Dirty Jobs (2005) s01e21 Episode Script

My name's Mike rowe.
This is my job.
I explore the country, looking this is my job.
I explore the country, looking for people who aren't afraid to I explore the country, looking for people who aren't afraid to get dirty For people who aren't afraid to get dirty What's on the other side of get dirty What's on the other side of the door? What's on the other side of the door? Sewage raw sewage.
The door? Sewage raw sewage.
Let's open the door.
Sewage raw sewage.
Let's open the door.
Hardworking men and women let's open the door.
Hardworking men and women who earn an honest living doing hardworking men and women who earn an honest living doing the kinds of jobs that make who earn an honest living doing the kinds of jobs that make civilized life possible for the the kinds of jobs that make civilized life possible for the rest of us.
Civilized life possible for the rest of us.
Now, get ready to get dirty.
Rest of us.
Now, get ready to get dirty.
Coming up on "dirty jobs" Now, get ready to get dirty.
Coming up on "dirty jobs" Ladies and gentlemen, coming up on "dirty jobs" Ladies and gentlemen, Don brewer, real-life plumber.
Ladies and gentlemen, Don brewer, real-life plumber.
Things get a little too Don brewer, real-life plumber.
Things get a little too personal with my new pal Don the things get a little too personal with my new pal Don the plumber.
Personal with my new pal Don the plumber.
That's not mud.
Plumber.
That's not mud.
I figured it was me or you.
That's not mud.
I figured it was me or you.
Before we start rooting I figured it was me or you.
Before we start rooting around in people's feces, let's before we start rooting around in people's feces, let's at least give the shovel a shot.
Around in people's feces, let's at least give the shovel a shot.
Then At least give the shovel a shot.
Then Johnny, bring in the mud! Then Johnny, bring in the mud! I find a place that's Johnny, bring in the mud! I find a place that's serious about the art of mud i find a place that's serious about the art of mud making my kind of place.
Serious about the art of mud making my kind of place.
This might take a while! Making my kind of place.
This might take a while! And later This might take a while! And later My god, Andy, what in the and later My god, Andy, what in the world are we looking at here?! My god, Andy, what in the world are we looking at here?! I drill for black gold and world are we looking at here?! I drill for black gold and risk my neck with the i drill for black gold and risk my neck with the roughnecks.
Risk my neck with the roughnecks.
You never get to the point roughnecks.
You never get to the point where you're good enough to not you never get to the point where you're good enough to not get hurt.
Where you're good enough to not get hurt.
You always have to be on top of get hurt.
You always have to be on top of your game.
You always have to be on top of your game.
Now we're roughnecking! Your game.
Now we're roughnecking! Whoo! Captions by vitac captions paid for by discovery communications, inc.
Last time I came to Oklahoma, I met a guy named Don brewer.
Don took me fishing catfish I met a guy named Don brewer.
Don took me fishing catfish noodling, actually.
Don took me fishing catfish noodling, actually.
It was a day I'll never forget.
Noodling, actually.
It was a day I'll never forget.
In noodling, it's a it was a day I'll never forget.
In noodling, it's a hands-fishing-only law.
In noodling, it's a hands-fishing-only law.
Oh! Hands-fishing-only law.
Oh! Got one! Oh! Got one! He got one! Got one! He got one! Geez, it's like a giant hunk he got one! Geez, it's like a giant hunk of snot.
Geez, it's like a giant hunk of snot.
[ Laughter .]
Of snot.
[ Laughter .]
Ow! [ Laughter .]
Ow! He got one.
Ow! He got one.
That's a good one.
He got one.
That's a good one.
[ Laughs .]
That's a good one.
[ Laughs .]
Yeah! [ Laughs .]
Yeah! [ Laughs .]
Yeah! [ Laughs .]
But it's been pointed out to [ laughs .]
But it's been pointed out to me since then that, though but it's been pointed out to me since then that, though dirty, catfish noodling is me since then that, though dirty, catfish noodling is technically not really a job.
Dirty, catfish noodling is technically not really a job.
It's a hobby.
Technically not really a job.
It's a hobby.
So Don brewer's got a dirty it's a hobby.
So Don brewer's got a dirty hobby.
So Don brewer's got a dirty hobby.
The question is, does he have a hobby.
The question is, does he have a dirty job? The question is, does he have a dirty job? Well, this can't be good.
Dirty job? Well, this can't be good.
A little muddy around the side well, this can't be good.
