Roughnecks at Work in HD - Drilling Rig Pipe Connection

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июл 2014
  • Roughnecks at work smoothly running a kelly drive drilling rig exploring for oil. They're making a connection or "pipe stab" to continue drilling downward. You can see why this job is high risk and requires concentration and skill.
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  • @heofz
    @heofz 9 лет назад +3154

    What's even more impressive is that they don't have to tell each other what's going on. They know exactly whats happening without saying a word. That's a proper team right there :)

    • @naphorse8592
      @naphorse8592 6 лет назад +235

      heofz well when you do that 70 times a day repitittion its not rocket science.

    • @OutboundShane
      @OutboundShane 6 лет назад +62

      heofz I imagine it takes at least 10 days for a greenhorn to catch on.

    • @rickb4806
      @rickb4806 5 лет назад +11

      Rinse and repeat.

    • @Zar4thustr4
      @Zar4thustr4 5 лет назад +5

      Well a trip lasts a few hours and there are many trips and it is always the same ... except maybe the mud bucket - trip is not often wet

    • @captainzumafishing772capta9
      @captainzumafishing772capta9 5 лет назад +24

      @Methamphetameme I make 10-20 k a month and am a highly skilled professional lineman.i could do thier job,they could never do mine. These guys are laborers that work sometimes over 16 hrs a day.low skilled,a dime a dozen

  • @marcgatto9675
    @marcgatto9675 10 месяцев назад +42

    I spent 42 years working rigs. And seen the whole world doing it.

  • @willysjimenez5844
    @willysjimenez5844 3 года назад +75

    Those are the guys who keeping the world moving with their hard and dangerous work, it is really amazing 🤩!

    • @e.and.f
      @e.and.f 25 дней назад +1

      The crazy thing is it doesn't have to be that dangerous.

  • @mlester3001
    @mlester3001 2 года назад +59

    My first day on the job I caught my little finger in the slips and nearly lost it. It swelled up to twice its normal size. Months later a guy I was working alongside caught his finger in the slips and got a compound fracture with the bone sticking through the flesh. That was when I decided to move back to my home city and study electronics.

  • @tonythies1827
    @tonythies1827 7 лет назад +1295

    This is my old rig. It's Energy Drilling Rig No. 7 in Casper Wyoming. Not my crew but that's Travis on the brake, Andy on the chain and Taylor in the corner.. not sure who that greasy motorhand is tho.. I have a lot more videos of things like this if anyone is interested

    • @NeonElixr
      @NeonElixr 7 лет назад +103

      I think the oil rig videos are cool to watch. These men are some hard working pros! Much respect to them! Especially nowadays. Younger generations are clueless on knowing what real, hard work is. God I sound old and I'm 33.

    • @M00shimaroo
      @M00shimaroo 7 лет назад +38

      Post em' on your channel if you think they're any good! I think this stuff is really interesting.

    • @tonythies1827
      @tonythies1827 7 лет назад +12

      As far as I know this rig is still operational. This video was took in 2013 I believe

    • @400eastbruno6
      @400eastbruno6 7 лет назад +8

      Tony Thies hey man can i see some more videos bro? this looks interesting and woulsnt mind at all oil rigging for a career. thanks man

    • @tonythies1827
      @tonythies1827 7 лет назад +14

      @DanielMorpenis, oh shit.. I better watch out.. he sounds gay..

  • @frankovito
    @frankovito 5 лет назад +373

    This brings back happy memories of my childhood when my dad (a geologist) would take me out to these rigs he was sitting on. I was always amazed at the spinning chains and the pipes. Even back in the 60's these men knew what they were doing and worked together.

    • @anderstermansen130
      @anderstermansen130 Год назад +2

      Ok boomer

    • @krizz4309
      @krizz4309 Год назад +31

      @@anderstermansen130 behave please

    • @bryannforeman935
      @bryannforeman935 Год назад

      @Anders Termansen no dumbass this is still how oil is produced today. Soft snowflake gen z not even knowing what makes your little world go Around.

    • @austinstratton6602
      @austinstratton6602 10 месяцев назад

      @@anderstermansen130have some respect you little puke

    • @larryrunnels1190
      @larryrunnels1190 5 месяцев назад

      I started helping my dad move rigs when I was 12. He was a truck driver. The day I turned 18 I started roughnecking.

  • @notyourdinner3446
    @notyourdinner3446 3 года назад +239

    I've worked as a groundworker, scaffolder and now civils on the railways and they're all physically hard jobs... but this is next level!! Mad respect to these and iron workers!

    • @jasper2114
      @jasper2114 2 года назад +2

      You know what a really hard job is ? I guess it's part of the ironworking trade , but doing reinforcing work. ( rebar) that's not an easy job at all !

    • @neverhungryagain2187
      @neverhungryagain2187 2 года назад +1

      @@jasper2114 facts

    • @z1lla4
      @z1lla4 Год назад +4

      @@jasper2114 bro they have a tool to tie rebar now and setting it is done with a team it's not that hard anymore

    • @JosephStalin311
      @JosephStalin311 Год назад

      Scaffolding is probably more physically demanding than this but less dangerous in my opinion

  • @cmomofilm
    @cmomofilm 2 года назад +134

    I work in the North Sea, I cannot believe how dangerous and basic land drilling is in the US. I'm honestly amazed.

