf]

I loved working the floor. Scrubbing , painting not so much.

[@4islandbeauty]

Oh my gosh this is an art form, they didn’t speak but just knew how to navigate through the task and handle the machinery and equipment safely. Hats off to folks in this field

[@RobertCHoweSr]

It's called WANT TO.

[@rodeocowboy2313]

Dude swinging that chain like he’s got dame ghost rider😂😂😂

[@rodeocowboy2313]

Billy Collins honestly it is no lie😂

[@parasalika7812]

i was thinking same

[@prestige_dh2856]

Skills

[@lavrentichudakoff2519]

@@prestige_dh2856 I used to throw the spinning chain back in the days. Takes a deft hand. We started to use pneumatic spinning wrenches which made it a lot faster and safer to make connections.

[@TheSixStringGuy]

@2:34

[@I.Odnamra]

I ran a machine that friction welded those boxes and pins to the drill pipe. Then I machined the welds off on the lathe. It's cool seeing these things being put to use.

[@rodneyhicks4670]

Thank you

[@neilreid9005]

I tip my hat to those men. That is serious work and you'd better keep your wits about you if you want to leave the job uninjured. Wow.

[@adriantomlin2902]

Yeah you sure as hell can't sleepwalk doin this shit!!

[@rogeriotrindade1458]

Concordo com vc 100%, um trabalho sério não é para qualquer um, e a atenção tem que ser total para segurança sua e da equipe! Parabéns a estes homens e equipe!

[@jamesmeegan4755]

They all get injured eventually, u can trust me on that. Some just get injured a lot worse than others.

[@todd9031]

About as real as it gets. Lead tong hand is a bull, Back-up/Chainman is spot on and the Driller is seasoned. This hard ass work is why got in the derrick quickly and stayed there drilling land rigs in Texas.

[@cheifexhuman5332]

Bro, I drove 10 hours to get here to midland tx and it's been a few days now and I haven't gotten picked up by anyone yet if you know of anywhere they might start me for an entry level position shout them out I want to get to work I promise I won't disappoint

[@Audios2010]

These ASMR videos are getting more and more creative

[@thatbrownkid9783]

A lot of moving hazards, can’t even imagine working in a place like that. Shout out to the workers!

[@GCStalker]

I like the way he knocked the rotary table back in without damaging drill pipe.

[@theronash7269]

We always used to dope our slips so they seldom got stuck like that, If they did a couple hits with a sledge hammer would knock em free.

[@pansas83]

You don't know though is the thing when you slam drill pipe like it I prefer the proven method of doping the bowl like crazy and keeping it that way

[@Goontrader2]

I’ve been on location for training and watched this several times.... it’s no joke!

[@josejuanrosales3614]

Just make enough money and----- GTFO of THERE!!!

[@lavrentichudakoff2519]

That's what I did. Roughnecked offshore for 8 years and saved every penny. Bought my first starter home for cash.

[@vikassharma8358]

@@lavrentichudakoff2519 how much u get paid

[@donmckee90]

@@vikassharma8358 How the hell did we get here?

[@vikassharma8358]

@@donmckee90 was seraching most difficult jobs in canada it pop up

[@elmocaballero812]

They will use and abuse you! I learned the hard way! Fucked op my back trying to play! Did this shit for 15 year's i miss it everyday back just cant handle it anymore

[@clydecalamity6520]

I'm 24 and I been a mechanic forever and I'm dying to stop and just tattoo and pierce and ride my Harley. I'm fucked up physically for my age. Cant imagine roughnecking it for 40, 50 years. Big props. Deserves the biggest salary.

[@sevrajsami]

When you get to that level of coordination and teamwork you can feel the connection.

[@brennoncook6279]

I like how this video was posted..You see a lot of these videos of perfect connections this that and the other and not many other people can see the stuff that actually goes wrong..Next time DOPE THEM SLIPS WORM!

[@larryrodriguez1977]

Aup always use plenty

[@keithy363]

If the driller don’t want it the. Driller don’t get it it’s his shit show u paid from the neck down

[@virnan]

@@keithy363 Either that or throw sawdust down the hole before kicking in the slips.

[@theronash7269]

Some crews would rather have clean clothes and beat the equipment I guess.

[@teddysmith457]

Oh that’s about the best old school connection. I have seen on this KZbin shit since I started watching it thank you in.