A little muddy around the side of the house here, and surprise, a little muddy around the side of the house here, and surprise, surprise it's Don brewer of the house here, and surprise, surprise it's Don brewer again.
Surprise it's Don brewer again.
Don, how are you? Again.
Don, how are you? Pretty good, Mike.
Don, how are you? Pretty good, Mike.
You doing all right? Pretty good, Mike.
You doing all right? Good, good.
Who's this? You doing all right? Good, good.
Who's this? This is bubba.
Good, good.
Who's this? This is bubba.
He's my right-hand man.
This is bubba.
He's my right-hand man.
How are you? He's my right-hand man.
How are you? Good, sir.
How are you? Good, sir.
Pleasure.
Good, sir.
Pleasure.
Don, you're a licensed plumber pleasure.
Don, you're a licensed plumber in the great state of Oklahoma.
Don, you're a licensed plumber in the great state of Oklahoma.
Yep.
In the great state of Oklahoma.
Yep.
All right, last time I saw yep.
All right, last time I saw you, you had me stick my arm in all right, last time I saw you, you had me stick my arm in a dirty, filthy hole in a swamp you, you had me stick my arm in a dirty, filthy hole in a swamp somewhere and try and pull out a a dirty, filthy hole in a swamp somewhere and try and pull out a fish.
Somewhere and try and pull out a fish.
What are you gonna do today? Fish.
What are you gonna do today? Well, what we got here we what are you gonna do today? Well, what we got here we got a rent house right here.
Well, what we got here we got a rent house right here.
The waterline's frozen and got a rent house right here.
The waterline's frozen and busted last year.
The waterline's frozen and busted last year.
We're gonna renovate it.
Busted last year.
We're gonna renovate it.
We're gonna put all new we're gonna renovate it.
We're gonna put all new waterlines underneath it, copper we're gonna put all new waterlines underneath it, copper pipe.
Waterlines underneath it, copper pipe.
So, right now, the house has pipe.
So, right now, the house has no plumbing, per se.
So, right now, the house has no plumbing, per se.
Well, there's plumbing there, no plumbing, per se.
Well, there's plumbing there, but it's no good.
Well, there's plumbing there, but it's no good.
No good.
But it's no good.
No good.
We're just gonna band it in, no good.
We're just gonna band it in, run all new lines and everything we're just gonna band it in, run all new lines and everything how we want to do it.
Run all new lines and everything how we want to do it.
Well, it doesn't seem all how we want to do it.
Well, it doesn't seem all that complicated, but that's not well, it doesn't seem all that complicated, but that's not a big hole, as holes go.
That complicated, but that's not a big hole, as holes go.
No, no, it's not.
A big hole, as holes go.
No, no, it's not.
I've had a little bigger to no, no, it's not.
I've had a little bigger to crawl through, but I've had I've had a little bigger to crawl through, but I've had smaller, too.
Crawl through, but I've had smaller, too.
You gonna fit through that smaller, too.
You gonna fit through that thing? You gonna fit through that thing? Well, I didn't eat breakfast thing? Well, I didn't eat breakfast this morning, so maybe I will.
Well, I didn't eat breakfast this morning, so maybe I will.
All right, so we got a cold this morning, so maybe I will.
All right, so we got a cold Oklahoma morning.
All right, so we got a cold Oklahoma morning.
Don and I are gonna crawl in Oklahoma morning.
Don and I are gonna crawl in through an impossibly tight Don and I are gonna crawl in through an impossibly tight hole.
Through an impossibly tight hole.
We're gonna hang some copper hole.
We're gonna hang some copper pipe, we're gonna insulate it, we're gonna hang some copper pipe, we're gonna insulate it, and we're gonna try not to get pipe, we're gonna insulate it, and we're gonna try not to get attacked by the wild kingdom.
And we're gonna try not to get attacked by the wild kingdom.
Don't raise your head up and attacked by the wild kingdom.
Don't raise your head up and bump your head.
Don't raise your head up and bump your head.
Okay.
Oh, man.
Spiders.
Haven't found no skunks or spiders.
Haven't found no skunks or nothing yet, have you? Haven't found no skunks or nothing yet, have you? No, I don't see any skunks, nothing yet, have you? No, I don't see any skunks, but [sniffs.]
I smell something no, I don't see any skunks, but [sniffs.]
I smell something that might not be so good.
But [sniffs.]
I smell something that might not be so good.
All right, I'm past this first that might not be so good.
All right, I'm past this first big support.