    • @jamsstar2010
      @jamsstar2010 2 года назад +6

      What's that like ? Always been interested in rigs

    • @cmomofilm
      @cmomofilm 2 года назад +19

      @@jamsstar2010 it's like the worst 3 week holiday imaginable, but well paid.

    • @cmomofilm
      @cmomofilm 2 года назад +13

      @@jamsstar2010 a lot safer than this vid.

    • @user-jap84tlv24sq
      @user-jap84tlv24sq 7 месяцев назад

      still doing it? How did you got in to it?

    • @cmomofilm
      @cmomofilm 7 месяцев назад

      @@user-jap84tlv24sq yeah, still offshore, got into it by paying to do a few courses at survivex then joining an agency.

  • @rtrThanos
    @rtrThanos 7 лет назад +2258

    Wow. All I can see are about 1000 different ways for me to lose an arm or a leg.

    • @Riejinn
      @Riejinn 7 лет назад +133

      rtrThanos once ur out yhere and know what ur doing its not so scary, always keep respect for ur iron

    • @tamirox
      @tamirox 6 лет назад +184

      rtrThanos my friend was unfortunate a week ago in working on an oil rigg out in Cali. Old cable snapped, ripped through his stomach, tore his abdominal muscles. His intestines and colon fell out. Dirty company, otherwise, that company should have followed protocol by changing out old cables. He's not dead, he's in multiple surgeries right now.

    • @thatguywhocleansaquariums4839
      @thatguywhocleansaquariums4839 5 лет назад +90

      In the oil/gas industry the Roughnecks have a saying - quick hands or no hands.

    • @billschell1632
      @billschell1632 5 лет назад +41

      Some guys are naturals at it, others should be flipping burgers. It's not as hard as it looks, and the guys all look out for each other.

    • @biker1958
      @biker1958 5 лет назад +66

      This is a mans job that’s why.

  • @laidtorest9740
    @laidtorest9740 7 лет назад +74

    This is a Kelly rig. Very old school equipment and technology. The rig I work on in Midland, is much more sophisticated. These guys deserve respect, they do a hell of a lot more work than I have to do on a daily basis.

    • @djscarecrows7702
      @djscarecrows7702 2 года назад +1

      Is there any videos on the new equipment??

    • @JesusisLord78
      @JesusisLord78 Год назад

      How are the new rigs?

    • @kille5454
      @kille5454 Год назад +1

      New rigs are a lot more automated and a lot less dangerous work

    • @tallerdetaller8605
      @tallerdetaller8605 Год назад

      ​@@JesusisLord78 look up top drive rigs

    • @adriantomlin2902
      @adriantomlin2902 11 месяцев назад +2

      This is probably up in western Kansas. Most of the rigs up there are timber rigs. Some are substructures but mist are in timbers. Old school chain throwers and heavy ass tongs.

  • @MavMX1987
    @MavMX1987 11 месяцев назад +10

    I don't know how much they are paid, but it should be more. This is highly technical, extremely dangerous work, and physically demanding. They're in the elements...I can't even imagine the heat, or the smells...I mean very few people would be cut out for this job. My entire respect.

  • @danielspector4890
    @danielspector4890 2 года назад +89

    I lived in Montana in the 70's . This was always known as one of the difficult ,most dangerous and one of the highest paying jobs in the state , not much fat on those boys !

  • @coolworx
    @coolworx 5 лет назад +405

    Watching this, I think my testosterone level just jumped 10 points...

  • @IronClad292
    @IronClad292 7 лет назад +1331

    Good Lord, that's some hard and dangerous work there. These guys deserve much respect !!

    • @lustdorftenet
      @lustdorftenet 7 лет назад +10

      IronClad292 yes it is

    • @jah881
      @jah881 4 года назад +14

      IronClad292 much money

    • @d3arb0rns
      @d3arb0rns 3 года назад +3

      @@jah881 how much?

    • @spockb1186
      @spockb1186 3 года назад +44

      @@d3arb0rns They can make from $5,000 to $7,000 a week, and make from $100,000 to $350,000 a year.

    • @d3arb0rns
      @d3arb0rns 3 года назад +10

      @@spockb1186 im about to apply!

  • @jamesroberts2115
    @jamesroberts2115 3 года назад +9

    These cats earn every cent they make. When I was a kid in south Louisiana back in the 60's a fellow down the street used to be the chain man on the rig floor. He was missing 3 fingers off of his left hand and still working.