[@ernestampadusafo]

You are really hard workers. Keep it up. I appreciate it

[@patbibo6139]

I work in diamond drilling and I thought my job was dangerous... Wow, incredible

[@ВиталийДанильченко-и8ь]

Fifty years ago, I studied to be an oil and gas drilling engineer and worked as an assistant driller on drilling rigs for two summers. This was in the Urals in the USSR. Then I worked as an assistant driller on a geological exploration drilling rig in Siberia for a summer. Then I built drilling rigs for oil and gas in Soviet Belarus. Even then, I realized that this work was not for me and after college I began working as a mechanic repairing equipment at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, survived the accident and still work as a mechanic repairing thermal mechanical equipment at boiler houses and power plants. All my fingers are in place. And even the hair on my head. But it is interesting and pleasant to watch how drillers work in the USA. Пятьдесят лет назад я учился на инженера-буровика на нефть и газ и два лета работал помощником бурильщика на буровых.Это было на Урале в СССР. Потом я лето работал помощником бурильщика на разведке калийной соли на геологоразведочном бурильном станке в Сибири. Потом я строил буровые установки на нефть и газ в советской Белоруссии. Уже тогда я понял,что эта работа не для меня и после института стал работать слесарем по ремонту оборудования на Чернобыльской атомной станции,пережил аварию и до сих пор работаю слесарем по ремонту тепломеханического оборудования на котельных и электростанциях. Все мои пальцы на месте.И даже волосы на голове. Но посмотреть на то,как работают буровики в США интересно и приятно.

[@skeeterskoville9226]

If you can do this for 16 hours a day everyday, you're hired. No degree necessary.

[@kianyadav6202]

Ok give me the job I am ready to do this

[@keithy363]

If u do this for 16 hours your a fucking idiot simples , and damn those Americans know how to work harder not smarter just to prove a point fuck that u dumb as fuck if I think this is good for you 👍😂🤪🤪

[@brandonpryormusic]

You can go to college and come out with thousands of dollars in debt just to get an office job making 45k/ year or you can work hard blue collar jobs and make 80-100k/ year. Save up, buy a house and then pay for your college out of pocket down the road if you choose to.

[@211Mik3]

Captain how the hell do they get trapped for life?? Dumbass

[@badbeats5637]

@@brandonpryormusic U are smart smart

[@Manu52498]

Risking life on work field , and wife / girlfriend fighting for not answering a call. Huge respect and best wishes to you guys. 😭🙏🏻💐🙏🏻

[@osmankalif3500]

Story of my life lol. GF angry for not being available

[@arayagerardo]

Thats how it is, baby momma left cause I was always busy

[@jamesethan3749]

These guys deserve free diesel for life

[@GhostyMist]

I agree. Hardworking, back-bone of society, mf’ers right there! God bless’em all.

[@rlg222]

Man, That's some hard and dirty work. My hat goes off to the ones who do this every day...

[@DFWFeelingCocky]

Nice crew, chain hand could throw some wraps. Rotary table jumping up tells me the slips were in a bind but they handled it well.

[@jimjab3631]

Yeah, the choker could of been cinched, and the bite was placed a bit too low.. They were moving pretty slow, could of been toward the end of shift.

[@johnnymeadows1088]

Dope them slips

[@dylanchase7314]

Johnny Meadows there you go lol

[@jareed505]

God dammit man..

[@lavrentichudakoff2519]

He doped the bowl at the end.

[@jaimecornejo2185]

They didn’t even dope the pipe!

[@davidcampbell351]

That’s right

[@shprotfirst8354]

Вот это реально слаженный коллектив, круто сработано👍. Только аккуратней там, мужики

[@reysandwich]

Oilfield is tough My dad has given 40 years to it,,,,,,,,,,,,the words that stick the most are true!! He told me this in broken English and no formal education!

[@gradeez]

Your dad must be a legend! 🤙

[@adriantomlin2902]

Yup Rey your right it is hard, miserable, and back breaking work!! 24/7!! No fuckin whimpy ass whiners doing this kind of hard labor!! Guaranteed!!

[@larryrodriguez1977]

Ran an old Sullivan rig that was all mechanical and that's how it worked. Funny to see a bigger rig like it

[@demariusgrant4064]

I want to go on one so bad how do i start

[@leogarcia3273]

Definitely don’t want to have a couple of beers for lunch on a Friday😆

[@Franco-y8x]

Nicely done 👍✅get ur done,lol was bout to say don't forget the screen..and soap

[@SaitoGits]

Amazing job, the engine sound like a Kirovets K-700 tractor...

[@ЭдуардПятышев-т9ф]

Ага, и всем ясно сразу стало что это за трактор Kirovets

[@JohnElHanafi]

Why do i feel like these guys need an Iron Man suit? lol - Much respect for what you do. Please be safe out there!