All right, I'm past this first big support.
All right, you got plenty of big support.
All right, you got plenty of room for me to come in now? All right, you got plenty of room for me to come in now? Honestly, Don, I don't think room for me to come in now? Honestly, Don, I don't think you're gonna fit down here.
Honestly, Don, I don't think you're gonna fit down here.
You know, you keep talking you're gonna fit down here.
You know, you keep talking about that issue like me being you know, you keep talking about that issue like me being fat or something here.
About that issue like me being fat or something here.
What's up with that? Fat or something here.
What's up with that? I'm not.
What's up with that? I'm not.
I'm just saying, you're a lot of I'm not.
I'm just saying, you're a lot of man, and there's not a lot of I'm just saying, you're a lot of man, and there's not a lot of room down here.
Man, and there's not a lot of room down here.
I can make it.
Room down here.
I can make it.
Good grief, man.
I can make it.
Good grief, man.
Holy cow, you made good time.
Good grief, man.
Holy cow, you made good time.
It's not that bad.
Holy cow, you made good time.
It's not that bad.
I can make it through there most it's not that bad.
I can make it through there most of the time.
I can make it through there most of the time.
[ Sighs .]
Of the time.
[ Sighs .]
All right.
[ Sighs .]
All right.
What am I looking at down all right.
What am I looking at down here? What am I looking at down here? All the floor joists and here? All the floor joists and everything.
All the floor joists and everything.
Watch the nails right above your everything.
Watch the nails right above your head, too, Mike.
Watch the nails right above your head, too, Mike.
Oh! Head, too, Mike.
Oh! Don't jerk your head up.
Oh! Don't jerk your head up.
Look at this.
Don't jerk your head up.
Look at this.
We got nails about an inch and look at this.
We got nails about an inch and a quarter sticking out of the we got nails about an inch and a quarter sticking out of the floor, and they sure will give a quarter sticking out of the floor, and they sure will give you a bad headache.
Floor, and they sure will give you a bad headache.
So, these are like punji you a bad headache.
So, these are like punji sticks in reverse, coming so, these are like punji sticks in reverse, coming through the floor.
Sticks in reverse, coming through the floor.
I guess that's what you'd through the floor.
I guess that's what you'd call acupuncture redneck I guess that's what you'd call acupuncture redneck acupuncture.
Call acupuncture redneck acupuncture.
[ Laughs .]
Acupuncture.
[ Laughs .]
Plumber acupuncture.
[ Laughs .]
Plumber acupuncture.
Oh, Don takes me to all the plumber acupuncture.
Oh, Don takes me to all the nicest places.
Oh, Don takes me to all the nicest places.
Well, you never tell what you nicest places.
Well, you never tell what you might find in here.
Well, you never tell what you might find in here.
Might find you a big old jug of might find in here.
Might find you a big old jug of money.
Might find you a big old jug of money.
You ever find a big old jug money.
You ever find a big old jug of money? You ever find a big old jug of money? No, I'm still doing this.
Of money? No, I'm still doing this.
Any rules that plumbers have no, I'm still doing this.
Any rules that plumbers have to be mindful of? Any rules that plumbers have to be mindful of? Do not chew your fingernails.
To be mindful of? Do not chew your fingernails.
Excellent advice, Don.
Do not chew your fingernails.
Excellent advice, Don.
Yep.
Excellent advice, Don.
Yep.
We're gonna cut the pipe with yep.
We're gonna cut the pipe with this.
We're gonna cut the pipe with this.
Mm-hmm.
This.
Mm-hmm.
We're gonna clean the inside mm-hmm.
We're gonna clean the inside of it with this.
We're gonna clean the inside of it with this.
We're gonna put some flux of it with this.
We're gonna put some flux outside of the pipe, and then, I we're gonna put some flux outside of the pipe, and then, I guess, the solder.
Outside of the pipe, and then, I guess, the solder.
Yep.
Guess, the solder.
Yep.
All right, these are our yep.
All right, these are our hangers.
All right, these are our hangers.
That way, if somebody ever hangers.
That way, if somebody ever does crawl under here again, that way, if somebody ever does crawl under here again, they won't be crawling on top of does crawl under here again, they won't be crawling on top of our pipe.
They won't be crawling on top of our pipe.
Make it all nice, neat and our pipe.
Make it all nice, neat and pretty.
Make it all nice, neat and pretty.
Really, nobody's gonna see it pretty.