    • @alexambriz8754
      @alexambriz8754 Год назад +2

      I last the tip of 2 fingers on my left hand while on a rig was back at work within a month

  • @justCommando
    @justCommando 4 года назад +30

    Damn, they're like a pit stop crew. I can imagine myself jumpiing in to help and just getting in the way XD

  • @Elijah-fc3ex
    @Elijah-fc3ex 4 года назад +189

    I did this for awhile in east Texas. I was a floorhand, worst job I've ever had. Working nights usually 15 hours a day two weeks straight. Working with some of the most back country hicks and felons from the deep swamps and rural parts of the south. Sleeping in bunks with all men 6 to a room. Back breaking work. While I was there we did a rig moves which was taking an entire drilling rig apart piece by piece and moving it to another location a mile a way. Drilling rigs are fucking gigantic and there's a ton to move. I would use a sledge hammer and bang open connections for hours on end. The actual tripping pipe and rolling casing was ok. Makes the time go by faster. I've never felt that level of exhaustion, I would get off, shower and pass out within 5 minutes. Make no doubt, i'm talking shit but these guys work hard as fuck and they are some of the most mechanically inclined people on this earth. It's no joke. It started being a rig move per hitch I just came to a point that there are a lot of better ways to earn a living than spending half month at a time in these hell holes. It's a tough living.

    • @MarshallMathersthe7th
      @MarshallMathersthe7th 2 года назад +37

      Respect man, might mean nothing but, thank you for your service.

    • @coolbian513
      @coolbian513 Год назад +17

      u forgot to mention the part where u made a shit load of money tho

    • @nielsnielsen9013
      @nielsnielsen9013 Год назад +25

      ​@@coolbian513 It's 68k a year.... That barely makes the national average.

    • @Veryrare-ei8qc
      @Veryrare-ei8qc Год назад +20

      @@nielsnielsen9013 that’s a lot of money if you’re not in cali or New York. 60k salary here in Michigan is good money. Super good money.

    • @phonymex3340
      @phonymex3340 Год назад

      @@coolbian513 Yeah and forgot the lay offs too! Dont forget that dumbass

  • @crechio
    @crechio 7 лет назад +47

    I wish someone would narrate one of these videos and explain what and why each different task is preformed.

    • @alexambriz8754
      @alexambriz8754 Год назад

      I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IN A COMMENT

    • @Want2SurfNow
      @Want2SurfNow 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@alexambriz8754 and yet here 6mo later you haven't. So its probably safe to say you're just a keyboard badass

  • @ironmindvideopodcast9309
    @ironmindvideopodcast9309 4 года назад +30

    And there's me complaining about how many phone calls I had to take in my comfy office job...I had it easy.

  • @triplebisme
    @triplebisme 7 месяцев назад +4

    That’s what you call Working Men right there. Dangerous as all get out. Coordination has to be spot on. Horrible accidents staring them in the eyes 360° around. Pure love & respect for these types.

  • @theawb6986
    @theawb6986 6 лет назад +1568

    this is by far the most american, manly, thing ive ever seen on the internet

    • @inferno7181
      @inferno7181 5 лет назад +57

      not enough guns

    • @TsarOfRuss
      @TsarOfRuss 5 лет назад +90

      Trump voters, hardcore men

    • @Aj-xl2in
      @Aj-xl2in 5 лет назад +121

      You do know America isn’t the only country that does driller work, right?

    • @armstrong4196
      @armstrong4196 5 лет назад +36

      They look Canadian to me

    • @francocarbone7993
      @francocarbone7993 5 лет назад +73

      some white privileged folks right there LOL

  • @cchmlfa
    @cchmlfa 6 лет назад +332

    My respects to these men. They are certainly earning their money....and the dignity of a hard days work.

    • @adriantomlin2902
      @adriantomlin2902 3 года назад

      Yeah and it's not snowing or raining blowing up their ass!!

    • @edimarjake
      @edimarjake 2 года назад +1

      They are being explored by the capitalist system

    • @cchmlfa
      @cchmlfa 2 года назад +21

      @@edimarjake These are real men in control of their own destiny, vs some lazy piss ant, socialist whiner that is being exploited by the new woke

    • @BAWSMAN
      @BAWSMAN 2 года назад +6

      @@cchmlfa couldn't have said it any better

    • @bluebird5173
      @bluebird5173 2 года назад +3

      @@cchmlfa Or maybe our society has been brainwashed to be content in serving our capitalist masters without realizing it. Has it ever occured to you that maybe the whole idea of "working hard for hard work's sake because it builds character" is propaganda fed to us from birth by the elite to serve their interests, drilled into us by our schools, our media, our movies? A little too convenient for them, don't you think? To keep us docile and "in our place"? Why SHOULD we have to work hard to survive? Why SHOULD we have to struggle for food, shelter, and medicine? Why SHOULD we have to forfeit our TRUE FREEDOMS -- the freedom to pursue our hobbies, spend time with family and friends, and just live life in peace -- be contingent upon an income that can barely afford us basic necessities?
      Make no mistake. This isn't to say that hard work isn't admirable. It certainly is, and people like these fine men should be recognized, praised, and, at least in our current system, emulated. But why should things have to stay that way? Why should we have to "work hard" to eat? To give our children proper education? To treat disease? This whole talk of "you have to overcome obstacles to make you a better person" is age-old propaganda intended to make us content in our struggle, to gaslight us and guilt us for questioning the system, to put us down as "lazy" or "entitled" whenever we speak up. Well, I dare say we ARE entitled to food and shelter. We ARE entitled to basic medicine and the highest level of education. It is only humane that we all have these things.