[@anglingnvirginia1346]

Them boys there now what hard work is. Always wet,muddy,sticky,hot,cold,muscles ache,back hurts, no sick days,annoying safety equipment... I give it too all the roughnecks and hard workin People of the world. Just member you boys make a difference.

[@adriantomlin2902]

Amen brother!

[@timothymorgan2150]

Thanks

[@jefferythomas001]

Dammit man!…..the things we have to do just to have the interface aka $$. Mad props to these dudes….the physical sacrifice.

[@carlosvaldes3084]

Súper capos los colegas muy peligroso el trabajo Exelente video saludos desde Chile Empresa orbit garant

[@gianni6239]

I imagine the dwarf work like this when mining

[@TheWizardGamez]

Dwarves are hard workers. If they get a good mountain, they are unstoppable

[@virnan]

That's why you throw sawdust on the bushings before you kick the slips in.

[@kumarvaibhav4565]

you will damage the face of pin by hammering it on rotary bushing. instead try hammering on rotary bushing or better still try to rotate bottom pipe by pulling it by m/up tong or b/up tong., this way slip will get released.

[@larryrodriguez1977]

Right?! So what they couldn't pull up to get the Kelly bushing in? If you're getting stuck like that then add more mud/give circulation a little more time.

[@kumarvaibhav4565]

@@larryrodriguez1977 i meant try to rotate by m/up or b/off tong (pull meant tong line pull not drawworks pull)

[@larryrodriguez1977]

@@kumarvaibhav4565 Its been awhile since ive been on a rig like that. im currently running an old gardner denver rd25t so i only have 1 breakout wrench. you are right though.

[@derekdrever3470]

Better yet, dope the slips. He eventually doped the bushing, but if it’s wet, that probably ended up going over the shaker.

[@charliepace8051]

What are nice memories when I see these videos back to memories

[@rickhatesmisleadia7101]

worked the drilling rigs for 4 years back in the late 70's in Canada. I threw so much spinning chain I had to learn to do it with either hand....lol Try tripping in and out of the hole fishing on a triple in the middle of nowhere in -67 below! For days!!! If you got hurt ya had to wait for a helicopter to come get ya and if the weather was bad you had no other choice but to tough it out! We got isolation pay as well but dont mean much when your sittin there busted up waiting for the weather to clear. My shift was 3 weeks in and 1 week off working 12 hour shifts. We were tough as nails and strong as bulls! All the work was done by hand/manpower. No loaders, excavators or backhoes. Trenches around the rig were dug with picks and shovels and all the heavy lifting and work was done by us!!!

[@diegosaenz5096]

I broke out back in 2011 on an old kelly rig too, fbdc 19 i was the motor man but did plenty of chain throwing and for them damn slips use chalk on the back to displace water then put dope so it’ll grip on the chalk.

[@robertwatson818]

Broke out?? Of what?

[@calandra9725]

Joints come 30' long... dope comes in 5 gallon buckets and every rig has a pusher!

[@ismayilakbarov1913]

Thank you very much for the very informative video. I have one question. in 1:40 what was the name of the triangle shaped device and for what purpose it is used?

[@MrLeo7210]

It looks like a filter of some kind. Probably to stop contaminants from getting down to the oil

[@clostheone3988]

Yes, it's called a drill pipe screen. Used when you drill with bottom hole tools like a survey tool & down hole motor.

[@cableheadcrew3880]

Man that way they hoist the drill pipe into the mouse hole with the chain wrap like that is crazy lol no nubbins out there 😂 glad I’m riggin in Canada

[@ignatz962]

I started as a "worm" in 1966 when I was 21 for $2.16 an hour which was pretty good money back then and time and a half for over 40 hours, which you always got since you worked 7 days a week, 365 days a year...holidays and everything.

[@abdullahhassan1999]

You're doing More than good guys in that shirt rig ,God helps you

[@foxmacnamara8809]

Some of the hardest work on the planet

[@j.a.sfunker6895]

fair play to those blokes. propper work!

[@jygogaming3550]

Very hard job respect these guy

[@fastrat37]

Now I'm cow-eyed for the oil patch of NW North Dakota!! Drill Baby Drill!!!!!!!!

[@zachreyes644]

Dope those slips hand! 🙈

[@Thewaldo12345]

I like how companies make you wear FRC in the yard and hell even mowing the yard, but the dudes on the rig where the actual hazard is are just in t-shirts.