Really, nobody's gonna see it again, but that's where we try really, nobody's gonna see it again, but that's where we try to take pride into it and make again, but that's where we try to take pride into it and make it look good.
To take pride into it and make it look good.
You're an artist, and as a it look good.
You're an artist, and as a plumber/artist, you know, you're an artist, and as a plumber/artist, you know, sometime noodler, you care about plumber/artist, you know, sometime noodler, you care about the footprints you leave.
Sometime noodler, you care about the footprints you leave.
Oh, yeah.
The footprints you leave.
Oh, yeah.
I mean, I don't want somebody oh, yeah.
I mean, I don't want somebody coming in five years later, I mean, I don't want somebody coming in five years later, saying "oh, my god, who done coming in five years later, saying "oh, my god, who done this?" Saying "oh, my god, who done this?" [ Laughs .]
Well, don't worry.
This?" [ Laughs .]
Well, don't worry.
If that ever happens, it won't [ laughs .]
Well, don't worry.
If that ever happens, it won't be me.
If that ever happens, it won't be me.
Let's look here.
Be me.
Let's look here.
[ Grunts .]
Let's look here.
[ Grunts .]
You feel the love? [ Grunts .]
You feel the love? I felt something.
You feel the love? I felt something.
[ Laughs .]
I felt something.
[ Laughs .]
Drop the hanger down a little [ laughs .]
Drop the hanger down a little bit.
Drop the hanger down a little bit.
Oh, right.
Bit.
Oh, right.
What I'm gonna do i'm oh, right.
What I'm gonna do i'm gonna drop a "t" right there.
What I'm gonna do i'm gonna drop a "t" right there.
Right where I am? Gonna drop a "t" right there.
Right where I am? Have you ever done this right where I am? Have you ever done this before, Mike, at all? Have you ever done this before, Mike, at all? Yeah, just earlier this before, Mike, at all? Yeah, just earlier this morning I was dropping a "t" yeah, just earlier this morning I was dropping a "t" underneath an old, bent house.
Morning I was dropping a "t" underneath an old, bent house.
I do it all the time.
Underneath an old, bent house.
I do it all the time.
How do these things work, I do it all the time.
How do these things work, exactly? How do these things work, exactly? You're going the wrong way exactly? You're going the wrong way with them.
You're going the wrong way with them.
You got them on backwards.
With them.
You got them on backwards.
That's a little long.
You got them on backwards.
That's a little long.
You ever cut a piece of pipe that's a little long.
You ever cut a piece of pipe before, Mike? You ever cut a piece of pipe before, Mike? [ Grunts .]
Before, Mike? [ Grunts .]
No, Don, I haven't, to be honest [ grunts .]
No, Don, I haven't, to be honest with you.
No, Don, I haven't, to be honest with you.
I can tell.
With you.
I can tell.
We got it kind of lined up.
I can tell.
We got it kind of lined up.
Almost got me a nail in the we got it kind of lined up.
Almost got me a nail in the head.
Almost got me a nail in the head.
You just put a nail your head.
You just put a nail your head, didn't you? You just put a nail your head, didn't you? I just got it right in the head, didn't you? I just got it right in the side of it just then.
I just got it right in the side of it just then.
It's still burning.
Side of it just then.
It's still burning.
You're gonna be all right? It's still burning.
You're gonna be all right? Yeah.
You're gonna be all right? Yeah.
Man just ran a nail straight yeah.
Man just ran a nail straight into his noggin unbelievable.
Man just ran a nail straight into his noggin unbelievable.
Here, Mike, take that.
Into his noggin unbelievable.
Here, Mike, take that.
Sand the end of it.
Here, Mike, take that.
Sand the end of it.
This guy right here? Sand the end of it.
This guy right here? That's it.
This guy right here? That's it.
There you go.
That's it.
There you go.
[ Chuckles .]
There you go.
[ Chuckles .]
Looks like you done some of that [ chuckles .]
Looks like you done some of that before.
Looks like you done some of that before.
I'm familiar with the motion.
Before.
I'm familiar with the motion.
All right, here's your plugs, I'm familiar with the motion.
All right, here's your plugs, paste.
All right, here's your plugs, paste.
It cleans it even a little bit paste.
It cleans it even a little bit more.
It cleans it even a little bit more.
I like that.
More.
I like that.
Uh-huh.
I like that.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
What do we need about 4 uh-huh.
What do we need about 4 inches there, probably? What do we need about 4 inches there, probably? I would say roughly 4 3/4 inches there, probably? I would say roughly 4 3/4 inches.
