this is oilfield fabrication... sort of
08-31-2007, 06:44 PM
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this is oilfield fabrication... sort of
*EDIT*: be forewarned, these are all crappy camera phone pics and there are no closeups of welds :/
this is Zama "City" Alberta.
it's basically almost alaska, but more closer to the middle of nowhere, the ******* of the world if you will.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...&om=1
^ if you want to see where zama is on the map.
3rd year apprentice doing some grinding. my truck in the background safely out of the mud for the time being..
another shot of my truck parked in the fab yard.
one of the boss' rigs stuck in the mud that the 3rd year apprentice was working with.
how NOT to load a bobcat on to a trailer...
the structure in the foreground was erected, and i welded it in to place. i didn't build it i just glued it in to place.
random shot with the crane, my truck, and the gas plant in the background.
I built these supports for the high lines and welded them on to the pilings.
another angle of the crane doing a lift.
bridge structure completed, large high line supports welded in and completed.
and of course my truck in a mud hole... i'll be washing it for a week to get all this ******* zama mud out of it.
same shot sort of, different exposure setting?
better shot of the bridge, and Brad's truck in the background.
the last day (today) Brad and I put up the gussets for the bridge, bouncing around in the JLG Genie Lift all morning, target welding is fun!
thats all folks. i was too busy to get pictures of the compressor station or anything else we put in.
this is Zama "City" Alberta.
it's basically almost alaska, but more closer to the middle of nowhere, the ******* of the world if you will.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...&om=1
^ if you want to see where zama is on the map.
3rd year apprentice doing some grinding. my truck in the background safely out of the mud for the time being..
another shot of my truck parked in the fab yard.
one of the boss' rigs stuck in the mud that the 3rd year apprentice was working with.
how NOT to load a bobcat on to a trailer...
the structure in the foreground was erected, and i welded it in to place. i didn't build it i just glued it in to place.
random shot with the crane, my truck, and the gas plant in the background.
I built these supports for the high lines and welded them on to the pilings.
another angle of the crane doing a lift.
bridge structure completed, large high line supports welded in and completed.
and of course my truck in a mud hole... i'll be washing it for a week to get all this ******* zama mud out of it.
same shot sort of, different exposure setting?
better shot of the bridge, and Brad's truck in the background.
the last day (today) Brad and I put up the gussets for the bridge, bouncing around in the JLG Genie Lift all morning, target welding is fun!
thats all folks. i was too busy to get pictures of the compressor station or anything else we put in.
09-01-2007, 03:18 PM
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Re: this is oilfield fabrication... sort of (k24em2)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by k24em2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's pretty sweet dude. How many pounds of rod do you burn in a day?</TD></TR></TABLE>
brent burns alot of rod, since hes with 40 other guys in the middle of the fuking bush!
brent burns alot of rod, since hes with 40 other guys in the middle of the fuking bush!
09-01-2007, 04:30 PM
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Re: this is oilfield fabrication... sort of (shortyz21)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shortyz21 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
brent burns alot of rod, since hes with 40 other guys in the middle of the fuking bush! </TD></TR></TABLE>Hey now, let's not hate on the oilfield guys. 
brent burns alot of rod, since hes with 40 other guys in the middle of the fuking bush!
</TD></TR></TABLE>Hey now, let's not hate on the oilfield guys.
09-01-2007, 05:09 PM
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i have no idea how much rod i burned in a day, it was a full supply job. any rod that got used up off my truck i just grabbed a new box from the tool crib to replace it. heh
I went through an entire box of 1/4" ER7018 the day we stood all the 6" highline supports. that **** is fun to burn, my ground clamp was so hot; when i dropped it in the mud it boiled the water.
I went through an entire box of 1/4" ER7018 the day we stood all the 6" highline supports. that **** is fun to burn, my ground clamp was so hot; when i dropped it in the mud it boiled the water.
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