Set The Plug

Today was interesting because we did a plug setting job and I went up on the Doyon rig to feel the cable to make sure the plug setting tool worked. So using explosives on the job is very cool, but it is also a big responsibility. When the plug set I felt the cable move and then about 20 seconds later it really moved. This was to let you know the tool went off. Now its not as exciting as fireworks going off, but still when explosives are going off 8000 feet below you and you can feel it through a cable its pretty cool. Once we returned to the shop the operators and I tore the tools down and they showed me how it worked. The let me help rebuild the tool which was very interesting. That is one of the best things you will get alot of hands on experience with a Schlumberger internship.

Oh Oilfield

The oil field, it is an unpredicatble place. For two weeks you might have jobs everyday and all the sudden there are no jobs. So I have been in the shop for a few days. Reading a little about tools and working around the shop when someone is doing something. Trying to gather in as much as I can in my last few days here. One thing is definately apparent, and that is that the oil field is extemely unpredictable.

Lesson be learned

The last few days I have been working on my calibrations project. I was to create a program for our hand tools that need calibrated. I was also to figure out how these tools were to be calibrated. I worked at it for a few days and learned many lessons. Schlumberger has so many people it is vital to open up your network to these vast amount of resources. I found a Schlumberger employee who was a calibration champion. She gave me so much incite and info about setting up a program. This really helped me move forward in designing my program. Also, she sent me her program so that I could use that as an option as well. So the project really came along faster than I thought it would have. Another lesson I learned is that whenever one goes out to a job they should always ops check their tool string. We went to and didn't have the correct tools and had to have someone from the shop run them out. After we got them it still took us a couple hours to get the tool string to function correctly.I am learning something new everyday. I love it here ..... still .

Wireline Shop Life

Well, here I am in the shop. I has presented a project and when I asked different people about it, they looked at me like I was speaking a different language. So I finally found someone who know kinda what needed to be done. So I just took it into my own hands and started on it. I started collecting some of the data I needed. Then I went and talked to a few people who know alot about calibrations. You will find that in Schlumberger, people are your greatest resource. If you ask someone for help generally they will drop what they have going to help you figure anything out. The shop is fun to work in because there are alot of knowledgeable people who know the tools very well.

Denali

Well in the words of Schlumberger Work Hard, Play Harder. I went to Denali for a few days and lived it up. There was so much to see and so much country was covered. I saw Moose, Bear, Caribou, Sheep, and much more. Here are a couple pictures.

Bush Plane

Well the Vacation started with an awesome Bush Plane Ride. We flew for about 3 hours. It was one of the most awesome things I have ever done in my life. There is so much to see hear in Alaska and I am trying to not miss a thing. Work is Fun, Play is fun, and just living it up.

The Line

So, the last couple of days I have taken some pictures from inside the shop and we have been working on a rig too. We went to a drill site to set a plug in a well. The technology involved with setting a plug is pretty cool and there are explosives involved. So we set our unit up and ran the wire up on the rig. There our operators set it up so its just like hanging from a crane only using parts of the rig. the tool gets pulled up and then dropped into the hole. First we had to run a junk basket down the hole. Basically, that is a basket that gets all the debris from down hole. We need to do this to ensure that the plug sets correctly. Then a tool is used to set the plug. Once you see these tools someone can explain how they work real easily when your looking at it. That is the best part, people here are very good at teaching you and explaining stuff to you. Then they have to do some pressure testing to make sure the plug is set correctly and we rig down and head back to the shop. I have spent this hitch out on the jobs, and will be spending more time in the shop on the next hitch. There is alot of knowledge to gain from everyone here. The operators to the company man, they can all teach you something you have no clue about. Which I think is a good idea, because knowing as much about the oil field as you can is a great asset to completing you own job. Knowledge of the oil field will also help you in moving up inside the company.