I would say roughly 4 3/4 inches.
I thought more like 4 7/8.
Inches.
I thought more like 4 7/8.
Here's that.
I thought more like 4 7/8.
Here's that.
Add the solder to it and see if here's that.
Add the solder to it and see if it'll start melting.
Dude, that looks like [bleep.]
I know.
I'm sorry about that.
Well, it's my first time.
I know.
I'm sorry about that.
Well, it's my first time.
I'm kind of jacked up and upside well, it's my first time.
I'm kind of jacked up and upside down, and bugs are crawling down I'm kind of jacked up and upside down, and bugs are crawling down my back, and you're bleeding down, and bugs are crawling down my back, and you're bleeding from your head on account of a my back, and you're bleeding from your head on account of a rusty nail, and the mapp gas is from your head on account of a rusty nail, and the mapp gas is very warm.
Rusty nail, and the mapp gas is very warm.
Well, I can do it.
Very warm.
Well, I can do it.
Well, here, why don't you well, I can do it.
Well, here, why don't you show me? Well, here, why don't you show me? Just, you know, by way of show me? Just, you know, by way of example, we can show the viewer, just, you know, by way of example, we can show the viewer, you know, the good way and the example, we can show the viewer, you know, the good way and the wrong way.
You know, the good way and the wrong way.
That's the wrong way.
Wrong way.
That's the wrong way.
I'm sorry.
That's the wrong way.
I'm sorry.
Oh, that's all right.
I'm sorry.
Oh, that's all right.
All right, so, now we're oh, that's all right.
All right, so, now we're gonna swap again.
All right, so, now we're gonna swap again.
That don't sound good, does it? Gonna swap again.
That don't sound good, does it? Boy, don't you break wind.
That don't sound good, does it? Boy, don't you break wind.
Don is a lonely man.
Boy, don't you break wind.
Don is a lonely man.
Okay, pull your feet up.
Don is a lonely man.
Okay, pull your feet up.
I assure you, you are.
Okay, pull your feet up.
I assure you, you are.
All right.
I assure you, you are.
All right.
[ Grunts .]
All right.
[ Grunts .]
Right here.
[ Grunts .]
Right here.
Okay.
Right here.
Okay.
Cut it right through here.
Okay.
Cut it right through here.
We're gonna put a "t" in it, cut it right through here.
We're gonna put a "t" in it, take this piece of copper right we're gonna put a "t" in it, take this piece of copper right here, shoot it straight take this piece of copper right here, shoot it straight thataway.
Here, shoot it straight thataway.
Can you handle it? Thataway.
Can you handle it? I'm gonna need to get over can you handle it? I'm gonna need to get over there again.
I'm gonna need to get over there again.
Okay, let me crawl back.
There again.
Okay, let me crawl back.
Same routine as before? Okay, let me crawl back.
Same routine as before? Yep.
Same routine as before? Yep.
Might take me a little longer yep.
Might take me a little longer this time.
Might take me a little longer this time.
[ Laughs .]
This time.
[ Laughs .]
[ Grunts .]
[ Laughs .]
[ Grunts .]
How come you're always on top? [ Grunts .]
How come you're always on top? I don't like the bottom.
How come you're always on top? I don't like the bottom.
[ Both grunt .]
I don't like the bottom.
[ Both grunt .]
I don't think I do either, to [ both grunt .]
I don't think I do either, to be honest with you.
I don't think I do either, to be honest with you.
All right, this show just got a be honest with you.
All right, this show just got a little weird.
All right, this show just got a little weird.
Well, what is what is solder? Little weird.
Well, what is what is solder? I mean, what is it made of? Well, what is what is solder? I mean, what is it made of? This is nickel-bearing.
I mean, what is it made of? This is nickel-bearing.
Nickel-bearing? This is nickel-bearing.
Nickel-bearing? Interesting.
Nickel-bearing? Interesting.
You don't you don't really interesting.
You don't you don't really know what solder is, do you? You don't you don't really know what solder is, do you? Yeah.
Know what solder is, do you? Yeah.
See the silver stuff on the row? Yeah.
See the silver stuff on the row? That's copper I mean, that's see the silver stuff on the row? That's copper I mean, that's solder.
That's copper I mean, that's solder.
Copper, solder see, it all solder.
Copper, solder see, it all gets very confusing when you're copper, solder see, it all gets very confusing when you're under a house.
