Scuttlebutt

Meet the Crew of the Queen

L to R: Front Row: Gary Douget (Production Foreman), Danny Leger (Floorhand), Terry Tally (Derrickman), Troy Romero (Rstb.), Jason Maturin (Rstb.), Troy Simoneaux (Driller). Back Row: Brandon Mays (Welder), Kenneth Dauphine (Rstb.), Renaldo Boutte (Crane Opr.), John LaPointe (Floorhand), Randy Blackmon (Floorman). Bottom Center: Elton Walker (Toolpusher).

L to R, Front Row: Floyd Prudhomme (Motorman), Mike Billeaud (Electrician), Albert Hays (Floorhand), Alvin Morale (Floorhand), Joseph Kebodeaux (Driller). Back Row: Joseph LaCombe (Motorman), Albert Schexneider (Toolpusher), Malcolm Isgitt (Derrickman), Shannon Collum (Rstb. Tr.), Nathon Charles (Floorhand), Roy Abrams (Rstb.), Randall Dowden (Rstb. Tr.), Joseph Bergeron (Driller Tr.). Bottom Center: Keith Dugas (EMT Rig Coordinator).

L to R, Front Row: Eddie Harper (Rig Coordinator), Robert Curtis (Crane Opr.), George Fewell (Rstb.), Jaso Gilcrease (Rstb.), Arnold Tezeno (Toolpusher), Danny Row (Floorman), Norman Bradley (Toolpusher). Back Row: Ira C. Salley (Driller), Billy "Eyes" Wright (Derrickman), Rennie Clemence (Motorman), Randall Blackmon (Floorman), David "Toad" Reynolds (Floorman).

L to R, Front Row: Herbert Aucoin Jr. (Electrician), Heinz P. Chaumont (Welder). Middle Row: Wallace Wilson (Crane Opr.), Elijah Byrd (Rstb.), Michael T. Williams (Rstb.), Trent James (Rstb.), Leonard Primeaux (Rstb.). Back Row: Ricky Veronie (Driller), Manuel Tezeno (Derrick-man), Malcolm Bouroque (Motorman), Cecil Green (Floorman), Kent Walker (Floorman), Charlie Quinn, Jr. (Floorman).

The Animal Kingdom

Alive and Living in the Oilpatch

In an effort to capture all those wild animal terms used to describe oilfield related work, we are continuing our list of "creatures" that reside on the well platform. No one knows how these terms originated, yet the oilfield hands are quite familiar with the function of these words. For those who overhear or read these terms, we wonder just how those animals reside onboard!

Cathead:
A winch on which line (rope, cable, or chain)
is coiled.

Possum Belly:
A revolving tank situated at the end of the mud return line. The flow of mud comes into the bottom of the device and travels over baffles to control mud flow over the shale shaker.

Ram:
The closing and scaling component on a blowout preventer.

Gooseneck:
The curved connection between the rotary hose and the swivel.

Doghouse:
A small enclosure on the rig floor used as an ofce for the driller and a storehouse for small objects..

These are just a few examples. Can you think of others? Let us hear from you by fax, phone, or e-mail with other wild beasts residing on the rigs!

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