  • @user-rq8xz2dl9e
    @user-rq8xz2dl9e 3 года назад +23

    Любо дорого смотреть, как настоящие мужики работают. Крепкие, сильные, чумазые! Им и депрессией страдать некогда.

  • @Mike-om4tv
    @Mike-om4tv Год назад +4

    Holy shit that spinning chain business is no joke. Wonder how many teeth have been lost to that. I salute you boys for the hard work that allows many in the world to experience luxuries.

  • @rockoilcolonel
    @rockoilcolonel 7 лет назад +157

    These guys work fast and smooth. Highly skilled

    • @SD_91
      @SD_91 2 года назад +2

      No question of equal pay here 😂

  • @alexthorne6996
    @alexthorne6996 8 лет назад +416

    That looks like magnificent teamwork where everyone knows their role and they are looking out for each other. I've just watched an oil rig video from Russia with accidents. It's nice to see how it should be done with well maintained safe equipment

    • @siikliidii3380
      @siikliidii3380 8 лет назад +7

      I think i just came here from that video did it have a rock soundtrack to it?

    • @mcAnthony1000
      @mcAnthony1000 8 лет назад +5

      +SiiKLiiD II it was from linking park

    • @DustinR80
      @DustinR80 8 лет назад +13

      +Alex Thorne I also came from the russian accident vid too. Awesome to see this stuff done with teamwork. They seem proud of themselves too. I could never do it. Too damn clumsy.

    • @RememberTheSlapFilms
      @RememberTheSlapFilms 7 лет назад +6

      Same here. The difference between free market cap and failed socialism in the context of oil drilling, like night and day.

    • @leoagosto7006
      @leoagosto7006 7 лет назад +2

      you are so right....

  • @nonyabiz2777
    @nonyabiz2777 Год назад +3

    That job is a great example of the saying my granddad always told me. “IF YOU MAKE IT THROUGH LIFE WITH ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOWS YOU REALLY ACCOMPLISHED SOOTHING”. Nice work fellas.

  • @tiabodewig8012
    @tiabodewig8012 Год назад +5

    It amazes me how men can do this kind of work! Idk what we would be with men in this world! I appreciate y’all

  • @menomori4626
    @menomori4626 4 года назад +53

    2:08 that was the slickest move I’ve ever seen

    • @lanceperley3144
      @lanceperley3144 3 года назад +7

      Slingin Chain my man, best way to tighten the shafts and you look bad ass while doing in 😉

  • @knightlykin1499
    @knightlykin1499 7 лет назад +127

    I've done landscaping (aeration/lawn mowing), welding (acetylene/stick welding), and plumbing (moving 200/lb water heaters). I once moved a 20 year old water heater, about 8 years past it's due date, which meant the inside was FILLED with rust, nearly added 100 pounds to it. Felt like I was moving a marble statue. And to think that's hard, I can only imagine the physical work these guys endure. Son of a gun.

    • @devon9249
      @devon9249 5 лет назад +12

      You're a bitch

    • @sixphilly1841
      @sixphilly1841 4 года назад +15

      @@devon9249
      Your a pussy

    • @nedlionx4989
      @nedlionx4989 2 года назад +2

      @@devon9249 lmfaooo

    • @user-ig8vm1ns4t
      @user-ig8vm1ns4t 2 года назад +3

      Don’t know of anyone that can carry 200lb objects especially with the added rust like that by themselves. You’re either lying or had help

    • @josephsadler7513
      @josephsadler7513 2 года назад +7

      @@user-ig8vm1ns4t it’s certainly possible after working for many many years. Your myonuclei banking would different than a normal person and you could almost certainly do it with the right grip and rest position on your body.

  • @JB-wr2lx
    @JB-wr2lx 3 года назад +3

    I worked on the rigs in Alberta , British Columbia ,and the NWT in the 1970’s . When we went on short change , off at 4Pm and back at midnight everyone went to the bar . We were back at midnight pretty well hammered . We did this every time .

  • @StevenTravelVlog
    @StevenTravelVlog 4 месяца назад +2

    This is what you called team work, very precise on timing on every move. Thumb Up!

  • @mozes42
    @mozes42 8 лет назад +185

    These guys a part of the fabric of America.
    Prayers that they can get back to work as soon as possible.

    • @jamest1232
      @jamest1232 8 лет назад +12

      +corbin m this is filmed in Alberta, Canada

    • @FiatTastic
      @FiatTastic 8 лет назад

      +James T : He meant North America.

    • @isoccerpluse
      @isoccerpluse 5 лет назад +9

      @@FiatTastic hes meant USA be real with yourself

    • @carlosalara8863
      @carlosalara8863 4 года назад +3

      @@isoccerpluse thats wyoming

    • @jxavier3876
      @jxavier3876 4 года назад +3

      James T no it’s in Wyoming, just saying Alberta has oil *sands* they don’t need these type of rigs that much.