Gets very confusing when you're under a house.
See, lead-free.
Under a house.
See, lead-free.
I mean, that's the main thing, see, lead-free.
I mean, that's the main thing, is lead-free.
I mean, that's the main thing, is lead-free.
Well, we know what's not in is lead-free.
Well, we know what's not in it, then.
Well, we know what's not in it, then.
Right.
It, then.
Right.
We're still a little right.
We're still a little confused, though, as to what the we're still a little confused, though, as to what the active ingredient in solder confused, though, as to what the active ingredient in solder might be.
Active ingredient in solder might be.
Are you just trying to make might be.
Are you just trying to make me look dumb on camera? Are you just trying to make me look dumb on camera? No, I'm just trying to say me look dumb on camera? No, I'm just trying to say that when it comes to looking no, I'm just trying to say that when it comes to looking dumb, there's plenty to go that when it comes to looking dumb, there's plenty to go around.
Dumb, there's plenty to go around.
Okay.
Around.
Okay.
Well, you're doing fine for both okay.
Well, you're doing fine for both of us.
Well, you're doing fine for both of us.
[ Laughs .]
Of us.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
We got it in there.
All right.
We got it in there.
That's a lot better.
We got it in there.
That's a lot better.
All right, Don, so, we're that's a lot better.
All right, Don, so, we're looking at a hole here that's all right, Don, so, we're looking at a hole here that's been drilled in the floor.
Looking at a hole here that's been drilled in the floor.
That goes up into the sink.
Been drilled in the floor.
That goes up into the sink.
Yeah, the kitchen sink.
That goes up into the sink.
Yeah, the kitchen sink.
All right, so, we need a yeah, the kitchen sink.
All right, so, we need a "t" no, we need an "l.
" All right, so, we need a "t" no, we need an "l.
" We need an "l.
" "T" no, we need an "l.
" We need an "l.
" You're getting better, Mike.
Yeah.
All right, Don, I got it in, but it is a little dirty.
All right, Don, I got it in, but it is a little dirty.
Yeah, you got mud all over but it is a little dirty.
Yeah, you got mud all over it, Mike.
Yeah, you got mud all over it, Mike.
Have you seen the show? It, Mike.
Have you seen the show? That's plenty.
Have you seen the show? That's plenty.
So, drag the stuff out.
That's plenty.
So, drag the stuff out.
Yep.
We're done down here.
So, drag the stuff out.
Yep.
We're done down here.
Then we head up into the yep.
We're done down here.
Then we head up into the whenever the heck we're heading.
Then we head up into the whenever the heck we're heading.
Look at this a couple of whenever the heck we're heading.
Look at this a couple of snakes.
Look at this a couple of snakes.
Is that all you're taking? Snakes.
Is that all you're taking? [ Grunting .]
Beautiful day in Oklahoma.
I think that's everything except the plumber.
I think that's everything except the plumber.
Ladies and gentlemen, the plumber.
Ladies and gentlemen, Don brewer.
Ladies and gentlemen, Don brewer.
Real-life plumber.
Don brewer.
Real-life plumber.
Thanks, Mike.
Real-life plumber.
Thanks, Mike.
Yeah, thank you.
Thanks, Mike.
Yeah, thank you.
Now let's go inside and yeah, thank you.
Now let's go inside and finish the rest of it.
Now let's go inside and finish the rest of it.
[ Sighs .]
Finish the rest of it.
[ Sighs .]
Well, we finished the plumbing, [ sighs .]
Well, we finished the plumbing, and I thought our day was done.
Well, we finished the plumbing, and I thought our day was done.
Then Don got an emergency call.
And I thought our day was done.
Then Don got an emergency call.
I went along for the ride.
Then Don got an emergency call.
I went along for the ride.
I wish I hadn't.
I went along for the ride.
I wish I hadn't.
Well, as you can see, there is a I wish I hadn't.
Well, as you can see, there is a plumbing problem here in the well, as you can see, there is a plumbing problem here in the backyard at the wood residence.
Plumbing problem here in the backyard at the wood residence.
When Mr.
or Mrs.
Wood flushes backyard at the wood residence.
When Mr.
or Mrs.
Wood flushes their toilet, this is this is when Mr.
or Mrs.
Wood flushes their toilet, this is this is essentially what happens.
Their toilet, this is this is essentially what happens.
It's a bit of a backup, but, essentially what happens.
It's a bit of a backup, but, fortunately, Don brewer's on the it's a bit of a backup, but, fortunately, Don brewer's on the scene.
