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"You need personal protection for this job, we have columns of fire and superheated metal shooting at us" "Will a hunk of corrugated sheet metal be fine?" "Yeah, that ought to do the trick"
I work in the machinery rental business. At least these guys did something to protect the machines. Some of our customers return things in a very sorry state. Broken windows, leaky cylinders, dents, scrapes, hose cuts, belt sores... I mean, they get sent a pretty hefty bill but surely, sooner or later, they'll be back for more stuff to break.
A Texas Aggie dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter is showing him around and first is the amazing buildings, the aggie tells him "no disrespect but the buildings in College Station and bigger and more beautiful". So, St. Peter decides to show him the streets paved in gold, again the aggie says "I'm not trying to be cantankerous but the streets on campus are a lot nicer". St. Peter is a little frustrated but thinks he has a way to shut him up so he takes him over to the edge of Heaven and tells him "look down and tell me what you see" so the aggie looks down and Hell is blazing away giant flames, sulfur, billowing smoke and St. Peter says well? The aggie looks at St. Peter and says "I know a good ol' boy down in Houston I went to school with that can put that out for you"
As a retired fireman I honestly stand in awe of your skills and organization....and a giant set of nuts. Amazing to watch. I salute your successful efforts! Great video.
Been on a few well kills with a well blowing out. Most are less dramatic than this one, I've been on one like this though. The most surprising thing was the noise. We would do our safety meetings almost a full mile from the wellhead and had to yell over the noise. It sounds like you're sitting underneath a full throttle 747.
i think this would be fun to tackle. i could imagine that noise to be quite impressive. getting close enough to bolt stuff down would be the spookiest part to me. thats when i would feel the most danger. dont want something to reignite right there in my face.
@@Jdalio5 surface pressure on the big one I did was about 18 Mpa. It was a cavern well that stored gas for an adjacent natural gas power plant. Coil was on it and lost control, can't remember how or why the shear rams didn't work.
Amazing work! Just imagining the pressures involved, the heat, and the complexity of removing the old rig and blowout valve then fitting a new wellhead is stunning. I sometimes can't get small bolts to fit when servicing my car... just thinking about getting the wellhead bolts to line up with the bolt holes - which had to have undergone some distortion - makes my head swim. You guys are heroes!
O.m.g. Blessings for all the crew. I cannot imagine how hot it's there. I have gas kiln and just stand close it's hot I cant imagine there. Also how risky it is to put that pipe again wow.
Lol wtf how is that even relevant. If you want to even bring it up, anyone on a oil site is making big $$$ either way. These aren't minimum wage laborers.
OSHA and my safety man say you should have put an orange cone there and had safety glasses on - fire never woulda happened! 😂 From a Field Supervisor in the oilfield - badass video gents! Would be honored to work with you all any day!
Incredible! Wonder how long the well would go on for if it was just left on fire and not closed. I know it depends on the size of the remaining gas and how much has been removed already.
unbelievable how relaxed and professional they work with flaming Gas around them.... I think I would pee my Pants !!! They really have BIIIIIG BALLS to do this Job!
i worked as a roughneck for few years, i never experienced a blow out, but i did see a few big "kicks", got covered in drilling mud, luckily the driller shut the annular other wise it may have been a different story
Wow. Talk about balls! Working so close to a flame thrower that could change direction without a moment's notice and wouldn't care if any one of them were caught in it. Hat's off to those guys.
Excellent operation! One thought though, in the last step, turning the valve to seal the well, why not install and actuator with a remote power supply to it and remotely close it with an actuator instead of that last step of having men do it and possibly have it blow from pressure and injure/kill them???
I remember back in the day their would use explosives, but that was for oil rids that blew! Looks up a guy called Red Adair he pioneered that kind of operation.
You know... You often think to yourself what happens in a situation like this and it just is how it is. You just rip it all down. Put it all back together. Failure not an option.
I've installed a few dozen wellheads (pre drilling) and I'm shocked you can half-ass cut the casing and old head off and drop a new one on like that. Do you still weld the head to the casing? While the pressure is going out the top?
When the BOP is cut off and the top of the production tube is levelled how does the new well head bolt on? Is there a flange under the production tube that will accept the new head? If it hadn't blown out would gas pipeline be connected to the BOP?
That is some serious craziness going on there but well done for team, there has to be better alternatives than all that risk but interesting to see different ways of tackling problems if there was only one we would all be doomed
Actually, looking at the make shift heat shielding, I am surprised that someone like Cat do not make fireproof machines or a special set of heat shields & machine attachments specifically for this sort of operation.