[@XxGAMERxXPS3]

Becouse of something goes wrong, Nothing is gonna protect you from these heavy equipment. I have seen some videos where this goes wrong and jesus nothing will stop this thing from ripping you into 2 parts.

[@american236]

💪

[@bradleycooper5436]

Frs are total scam

[@johnwig285]

@@XxGAMERxXPS3 ever heard of risk reduction buddy? I guess not. All u cowboys and simpletons think that protective gear dont do shit. Let me try simulating the impact by simply swinging a sledgehammer on ur head with and without safety equipment like a hard hat. We'll see which scenario sustain more injuries. Obviously it is not meant to keep u 100% safe Genius, but it is meant to reduce the impact.

[@daveharris7734]

Jacknife double. Work house, but loved working on one. Worm crew.

[@phatkid6811]

I hope they get paid a crap ton of money..... Men being men.... Don't matter the color - just getting the job done. Love it.

[@qthemerrybandofanons4481]

LOL, the kelly deck got pulled up, lets beat on it with the pin end of the rod :D Threads did not even look damaged, and down the mouse hole that rod went.

[@kencargill7679]

Next time you put gas in your car, think about these guys! Respect!

[@Casualvloger442]

Bonus will be 1 bucket crude oil.

[@dave.of.the.forrest]

I love hard work. I can watch people do it all day.

[@emessontecnofrioarcondicio2668]

Admiro muito esse tipo de serviço de sondas...gosto muito da área Emesson de Alagoinhas bahia Brasil

[@lgmusic9946]

And this is why they have ST80s making and breaking connections now

[@Point001Machinist]

Nice job. Love machining cross over subs

[@oilmancn4488]

Very cute people, I respect them. And we have automatic equipment of iron roughneck for this work. It can help them to save time and provide more safety service

[@shnabshnab5428]

مررت من هنا These are heroes good luck 👌👍💐

[@АлександрЗыков-з7л]

Beautiful work , like with tigers , a little to the side end eat ...

[@2008hec]

How come sometimes one of the tongs is just floating seemingly without gripping the pipe?

[@patrickschreiber6067]

So what stops fluids from coming out of the drill pipe when they add a new pipe? Just the driling mud that stays in the pipe in the ground?

[@slik00silk84]

There is a one way valve at the bottom of the drill string.

[@chrisshields1838]

So the tongs....are they for torque? Breaking loose the pipes or applying torque?

[@clintonmcvay1522]

All the above

[@ЯРУССКИЙ-ф1ж]

Ништяк вам там работать. Зарплата и почёт. А у нас в натуре на одного работягу по два начальника. Обеспечения на долю сотых, а работу им подай.

[@nicholastsosie8881]

Bitter sweet feeling when just watching a connection, miss it but did'nt Love it✌🔥🤔. .. I think

[@liamagard3464]

My dad’s friend got his hand ripped off working at one of these

[@mlgblazeit420max9]

You can get basically anything ripped off working on these that’s why you gotta have full alert and know what you’re doing

[@daltonshumate9259]

What part does something like that happen. I’m not sure exactly what all is going on in half of this but I don’t see anything where someone’s hand could get stuck or anything like that. Maybe the chain, idk

[@american236]

How? What part?

[@MrFranko2303]

no one cares

[@MezzaNine26]

@@daltonshumate9259 the chain and probably those tongs if you aren't careful. I worked years in a train yard but I wouldn't go near a drilling rig.

[@AlMai222]

Wait why do we never see any women taking up this job even though they complain the most about wages. Ohhhhh I see now

[@Ryzmuhh]

Never seen a roughneck woman, plenty of Derrick hands tho

[@TheFriendlyPsychopath]

That's so funny, I showed the woman I have sex with this video and told her it's not fair they are taking all the jobs away from women (sarcasm), then I started reading the comments and saw yours.

[@Ryzmuhh]

@@sereal2091 literally just a Derrickman, just always said Derrick hand

[@DuMySmokePlus]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@stanislav7920]

Because women aim for jobs where they can be equal to a man. This one is simply "below" their abilities, so it can be disregarded. 😄

[@maqelepo]

a well oiled machine these guyz are.

[@space9935]

I will never complain about my job again...

[@Turbo_71]

Dope them slips worms...

[@MrGettario]

How does the guy handling the levers know how fast he needs to go? Is he looking at pressure gages or is it by feeling and experience?

[@justtim9767]

I'll bet that took a few days to learn. Nice video.