Fortunately, Don brewer's on the scene.
Unfortunately, I am, too.
Scene.
Unfortunately, I am, too.
[ Grunts .]
Unfortunately, I am, too.
[ Grunts .]
Is this what you would call a [ grunts .]
Is this what you would call a classic classic clog? Is this what you would call a classic classic clog? [ Coughs .]
Yeah, pretty much.
Classic classic clog? [ Coughs .]
Yeah, pretty much.
It's a bunch of [bleep.]
[ Coughs .]
Yeah, pretty much.
It's a bunch of [bleep.]
I think I found the problem.
It's a bunch of [bleep.]
I think I found the problem.
Looks like someone might've I think I found the problem.
Looks like someone might've flushed it down the toilet.
Looks like someone might've flushed it down the toilet.
There's a little man in the flushed it down the toilet.
There's a little man in the pipe.
There's a little man in the pipe.
Look the that mess.
Good grief.
Pipe.
Look the that mess.
Good grief.
Yeah, it looks like you've look the that mess.
Good grief.
Yeah, it looks like you've been here.
Yeah, it looks like you've been here.
Oh, come on.
Been here.
Oh, come on.
I chew my peanuts.
Now, Mike, you see we got it full of water right here.
When we get rid of this water, full of water right here.
When we get rid of this water, more than likely, we'll have it when we get rid of this water, more than likely, we'll have it unstopped.
More than likely, we'll have it unstopped.
Whoa! Unstopped.
Whoa! See what I'm saying? Whoa! See what I'm saying? Ow! See what I'm saying? Ow! I got to dig it up, Mike.
Ow! I got to dig it up, Mike.
No, no, we can get it.
I got to dig it up, Mike.
No, no, we can get it.
Do you think you turned a no, no, we can get it.
Do you think you turned a corner? Well [clears throat.]
Don's fancy, high-tech machine with yards and yards of high-tech fancy, high-tech machine with yards and yards of high-tech cable have failed to negotiate yards and yards of high-tech cable have failed to negotiate the key turn in the t-joint.
Cable have failed to negotiate the key turn in the t-joint.
Therefore, we are relying on a the key turn in the t-joint.
Therefore, we are relying on a slightly more Therefore, we are relying on a slightly more Primitive method.
Slightly more Primitive method.
[ Sighs .]
Primitive method.
[ Sighs .]
Thank you.
[ Sighs .]
Thank you.
[ Sighs .]
Thank you.
[ Sighs .]
Good soil.
[ Sighs .]
Good soil.
Yeah.
Good soil.
Yeah.
Very, very rich.
Yeah.
Very, very rich.
[ Sighs .]
Very, very rich.
[ Sighs .]
Well [ Sighs .]
Well Yeah, what do you think now? Well Yeah, what do you think now? Guess we'll try to cut that yeah, what do you think now? Guess we'll try to cut that pipe off.
Guess we'll try to cut that pipe off.
What do you cut the pipe pipe off.
What do you cut the pipe with? What do you cut the pipe with? Oh, I got a drill.
With? Oh, I got a drill.
It got the sideways blade on it.
Oh, I got a drill.
It got the sideways blade on it.
I'll get it.
It got the sideways blade on it.
I'll get it.
Oh, man! I'll get it.
Oh, man! Another shirt.
Oh, man! Another shirt.
How do we cut it? Another shirt.
How do we cut it? Down here, it's already a how do we cut it? Down here, it's already a little loose.
Down here, it's already a little loose.
I think we can just snap it off.
Little loose.
I think we can just snap it off.
Well, snap it off, then.
I think we can just snap it off.
Well, snap it off, then.
Yeah.
Well, snap it off, then.
Yeah.
It's a good thing I got the yeah.
It's a good thing I got the saw.
It's a good thing I got the saw.
Well, reach down there and saw.
Well, reach down there and see if you can feel what's in well, reach down there and see if you can feel what's in the way.
See if you can feel what's in the way.
Oh.
The way.
Oh.
That's not mud.
Oh.
That's not mud.
No, that ain't.
That's not mud.
No, that ain't.
That's not mud, Don! No, that ain't.
That's not mud, Don! Watch nice watch.
That's not mud, Don! Watch nice watch.
Forgot to take the watch off.
Watch nice watch.
Forgot to take the watch off.
Moron.
Forgot to take the watch off.
Moron.
Try to go put a little juice moron.
Try to go put a little juice on it here.
