Posted by Logan in SE Texas on December 31, 2017 at 09:50:41 from (12.216.77.52):
In Reply to: Not really that cold posted by David G on December 31, 2017 at 08:25:26:
I was a 21 yr. old working on an off-shore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 1983. It got so cold everything froze up, even the drilling mud. The mud (think liquid slurry) was pumped from vats below deck via an 8" hose that hung down and swooped back up to drill floor. We used up all of the acetylene on board and finally was reduced to just trying to keep the drill string moving. We were drilling a directional hole and if left motionless it would get stuck down hole. The draw works had a Dynabrake or "water brake", on one side it was frozen and the other side was boiling, a 2: steel braided hose blew out spraying water on hot brake drum 6' in diameter. I was across the drill floor from the drillers shack and instantly a cloud of steam engulfed it. I didn't know if the driller was dead or alive, he had already cautioned us roughnecks to stay out from under the block as he didn't know that he could keep it swinging. I turned and ran headlong into a latched plate steel door, 3 times, before I realized I would be dead already if the block had fell. When I turned to look again I could see Drillers hand on the floor waving at me to come help. This man could have passed as John Denvers twin, down to the round glasses. He was laying on the brake handle with all of his 145#. I ran over and helped with my 240# get the brake and got the brake chained down. Toolpusher came rushing up the V-door stairs and after geting brought up to speed he sent us down to the galley to warm up and calm our nerves (smoke). Man, those were the "Good ol' days", yeah buddy!!!!
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