  • @catfishman72
    @catfishman72 4 года назад +6

    Good ole Kelly rig with a spinning chain . Some of the best years of my life were spent on a rig just like this one !!!

  • @hectorrivera3021
    @hectorrivera3021 2 года назад +2

    One wrong move, and there goes a body piece. Mad respect to you guys.

  • @christopherwiley01
    @christopherwiley01 Год назад +3

    Incredible witnessing these guys work almost like an orchestra. Each person does there own task and nothing is verbally communicated. Amazing.

  • @adrielvigil9976
    @adrielvigil9976 5 лет назад +39

    We just found this video and that one in the white that does the piece sigh is my dad and is at my house, this very cool to see him working like , when was gone for about 2 week every time he had to go work there

    • @corettaha7855
      @corettaha7855 5 лет назад +1

      Adriel Vigil he’s a hero.

    • @kylecarrillo2206
      @kylecarrillo2206 4 года назад +5

      Be proud of your dad, not everyone can do work like this or willing to even.

    • @Bruh-gd8de
      @Bruh-gd8de 4 года назад

      How much hours does he put and does he tia e a break ?

    • @hailtothe_rooster1572
      @hailtothe_rooster1572 4 года назад +1

      Bruh 532
      It’s usually a 12hr a day shift and depending on your pay schedule, you can hit overtime halfway through your first weeks hitch. Now throw in a rig move and it’s easy to get 100hrs of total overtime!

    • @jerrykinnin7941
      @jerrykinnin7941 3 года назад

      I grew up in the So Ill oil basin.
      West Ky side. When oil is Boom. Save every penny. Cause it'll go Bust at some point.

  • @zorched8989
    @zorched8989 6 лет назад +22

    Killing it. That chain move at 2:09 was magical.

  • @jackgower3606
    @jackgower3606 2 года назад +2

    I worked on the rigs as a spark for a short while and these boys are proper grafters. Unbelievable what they do day in, day out.

  • @jasonmccoy7192
    @jasonmccoy7192 4 года назад +6

    Man.... that was super impressive. Those guys must have been working together for years.

  • @SuperBunkerbuster
    @SuperBunkerbuster 8 лет назад +43

    Amazing how the steel sustains the torsion, even with hundreds of metres of drill pipes to rotate.

    • @megernic
      @megernic 8 лет назад +7

      +Union Française Also the pipe is curved downhole (90degrees) and the pipe is under great tension ( 4km of pipe that weights 70lbs/meter).

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      @muhammadshahidshahid7685 4 года назад

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  • @JYO2023
    @JYO2023 3 года назад +17

    It’s amazing what you guys do. I would surely know that you’d have to be exhausted by time you get done in a day

  • @CarmodStang
    @CarmodStang Год назад +8

    World would literally stop if women were asked to do this job 😂😂😂

  • @Z-J-
    @Z-J- 2 года назад +3

    Nothing but respect for the coordination & grit it takes to work a rig

  • @josevelasquez3688
    @josevelasquez3688 8 лет назад +409

    now thats what u call "men at work"

    • @kevinsmith6oh6
      @kevinsmith6oh6 4 года назад +1

      Gay

    • @juandiego7401
      @juandiego7401 3 года назад +3

      @Random Stuffs found the snowflake

    • @OnasaD
      @OnasaD 3 года назад +7

      Back issues, all types of medications and multiple must have surgery’s at 40 😬 just to make under 80k a year meanwhile they’re corporate counterparts make over 120k easily and won’t require to be a punching bag 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

    • @mohamedghaleb6593
      @mohamedghaleb6593 3 года назад +1

      Man, these guys don’t get paid enough got this dangerous work. Day in out, this must take a severe toll on them.

    • @Nerd0208
      @Nerd0208 3 года назад

      And the oil comes from down under.

  • @BJKAdventures22
    @BJKAdventures22 5 лет назад +29

    Awsome team effort 👍
    Without these people the world don't go around😁

  • @wicklash9065
    @wicklash9065 2 года назад +1

    My kindred brethren. A hardworking man is a dying breed. Kudos to you.

  • @ruben3305
    @ruben3305 3 года назад +2

    Before Instagram became all sensitive, I used to come across graphic videos of accidents on oil rigs. Much respect to those who work under these dangerous conditions just so we can fuel up our cars on a regular basis.

  • @dBREZ
    @dBREZ 6 лет назад +126

    A young mans job.

    • @MrRushSkies
      @MrRushSkies 4 года назад +3

      I think he also meant it figuratively.

    • @sangamonriverrats6769
      @sangamonriverrats6769 4 года назад +12

      i'm 55, i have been at it since i was 21 ... i still pull 12hr tours day in day out .. its no joke, i'm battered and broken, but there is no life like rig life!

    • @ChivasBarcelonaMex
      @ChivasBarcelonaMex 4 года назад +9

      You're mistaken there's 50+ year old that can move like butter through it.