The problem with the type of equipment you are referring to is mobilization. A well fire can happen anywhere, and the trick is to be able to handle the situation with (mostly) locally available machinery and tools. Since most oilfields will have basic heavy machinery available nearby, techniques have been developed to use these tools.
@@jordynmartinez5190 if the US, British & other modern military can put 80 ton tanks on a battlefield in the desert to sort out the natives...I am sure a properly designed set of heat shields & some specifically designed attachments can be transported by air to anywhere they are needed...It just looks like the job could be made a lot easier & safer with tools specifically designed for the job.
Good video. Surprised your guys aren't using two layers of spaced sheet metal for heat deflectors. Put about 13mm (1/2 inch) space between panels. A bit heavier, but double the effect. Does not need to be equal dimensions (inner shield can be slightly smaller (and not corrugated) to save on weight.
they are heros no doubt. this kind of work was done previously in other places in eastern europe without such nice tools like excavataor and protective gear.
Thank you for stopping the leak. It would have been bad if the Earth deflated.
Yep, how else do you think it floats.
yeah and the planet would become flat and we would never see the end of the flat earthers' grin
HAHAHA!....Burn it there or burn it on the high street...everything is under the same biosphere!
Why
Like a gigantic whoopee cushion? ....
Glad everyone is enjoying the video, it is one example of the hundreds of well controls Safety Boss has successfully completed worldwide. Conditions, pay, costs, situations vary on each and every one. Our goal is to get the well under control in the safest manner possible, working closely with the customer. We are proud to say we are incident free.
How is that even possible to be incident free in that field?
Skill
This looks so insanely dangerous, takes real guts to stand so close to that spewing port to hell.
How can i apply?
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Wow, closing that final valve on the well head and hearing the site go completely silent must be incredibly rewarding!
"You need personal protection for this job, we have columns of fire and superheated metal shooting at us"
"Will a hunk of corrugated sheet metal be fine?"
"Yeah, that ought to do the trick"
"Remove derrick"
yeah get outa there derrick!
Fucking Derrick
i thought that too as soon as i saw the guy in the ppe, lmfaooo
Take Dan with you while you're at it!
Yes i would like to rent a bulldozer and an excavator we'll take good care of them.
Fuck it. It’s a rental.
Later
Equipment dealer: so where's the dozer
You: yeaaaaaaa...
About that it kinda u know blowed up
Equipment dealer:. WTF
I work in the machinery rental business. At least these guys did something to protect the machines. Some of our customers return things in a very sorry state. Broken windows, leaky cylinders, dents, scrapes, hose cuts, belt sores... I mean, they get sent a pretty hefty bill but surely, sooner or later, they'll be back for more stuff to break.
A Texas Aggie dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter is showing him around and first is the amazing buildings, the aggie tells him "no disrespect but the buildings in College Station and bigger and more beautiful". So, St. Peter decides to show him the streets paved in gold, again the aggie says "I'm not trying to be cantankerous but the streets on campus are a lot nicer". St. Peter is a little frustrated but thinks he has a way to shut him up so he takes him over to the edge of Heaven and tells him "look down and tell me what you see" so the aggie looks down and Hell is blazing away giant flames, sulfur, billowing smoke and St. Peter says well? The aggie looks at St. Peter and says "I know a good ol' boy down in Houston I went to school with that can put that out for you"
🤣🤣🤣
😁
Only a well-seasoned Houstonian would prefer the weather in hell over a July/August day in Houston.
Red Adair, Boots & Coots wild well control. When Iraq set Kuwait on fire the military called them boys in Houston. BAD ASS!
O ring disintegrated on my toilet shut off valve yesterday, you should've seen me jump into action! 2 towels and a mop, 5mins! 👊
You're shitting me
@@chado3000 He wouldn't shit you.You are too big a turd.Just kidding I had to use that line...
You have to stop those accidents in a hurry before a deadly gas cloud kills everyone nearby.
@@chado3000 He wouldn't shit you, you're his favorite turd! Lol
When that happened to me I had to mobilise bulldozers, excavators and local emergency services, took about 5 mins.
this looks mildly dangerous
Meh, just a little..
Not as dangerous as dragging around the huge balls these guys have!
Love the nonchalance.
Wildland fire fighter here... I wouldn't go near this shit!
As a retired fireman I honestly stand in awe of your skills and organization....and a giant set of nuts. Amazing to watch. I salute your successful efforts! Great video.
man that was more suspenseful and exiting then any Hollywood movie. great job !!
