My journey continues. Owning a oil well service rig

[cfherrman]

We don't lol.

I pour used motor oil on the open chains and I pour some on the tubing line and sand line. The tubing lines is the big rear winch that gets used all the time. The sand line is the the big forward winch that has 6000-7000' of 5/8" line on it. It currently doesn't get used much so I put a lot of oil on it

 

[joe--h]

Not much help from google. what's tubing line ? Sand line? What are they for/do ?

Joe H

 

[cfherrman]

Here's a pic of the drums, and you can see the oil I splashed on the tubing line. This isn't my rig but it's the same.

Tubing drum is for pulling the well and running it in. Has big lines (7/8") and blocks and can pull a lot (70,000#) here's a video running tubing.

Sandline is for running a tool in the hole on a line, typically to pull fluid out of the hole or run a sand pump which is like a baler on a water well. I'll try to make a video about that sometime.

 

[joe--h]

Thanks for the info. How long are those lengths ?

Joe H

 

[Pops52]

@cfherrman
This thread brings back some memories of my time in the oil fields near Santa Maria, CA from 78 to 86. We moved drilling rigs, workover rigs and I hauled lots of drill collars & wash pipe to the production rigs along with a mud pump & mud pit that the rigs like yours used occasionally. I always enjoyed watching while they were coming out or going back in and a couple times I was allowed to stand on the floor (out of the way) and get a close up view.

 

[cfherrman]

Thanks for the info. How long are those lengths ?

Joe H

Joints of tubing in that video are around 30' long

Rods in the pictures are 25', but are in doubles so 50'

 

[cfherrman]

Put a window in my cab a little bit ago.

Made some new pads to go under my weight indicator's

 

[cfherrman]

 

[cfherrman]

Haven't done much with the rig. I did buy new tubing tongs and put them on the rig in I think October.

I'm running a rig for my friend and should be starting to film more pertinent well info and be posting it.

Here's a fun video with my winch truck.