    • @sangamonriverrats6769
      @sangamonriverrats6769 3 года назад +2

      @islanti it's not so much about the money, yea the cash is real nice ... but it's more of a addiction to the job .. i can't stop till i'm planted

    • @SiochainGra
      @SiochainGra 3 года назад

      islanti wow. Where abouts?

  • @3ffrige
    @3ffrige 2 года назад +2

    Damn, with all the technical innovations happening all around us, that (adding segments to the drill shaft thingie) is still done like that. I am absolutely mesmerized watching these guys do their thing!

    • @giantfatberg
      @giantfatberg Год назад

      I had no idea what the hell was going on but what you said makes sense. Thanks

  • @plead_da_fif-420
    @plead_da_fif-420 2 года назад +1

    Dying breed of hard workers most men these days could never work this hard or be this dirty. Salute to the real ones still putting in hard work

  • @jasondavis5364
    @jasondavis5364 2 года назад +1

    My Grandpa ran a pulling unit crew and my uncle(his son) worked in drilling rigs. Grandpa was 6'5 300 so the hands pretty well did what they were told! I've got respect for anyone that does this everyday.

    • @adriantomlin2902
      @adriantomlin2902 Год назад

      Truth. My dad hauled drilling mud to these rigs. Let me tell ya, that ain't no job for whimps either!! Day and night, 24/7 in all kinds of shitty weather. I would ride with them.in the mud trucks as a kid into high school. I would swamp, run the winch line, load and unload 100# sacks of bentonite, 1 bag at time. It would literally kick your ass by the time you were done. There is no light job in the oilfields!

    • @patrickspatrick-jb2my
      @patrickspatrick-jb2my Год назад

      ​@@adriantomlin2902 are those jobs hauling still around? That sounds insanely fun. I really want to drive a heavy truck in some adverse conditions, that sounds like fun

  • @jasonsmith-by3ji
    @jasonsmith-by3ji 6 лет назад +387

    I feel manly just watching this......

    • @mikebro8489
      @mikebro8489 5 лет назад

      You must be a group ...l

    • @mikebro8489
      @mikebro8489 5 лет назад

      Fool as man ..make a crew man...xompany man..overseas 1000.000 year

    • @allassa96
      @allassa96 5 лет назад

      معلومات لدي عن مواقع النفط جنوب المملكة العربية السعودية

    • @aaronacosta6425
      @aaronacosta6425 5 лет назад +1

      My balls dropped watching this.

    • @christopherplatt3964
      @christopherplatt3964 5 лет назад

      Hell yeah it's all worth it 💪

  • @wayne6066
    @wayne6066 3 года назад +6

    I was a chain hand on a rig for NG in N.Cali back in '82. Great bunch of guys, we trusted each other with our lives

  • @UOttawaScotty
    @UOttawaScotty 3 года назад +33

    Not sure what's going on here but I'm extremely impressed with the work and the fact that they all have four limbs. The part where the chain was spinning around the metal casing looked like it would be super easy to get a finger caught or god forbid an arm or something, either way, hats off fellas

    • @jasper2114
      @jasper2114 2 года назад +2

      Indeed.. there's been many lost fingers , hands, and arms to those chains and clamps. Crazy job

    • @bryannforeman935
      @bryannforeman935 Год назад +1

      Drilling for oil

    • @bludika
      @bludika Год назад +2

      it is easy to lose a finger, arm or even a leg on this job

  • @yesaye94
    @yesaye94 3 года назад +1

    These are one of those types of workers that definitely deserve a nice, cold beer after work.

  • @DET_C0RD
    @DET_C0RD 8 лет назад +18

    Haha these dudes love it, but you could never get me to go on the drilling side. Love the thought of production side a lot more lol

    • @kadevohn
      @kadevohn 3 года назад

      casing is the way to go if you enjoy pointing at things

  • @ammaralajlan809
    @ammaralajlan809 5 лет назад +5

    Wow! The harmony between them are excellent 🤯

    • @muhammadshahidshahid7685
      @muhammadshahidshahid7685 4 года назад

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  • @dannyluelee
    @dannyluelee Год назад +2

    Thank y’all for keeping America running.

  • @pendryboteler848
    @pendryboteler848 3 года назад +2

    Men are fabulous at what they do. They can do it all. Husbands, fathers, sons to parents. So many good men.

  • @malcolmanderson5208
    @malcolmanderson5208 8 лет назад +44

    Deep respect.

  • @LunarDelta
    @LunarDelta 8 лет назад +54

    I bet these guys could beat some fucking ass.

    • @AllTheSmoke93
      @AllTheSmoke93 8 лет назад +6

      Lol hell yeah

    • @bigbossfredog7359
      @bigbossfredog7359 8 лет назад +3

      Definitely

    • @ishaim2
      @ishaim2 7 лет назад

      rofl I'm watching all these derrickhand videos like holy fuck, these guys have brass balls.

  • @augustinemoomba
    @augustinemoomba Год назад +1

    The work culture is simply breath taking! Wow!

  • @mikem1956
    @mikem1956 Год назад +1

    I was oilfield trash and proud of back in the early 80’s . Making connections hasn’t changed much .

