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21 Days North of the Arctic Circle
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Lyndon
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Our "Regular residents" include: Brown Bear(Grizzley), Polar Bears, Arctic Fox, Red Fox, Silver Fox, Ermine, Parker Squirrels, Musk Ox, Wolverine, Arctic Ravens, King Eider Ducks, Canadian geese, Swans, and Caribou. The biggest numbers are of Caribou, and several species of water fowl. All are protected on the Prudhoe Bay Oilfield.
Parker Squirell
Arctic Raven
Arctic Fox
Ermine
Parker Squirell
Arctic Raven
Arctic Fox
Ermine
Lyndon, this has been a marvelous thread. I'll almost be sorry when you head home for R&R. I bet you won't be though.
When you see the sheer scale of the operation those who have little knowledge of the oil business can get a handle on why exploring and producing the black stuff is so darned expensive.
You said that the largest producer at Milne Point puts out about 5000 bbl/day. I somehow always figured them to bigger producers than that, not that it's to be sneezed at. I'd love to have it in my backyard.
About how much is the whole field producing at present and from how many wells. An approximation will do. It's just professional interest.
Again, thanks for the thread and photos. I love it.
When you see the sheer scale of the operation those who have little knowledge of the oil business can get a handle on why exploring and producing the black stuff is so darned expensive.
You said that the largest producer at Milne Point puts out about 5000 bbl/day. I somehow always figured them to bigger producers than that, not that it's to be sneezed at. I'd love to have it in my backyard.
About how much is the whole field producing at present and from how many wells. An approximation will do. It's just professional interest. Again, thanks for the thread and photos. I love it.
Lyndon
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Very interesting
The fox is cute. I didn't realize they were so small. Any other scavengers ?
This last guy definately rates a scavenger, and is know to take prey away from full grown Bears. It's name in the native language means:"Ravenous Appetite" and I have seen a giant one up around Pump 2, almost 5 foot tall when it stood on it's hind legs with beautiful fur, and paws as big as a Bear's.
Lyndon
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EastTexFrank: I slid right by your posting, sorry. Milne has about 200 wells, and generally produces around 35,000 BBl's a day. It's enough to "Pay the Rent". When the price is at or above 100$@BBl that's 3.5 Mil. per day. Sure, I'd settle for one day's production! Old Rocking Horse type(Walking-Beam) wells like you have in East Texas and elsewhere, are generally reffered to as "Stripper Wells" and a good one might produce 500 BBl a day. We have a few 100,000 BBl a day wells in other Prudhoe fields, but running them at that rate wears out the pipe fairly quickly and then it has to be replaced.
Lyndon
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I'm just completing my 19th week of some rather serious Chemo therapy. It's a 24 week duration and it tends to make me feel lously. Generating this thread has helped keep my mind off the pain. As an Inspector I get to see and work on almost every aspect of production and transportation. I enjoy sharing it with others. The years that I worked on the Trans Alaska Pipeline when ever a New guy showed up the crew would say:"Go get Lyndon to show you, he know's everything" and I informally acted as 'tour guide' for various visiting Engineer's and Dignitaries. Generally, since I held all the proper security and Safety certifications the Operators would let me tour them around even though the visitors did not have all the proper certifications. Normally in the petro chemical business one does not go anywhere or do anything without 1) a Permit, and 2) the proper PPE(Personel Protective Equipment) and 3) permission from the Operators. All prerequsites that I HAVE to have in order to preform my job.
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Mine too.
Add my best wishes to those above. If it's helping you, it's helping me. I miss the oilfield ... just not enough to go back and do it. 
I'm with you there Frank. And all along the way, many good men and women are paid decent salaries and wages. Even after all that, gasoline is still cheaper than milk!
Lyndon
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Day 9: -22, it's warmed up noticably. Thanks for all the words of encouragement. Not feeling that bad today, and I only have a few more weeks to go. I have a lot of work to deal with today so I don't know how much extra-cricular photography I'll get to do.
This picture is of a 500 Ton, or 1,000,000,000 Lb truck and trailer. We have about 8 of these working up here on the "Slope". It's actually (2) Twelve Foot Wide trailers, each rated 250 tons, each with 32 tires(4 rows, 8 tires across).
This picture is of a 500 Ton, or 1,000,000,000 Lb truck and trailer. We have about 8 of these working up here on the "Slope". It's actually (2) Twelve Foot Wide trailers, each rated 250 tons, each with 32 tires(4 rows, 8 tires across).
Lyndon
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The 2 trailers are joined by a special adapter that allows the 2 trailers to be pulled by one truck tractor. The giant ramp on the bed is one of 2 for loading a 1000 ton crane. The ramps are close to 40 Feet long and generally have to be hauled on a "Roll-Back" like the one loading the tank in previous pictures. This picture also shows a reasonably good view of the "Rear's" of the SOW (oilfield slang name for this type of tractor)that pulls this trailer. The Axels are Planitary like on big 966 & 988 Cat Laoders.
Lyndon
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This is the SOW, and the other ramp. The SOW has a monster engine, 3 transmissions, an extra big 'Fith Wheel' plate with a 6 inch pin, is a full 12 Feet Wide, and is rated for the 1 Million pounds. It is not that uncommon to meet one of these 12 foot wides, pulling a 24 foot wide trailer with a Load on the trailer that hangs 15 foot off each side giving a total width of 54 Feet. Usually HE get's the Right-of-Way!
One Million Pounds on 74 tires. You Canadian Ice Road Truckers Check This Out!
One Million Pounds on 74 tires. You Canadian Ice Road Truckers Check This Out!
Lyndon
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When you move things that are this big as one piece, you need bigger 'Toys' to handel them. These Modules, manufactured in the lower 48, and designed to just squeek thru the Panama Canel, were Barged up to Prudhoe, then set on the land. Then, several months later, after everything freezes up good, they are trucked to their permanent locations. One of these Weighs in at a hefty 8000 Tons, or 16 Million Lbs.
Lyndon
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There are actuall 3 methods: These Dolly's are each rated for 50 Ton and have a 50 ton hydraulic jack sticking out the top. all the jacks are hooked up to a leveling unit that keeps equal weight on each dolly. One of my employers had a set of 10 of these and we could move 500 ton sections of a Man camp with out dissassembling them.