[@louis-etiennebelangergagno5514]

Everytime I see this kinda shit I think of Bill burr with the "mom is the hardest job on the planet" joke

[@mmastudio7693]

"Don't complain to the hypocrites..🤫 Be quiet, be strong."

[@mathprofii7877]

The throwing of the chain has been outlawed for several years now (almost 10 years). Why are they still throwing the chain??

[@derekdrever3470]

If they doped the slips, they wouldn’t fight with almost pulling the table out of the floor.

[@theronash7269]

100%. If and when they stick, a smack or two with a hammer is all it takes.

[@theronash7269]

I worked the rigs and now i drive truck. Some guys would rather beat the equipment and have clean clothes.

[@jordonleal6212]

I bet if you look over there at that parking lot there's nothing but bad ass trucks

[@DragonsGaura]

my back hurts from watching this i wouldnt last the day

[@membola]

what is it they wash off the pipe and from around the hole? is it toxic or something?

[@captainkirk7702]

A very dangerous job! Builds character!

[@daveparsons6956]

Might sound dumb but always wondered what they were doing in these moments, they're inserting new sections of drill right? Amazing work.

[@Saul1337Ftw]

What exactly does the chain do? Trying to figure out what the entire process is without googling it and by just watching it as it happens but I can't really figure out why the chain is there and why the guys throw it as fast as they do.

[@p6x2]

The chain helps fast screw the pipe until both ends are nudged close so you can use the tongs to make it up. This is the old way of doing it. Many fingers and even hands have been lost using that technique. Better technology is available now, replacing oilfield hands for a lot of the hard work.

[@Saul1337Ftw]

@@p6x2 Ah, I see. But I assume that many prefer the old way and keep using it?

[@p6x2]

@@Saul1337Ftw Not really, unless it is a really bare bottom operation. I have seen using chains back in the 80's, when I started. I am certain chains are still in use, but it is a really archaic way of doing what pneumatic tongs and automatized rigs do faster and safer. As you know, rig time is expensive; along the years, everything got optimized and tripping in or out of hole is done as fast as possible. I agree that watching a skilled crew using a chain is entertaining to the layman's eye. Back when I started, so many of the rig floor hands had missing fingers... not by chance. Being 12 hours on a rig floor is demanding if you want to stay safe. Especially when making hole, tripping, running casing or completions.

[@clintonmcvay1522]

@@p6x2 old school rigs like this are faster than automated ones..just not as safe...

[@jamesmarkcabral3310]

Pipe as a hammer , anything but a hammer !

[@montesavage1761]

I’m sticking to HVAC😳

[@bardhur]

Can someone tell me what happens at 2:50 when part of the floor comes up and it seems to be funny to one of the guys?

[@codymoe4986]

The wedge with the 3 red handles, around the drill pipe, is stuck... As far as the laughter goes...sometimes it's all you can do.

[@whoispriest]

Much respect!!!

[@daniel.o.tamunosiki3697]

why do the roughnecks spray water on the floor after using the machines

[@dbriggs1689]

This looks like a 1 man job with the right engineering. Better give the Germans a call and see what they can invent.

[@realBaronFletcher]

Schlumberger. ;)

[@Charkunt.d5]

They gave us the Bagger 288 so surely they could come up with something 😄

[@yamahawsome9335]

And take their jobs?😂fuck no

[@jglitch0]

Over engineered under manufactured German motto.

[@ROOSTER333]

Lol. One thing no one has been able to do is fully automate rigs. There's just way too much going on and going down that it has to be manned. Also you're talking about taking 30-50% of decent paying jobs away from men that aren't scared to do it.

[@crispicave1457]

Imagine the operator dropping that pipe on buddies foot because it slipped when he was trying to position it so they can hammer turn table back down lol

[@davidkennedy4960]

Slips hung in the table. Better dope the backs of ur slips Worm.

[@jaimecornejo2185]

It has happened. People have lost toes fingers hands feet out on the rigs

[@crispicave1457]

@@jaimecornejo2185 ny driller was missing a thumb because a pipe slipped

[@patrickmckenzie9919]

I always called it a rotary table

[@jacksimi]

I seen the pin end of a pipe punch a hole right through a guys boot and foot. Clean hole. Always look up and keep it away from you when hoisting pipe.

[@GrandpaG1776]

That's team work right here

[@onefixitman]

They trust each other a lot.

[@stanislav7920]

Good Team. Very hard work. Someone f.up with the installation of the rotary table. Though no emotions whatsoever. 😉

[@htchamber2776]

0:01 Looks like smoke is coming from this dudes head due to exhaustion lol