  • @999shawn
    @999shawn 9 лет назад +133

    looks confusing as all fuck

    • @sourbrothers73
      @sourbrothers73 3 года назад +2

      Nah, they're just connecting lines

  • @MitchPlz138
    @MitchPlz138 2 года назад +4

    I just think of how much trust it must take with others to do this kind of thing as a team.

  • @genecoppedge5972
    @genecoppedge5972 3 года назад +1

    I got a hernia from just watching. This is really hard work for the tough men, much respect from me.

  • @javiervazquez9591
    @javiervazquez9591 3 года назад +4

    Big hug and respect for such a fantastic workers. My admiration for your hard work.

  • @fanooch1
    @fanooch1 3 года назад +3

    There we go. Old school chain throwing. My favorite position.

  • @hunsadersrockinranch
    @hunsadersrockinranch 8 лет назад +4

    Incredible teamwork!

  • @jmitchell6192
    @jmitchell6192 3 года назад

    What a good crew the operator has. They work like a well oiled machine

  • @qqqqqfg
    @qqqqqfg Год назад +1

    Oh I feel dizzy ,,,, total respect for these hard working men

  • @BrUh-km6il
    @BrUh-km6il 6 лет назад +1513

    Someone should show this video to the feminists and ask them about that wage gap.

    • @beenn15
      @beenn15 6 лет назад +169

      if there was a female working on the rig, doing the exact same thing those guys are doing, I'd want her to get the same pay.
      There's nothing wrong with equal work equal pay...unless you don't think that's a fair way to go about things

    • @flowbrandz316
      @flowbrandz316 5 лет назад +62

      I’ve seen a couple, but they’re far and few between. Those few outliers who are built more like men anyway.

    • @TheRussianWookie
      @TheRussianWookie 5 лет назад +6

      flowbrandz316 well put

    • @marcosluciosilva2433
      @marcosluciosilva2433 5 лет назад +8

      and...
      because there are no women
      working on the platform ??

    • @everett8811
      @everett8811 5 лет назад +75

      @@beenn15 that's not the way the pay gap works anyway. If there was a female on the rig doing the same job she would be getting the same pay.

  • @Righound4
    @Righound4 9 лет назад +3

    Real nice setup you have there! Just add a Kelly spinner and you would have a real Cadillac. I spent almost 20 yrs on jacknive rigs. It's nice to still see some crews take some pride in the iron. A great crew can "make" a rig great but not the other way around. Keep up the good work!

    • @alanperdue1447
      @alanperdue1447 Год назад

      My thoughts exactly about Kelly spinner. We had pipe spinner for tripping pipe back in the day but let the tool pusher go to bed and hello spinning chain.

  • @Ketacah
    @Ketacah 4 года назад +1

    2:01 ... that’s a lot of faith in your buddy’s grip. Good team work fellas.

  • @victorguzman6595
    @victorguzman6595 Год назад

    I'm 51 now but dam that brought back memories from when I got my first drilling job here in West Texas at the young tender age 19. My where does the time go. Hats off fellows

  • @cindy5391
    @cindy5391 5 лет назад +4

    Looks like a well organized dance going on. Takes timing and skill

  • @joseph5178
    @joseph5178 5 лет назад +3

    The sweetest part is everybody knows exactly what ti do and when he slings that chain biting that pipe

    • @ChivasBarcelonaMex
      @ChivasBarcelonaMex 4 года назад +1

      Of course all are important but that is the part you cannot afford to mess up on has to be timed

  • @redkatana7450
    @redkatana7450 10 месяцев назад +1

    Without men, the world would grind to a halt in 24 hours. Appreciate all the hardworking men out there.

  • @mauriciodiaz1310
    @mauriciodiaz1310 Год назад +2

    This type of work is on another level straight up!!!! Amazing!!!

  • @lighttangoredox1573
    @lighttangoredox1573 11 месяцев назад +3

    When someone said equality tell her to do this...

  • @danielengle4089
    @danielengle4089 9 лет назад +16

    These guys know what the hell they are doing! So many ways you could get really fucked up especially the chains, I had a chain break on me and if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time it'll leave a mark!

  • @Skipdogg15
    @Skipdogg15 3 месяца назад

    When everyone knows their job and does it well on a crew like this it actually makes work fun. I built bridges for 10 years and with the right crew even the hardest days were almost fun lol

  • @anshsharma4131
    @anshsharma4131 2 года назад

    I have no Idea what things they are doing but god damn it feels satisfying watching them work so elegantly.

  • @dakadaka7455
    @dakadaka7455 8 лет назад +120

    huge respect for you guys!! manly work!

    • @muhammadshahidshahid7685
      @muhammadshahidshahid7685 4 года назад

      Don’t sit back without doing this you can earn up to $1500 weekly from home get more details on WhatsApp:+12766378451

    • @phonymex3340
      @phonymex3340 Год назад +2

      Hard work, not manly work

    • @kessler682
      @kessler682 Год назад +1

      ​@@phonymex3340both, cuz i see no women

    • @phonymex3340
      @phonymex3340 Год назад

      @@kessler682 You see no women yeah, doesnt mean its only limited to men. Its Hars Work. Toxic masculinity is everything that is in the name itself, toxic

  • @zooeyhall
    @zooeyhall 7 лет назад +56

    This reminds me when I was a freshman in high school, watching the varsity guys play.