Don't ever let me hear you say you've had a hard day at work again
Talk About Some Well Trained & Brave Men ' My Hats Off To This Team & Two Thumbs Up To Them As Well .
Can you imagine writing a permit for that job? "Y'all gonna need a hotwork?" Better have a firewatch with extinguisher
Very hot work permit required.....🤣🤣
Double hearing protection and some fr gloves should do the trick
Been on a few well kills with a well blowing out. Most are less dramatic than this one, I've been on one like this though. The most surprising thing was the noise. We would do our safety meetings almost a full mile from the wellhead and had to yell over the noise. It sounds like you're sitting underneath a full throttle 747.
i think this would be fun to tackle. i could imagine that noise to be quite impressive. getting close enough to bolt stuff down would be the spookiest part to me. thats when i would feel the most danger. dont want something to reignite right there in my face.
What the PSI of one these wells??
@@Jdalio5 surface pressure on the big one I did was about 18 Mpa. It was a cavern well that stored gas for an adjacent natural gas power plant. Coil was on it and lost control, can't remember how or why the shear rams didn't work.
that's fascinating, i could never be that brave!
Amazing work! Just imagining the pressures involved, the heat, and the complexity of removing the old rig and blowout valve then fitting a new wellhead is stunning. I sometimes can't get small bolts to fit when servicing my car... just thinking about getting the wellhead bolts to line up with the bolt holes - which had to have undergone some distortion - makes my head swim.
You guys are heroes!
One of the most insane days of work I have ever seen.
Absolutely incredible. Your crew must have nerves of steel, I was sweating just watching the video.
I love how the first step is to basically build kill dozer
A medal of valor should be given to these brave men.....
O.m.g. Blessings for all the crew. I cannot imagine how hot it's there. I have gas kiln and just stand close it's hot I cant imagine there. Also how risky it is to put that pipe again wow.
outstanding job guys!
That is out of this world I don't know how much they make but it's not enough!👍👍👍
I hope all these guys had the highest quality ear protection available.
What?
Huh ??
mad respect for all that put themselves in harm’s way like these guys!!!!
Wow this is insane. Love all the gear wrapped in metal sheets.
Incredible skill and bravery. Whatever these people are paid, they're worth every dime. Carry on.
probably not much wen u consider how risky of a job it is
Watching this reminds me of the movie Hellfighters with John Wayne.
I still love that movie!!
It,s the first thing i thought of when i saw the Thumbnail in my recommendations.
Sometimes RUclips send me good things to watch.
Just WOW!!! Amazing coordination and definitely COURAGE.
love these guys!
I felt like clapping at the end. Great job, Great set of professionals. Amazing amount of pressure coming out of our planet
Crap! you guys are crazy! all my respect gents...
OMG!! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱 thank you for all your life-saving work!!
sheeeeeesh..!!! Kudos to you guys..!! Nerves of steel.
And sports people make millions go figure
yeah, ain't that a kick in the head?
These companies charge millions just to show up and I would to.
Lol wtf how is that even relevant. If you want to even bring it up, anyone on a oil site is making big $$$ either way. These aren't minimum wage laborers.
Only idiots watch those over paid fools.
Some mumble raper in LA makes even more than that...
could you emagine having there jobsite radio ? that sucker has gotta be 100,000 watts
THANK YOU FOR GREAT VIDEO
WELL DONE TO MEN IN JOBS THERE
Thanks for the video i really enjoyed it, stay safe your all a bunch of heroes
Intense job! Cool vid man!!
Great job guys!Way to work as a team and get that well capped off!!
When I was a kid, I saw Hellfighters, starring John Wayne, I was awestruck. I still feel that was Wayne's best film.
Brave guys going in to attach that new valve!
Seems straight-forward enough. Thanks for the guide.
OSHA and my safety man say you should have put an orange cone there and had safety glasses on - fire never woulda happened! 😂
From a Field Supervisor in the oilfield - badass video gents! Would be honored to work with you all any day!
Incredible! Wonder how long the well would go on for if it was just left on fire and not closed. I know it depends on the size of the remaining gas and how much has been removed already.
Great video 👍.
After you have cut the production tube , what’s goes onto it so you can install the wellhead ?
I hope you are well paid that's for sure
What a group of BADASSES!!
Amazing work!
Incredible work
That's a hell of a job right there. Good job fellers!!
How I got here I don't know. Watched the whole thing, gave it a like.
That is amazing!!
Make me missing my old job..wellhead installation with safe condition..this one?luckily never happened to me..
Sure we can come out n take a look at it. Yes our field calls run about $150 million each.
