Work Work Work

Hard at work

My Office at the Rig
Patterson 183 south of Killdeer, ND June 2008
Pipe racks and catwalk on Patterson 183 June 2008
Nabors 556 west of Tioga, ND September 2007

Since I spend so much time out in the field with my job I thought it might be nice to post a few pictures. I work for a directional drilling company as a MWD Field Supervisor. MWD (measure while drilling) allows the directional drillers to see how much angle and which direction the drilling assembly has given us. We also provide information about the formation we're currently drilling in to on-site geologists who then tell us to steer the bit up or down to follow the target formation. North Dakota is currently enjoying an Oil Boom and I'm lucky enough to work within a few hours of my front door. This is great because when everything is working good I can sneak away in the evenings and meet my wife and kids in Dickinson, ND. It's been a great job so far and I enjoy it more than working as a roughneck but the time away from home gets to be too much some times. So far this year I've worked just over 150 days in the field and I'm sure I'll easily reach 300 + days by the end of the year. It's alot but we've got a few plans for the future that we have to keep in front of us and this job is allowing us to continue forward with those plans.

Summertime

Megan and Grant got to spend part of this morning outside blowing bubbles. It is supposed to get into the 90s today. For Bismarck that is pretty warm so Beth broke out the inflatable pool, the kids both love to play in it. We're taking the kids to Mineapolis next week. We'll spend one day at Valley Fair http://www.valleyfair.com/, and then we plan on spending a day at The Mall of America. We should have lots of fun and Beth and I are both really looking forward to a vacation with the kids.


If you can't read Megan's shirt, it says,"Born and Bred in TX". I bought this for her while working in South Texas at the end of last year. I was giving Beth a hard time because no matter where we live, Megan and I will always be native Texans. She can't argue that fact no matter where we live. HA! Beth and I got Grant his shirt while visiting Memphis, TN last May. I thought it was pretty funny.

Camping Last Summer

We spent the week after July 4th at Lake Tschida with a few friends. It just so happened that it was the hottest week of the summer at 107 degrees. The kids had a great time splashing and playing in the shallow water. The drive out to the lake was an adventure. The camper we were using was the same camper Beth grew up camping in. The kids loved sitting in the back watching the road go by and waving at every big truck. We haven't had a chance to go camping this year but I sure hope we get the chance before too long.