    • @richardnixon8678
      @richardnixon8678 3 года назад +1

      you never had the makings of a varsity athlete tho

  • @dennisquealy1803
    @dennisquealy1803 2 года назад +1

    Wow! That’s very impressive! I bet it’s even more impressive in person. Wow! Good old fashioned hard work by real men.

  • @ProxyGamingPG
    @ProxyGamingPG 4 года назад

    What a beautiful site to watch. Pure black gold lads!

  • @jefffurtado4955
    @jefffurtado4955 7 лет назад +4

    I was a roughneck in the early 80s and after watching many videos today I was shocked how some videos said world fastest blank and I seen the opposite. thought I seen faster these guy impressed me because they did more than others. great job guy's it's nice to know that some younger people still know how to work.

    • @nebwachamp
      @nebwachamp 4 года назад

      Yea these jokers ain't even short handed

  • @almaguapa-sailboatliveaboa440
    @almaguapa-sailboatliveaboa440 3 года назад +8

    Respect to these roughnecks!

  • @MarshallMathersthe7th
    @MarshallMathersthe7th 2 года назад +1

    You guys are good people, keep the oil flowing and keep on drilling.

  • @cristianalucidi4078
    @cristianalucidi4078 7 месяцев назад

    I done lost the tip of my toe on an oil chain in Wisconsin, was back in work withun 2 weeks, hard work and much respect.

  • @ironmangetter6938
    @ironmangetter6938 6 лет назад +307

    imagine a bunch of women working together and in unison like this, u just can't

    • @Paolo-uq3fc
      @Paolo-uq3fc 6 лет назад +10

      Iron Mangetter lmao. U right

    • @asd-bp2nx
      @asd-bp2nx 5 лет назад +6

      Girls can do ANNIE SUPPORT !!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!1!!

    • @evatrevathan
      @evatrevathan 5 лет назад +28

      You clearly haven't met a real woman or an entire team of real women. We do exist.

    • @JoshuaAvery-gp5dm
      @JoshuaAvery-gp5dm 5 лет назад +21

      There's just certain things women don't need to do to feel equal or empowered, this is one them women don't need to be police officers, fire fighters or even military there's just certain things that only require men to do period!!!

    • @CIorox_BIeach
      @CIorox_BIeach 5 лет назад +3

      I can't stand working with other women. People ain't raising their daughters right...

  • @arod8596
    @arod8596 8 лет назад +204

    But you should get 15 per hour for flipping a burger right ?

    • @whiteknightcat
      @whiteknightcat 8 лет назад +60

      Yes, they should, and everyone else moves up accordingly. People used to be able to live on minimum wage up until about the 70's, until short-term profits took precedence. $30/hr now should be closer to $40-45/hr now

    • @hitmanhitman768
      @hitmanhitman768 6 лет назад

      Brutal Truth how do you apply

    • @Jordan-mn2ty
      @Jordan-mn2ty 6 лет назад +9

      K S not really

    • @Jordan-mn2ty
      @Jordan-mn2ty 6 лет назад +15

      ronald shehbsbsksns I’m not talking about McDonald’s. You don’t know what it’s like to plant big ass 800 pound trees with nothing but shovels and a ball cart, Till your hands bleed for 13 hours a day and 6 days a week. Just to barely pay for basic living necessities. If you work your ass off you should at least be able to buy a home or have a little spending money on your day off. Manual labor is under appreciated!

    • @beardoggin8963
      @beardoggin8963 5 лет назад +7

      Jordan 33 go be a lineman. $40+ an hour to plant poles in the ground and climb them. If you don’t think you are getting paid enough find a better paying jobs. Thats what I did...

  • @ysljavale3274
    @ysljavale3274 3 года назад +1

    Like how tf do you train for a job like this? 😭 ……I’m completely blown. Much respect to these dudes

  • @Bigmike3406E
    @Bigmike3406E 2 года назад +1

    Much respect men . That’s some back breaking work there.

    • @AlekseenkoVA
      @AlekseenkoVA Год назад

      What is the maximum depth of wells you achieve? Do you use directional drilling?

  • @FrumpyDucks
    @FrumpyDucks 8 лет назад +138

    I drink your milkshake!

  • @johnbergeron5015
    @johnbergeron5015 3 года назад +3

    You know the guy working the chain has seen some bad days... can’t imagine it going that smoothly every time.

  • @Lavinia_Garcia
    @Lavinia_Garcia 21 день назад

    Damn these guys are badass, props to the immense hard work they do, I could never, massive respect to these men. When some people complain about men not being able to comunicate, I'll show them this video, the coordination and trust here is and needs to be pretty high

  • @wickedone1777
    @wickedone1777 3 года назад

    That was beautiful 🤜🤛. Miss those days.