Insane. Well done.
Wow! Friggin incredible.
NOW That's You Do " Burner Pops " ! Thanks for showing this !
Bloody hell!!! These people are amazing.
A very serious job , with very serious and professional work
unbelievable how relaxed and professional they work with flaming Gas around them.... I think I would pee my Pants !!! They really have BIIIIIG BALLS to do this Job!
I've been a welder for thirty five years, and that is impressive.....
Excellent team led by a very professional guy.
i worked as a roughneck for few years, i never experienced a blow out, but i did see a few big "kicks", got covered in drilling mud, luckily the driller shut the annular other wise it may have been a different story
Terrible laburo!! Mis respetos a toda esa gente que trabajo en ese incendio
Wow!! That is some crazy shit right there!! Bravo to the brave men who clock in for that job! You have my highest respect!!
I was at a well blow-out and the noise was un-describable. The use of hand signals is a must.
That’s what real men look like! Nice work gentlemen.
Stay safe - go home everyday- have fun
Balls of steel, seriously have these guys no fear....
Awesome work,
I grew up in Lodgepole. Near the two blowouts. Worked on the one.
i had a bad day today but now i think it wasn't too bad.
It’s amassing how much pressure the well is under to bad you couldn’t attach a turbine to it and start producing electricity right away.
Look like they left a few of the very riskiest and most interesting footage segments out of the video.
muy buen video!!!!! saludos desde Argentina!!!
Nicely done!
Awesome guys
Wow. Talk about balls!
Working so close to a flame thrower that could change direction without a moment's notice and wouldn't care if any one of them were caught in it.
Hat's off to those guys.
Excellent operation! One thought though, in the last step, turning the valve to seal the well, why not install and actuator with a remote power supply to it and remotely close it with an actuator instead of that last step of having men do it and possibly have it blow from pressure and injure/kill them???
I remember back in the day their would use explosives, but that was for oil rids that blew! Looks up a guy called Red Adair he pioneered that kind of operation.
My grandfather was an underground resevoir of oil in 1931 and would have loved to have seen this video.
Спасибо вам ребята!! Рискуя жизнями! выполнили свою работу и спасли мир!! Чистого неба вам!! и кстати исправили чью-то халатность.
hazard pay, gotta love it. y'all do good work.
You know... You often think to yourself what happens in a situation like this and it just is how it is. You just rip it all down. Put it all back together. Failure not an option.
I've installed a few dozen wellheads (pre drilling) and I'm shocked you can half-ass cut the casing and old head off and drop a new one on like that. Do you still weld the head to the casing? While the pressure is going out the top?
Well that was just badass
When the BOP is cut off and the top of the production tube is levelled how does the new well head bolt on?
Is there a flange under the production tube that will accept the new head?
If it hadn't blown out would gas pipeline be connected to the BOP?
That is some serious craziness going on there but well done for team, there has to be better alternatives than all that risk but interesting to see different ways of tackling problems if there was only one we would all be doomed
how can they breathe especially when tightening the well cap down?
Actually, looking at the make shift heat shielding, I am surprised that someone like Cat do not make fireproof machines or a special set of heat shields & machine attachments specifically for this sort of operation.
The problem with the type of equipment you are referring to is mobilization. A well fire can happen anywhere, and the trick is to be able to handle the situation with (mostly) locally available machinery and tools. Since most oilfields will have basic heavy machinery available nearby, techniques have been developed to use these tools.
@@whitenoise509 well said.
Matt London very well said rigs are everywhere some are pretty hard to find even with directions.
@@jordynmartinez5190 if the US, British & other modern military can put 80 ton tanks on a battlefield in the desert to sort out the natives...I am sure a properly designed set of heat shields & some specifically designed attachments can be transported by air to anywhere they are needed...It just looks like the job could be made a lot easier & safer with tools specifically designed for the job.
@@davidbrewer7937 true but your looking at time and money in a already "heated" situation...
Those guys are beast
Nice job fellies.👍👍👍
Good video.
Surprised your guys aren't using two layers of spaced sheet metal for heat deflectors. Put about 13mm (1/2 inch) space between panels. A bit heavier, but double the effect. Does not need to be equal dimensions (inner shield can be slightly smaller (and not corrugated) to save on weight.
so what do you give your insurance company a couple of blank checks and some credit cards before you kick something like this?
hope no one got hurt or killed
That would be one hell of a cool job.
Amazing!
they are heros no doubt. this kind of work was done previously in other places in eastern europe without such nice tools like excavataor and protective gear.
Hey smoke you got some good videos