Try to go put a little juice on it here.
Aah! On it here.
Aah! [ Spits .]
Aah! [ Spits .]
Forgot rule number four.
[ Spits .]
Forgot rule number four.
Yeah, keep your mouth closed.
Forgot rule number four.
Yeah, keep your mouth closed.
"Keep your mouth shut.
" Yeah, keep your mouth closed.
"Keep your mouth shut.
" All right, feels like it's going "keep your mouth shut.
" All right, feels like it's going somewhere.
All right, feels like it's going somewhere.
Oh, yeah, we're in.
Somewhere.
Oh, yeah, we're in.
Is it going down by itself oh, yeah, we're in.
Is it going down by itself now? Is it going down by itself now? I think maybe it is.
Now? I think maybe it is.
You stay right there.
I think maybe it is.
You stay right there.
Let me put another snake on it, you stay right there.
Let me put another snake on it, okay? Let me put another snake on it, okay? That sounds great.
Okay? That sounds great.
I'll stay right here.
That sounds great.
I'll stay right here.
You stay right there.
I'll stay right here.
You stay right there.
I'll stay here and keep an you stay right there.
I'll stay here and keep an eye on the poo.
I'll stay here and keep an eye on the poo.
You're doing great, Mike.
Eye on the poo.
You're doing great, Mike.
Thanks, Don.
You're doing great, Mike.
Thanks, Don.
I could probably get you a thanks, Don.
I could probably get you a job doing this.
I could probably get you a job doing this.
Hey, that's great news.
About as far as we go, huh? We've got it unstopped.
Mission accomplished.
This is done besides putting mission accomplished.
This is done besides putting the pipe back in it and you this is done besides putting the pipe back in it and you covering the hole.
The pipe back in it and you covering the hole.
Yeah, me covering the hole.
Covering the hole.
Yeah, me covering the hole.
Well, there it is my day with yeah, me covering the hole.
Well, there it is my day with Don the plumber.
Well, there it is my day with Don the plumber.
I slowed him down.
Don the plumber.
I slowed him down.
I cost him some money.
I slowed him down.
I cost him some money.
I ripped my shirt.
I cost him some money.
I ripped my shirt.
I think I even got on his nerves I ripped my shirt.
I think I even got on his nerves a little bit.
I think I even got on his nerves a little bit.
All in all, a good day and a a little bit.
All in all, a good day and a very dirty job.
All in all, a good day and a very dirty job.
We'd like to take this very dirty job.
We'd like to take this opportunity now to tell you we'd like to take this opportunity now to tell you every single thing I know about opportunity now to tell you every single thing I know about gasoline.
Every single thing I know about gasoline.
I know you can get leaded or gasoline.
I know you can get leaded or unleaded.
I know you can get leaded or unleaded.
I know you can get high octane unleaded.
I know you can get high octane or low octane, and you can still I know you can get high octane or low octane, and you can still find diesel if you look hard or low octane, and you can still find diesel if you look hard enough.
Find diesel if you look hard enough.
I also know that gasoline is enough.
I also know that gasoline is very flammable and extremely I also know that gasoline is very flammable and extremely expensive.
Very flammable and extremely expensive.
Furthermore, you can't have expensive.
Furthermore, you can't have gasoline without oil.
Furthermore, you can't have gasoline without oil.
What I didn't know is that you gasoline without oil.
What I didn't know is that you can't have oil without mud.
What I didn't know is that you can't have oil without mud.
Lots and lots of mud.
Can't have oil without mud.
Lots and lots of mud.
Francis drilling fluids has 15 lots and lots of mud.
Francis drilling fluids has 15 locations on the Gulf coast.
Francis drilling fluids has 15 locations on the Gulf coast.
Today, we're at the home office locations on the Gulf coast.
Today, we're at the home office in crowley, Louisiana.
Today, we're at the home office in crowley, Louisiana.
Well, this can't be good.
In crowley, Louisiana.
Well, this can't be good.
That's Mark down there, taping well, this can't be good.
That's Mark down there, taping my fancy rubber boots to my that's Mark down there, taping my fancy rubber boots to my fancy yellow suit, and this is my fancy rubber boots to my fancy yellow suit, and this is Andy.
Fancy yellow suit, and this is Andy.
And they all work here at the Andy.
And they all work here at the this is a mud factory.
And they all work here at the this is a mud factory.
It's actually a mud plant.
This is a mud factory.
It's actually a mud plant.
It's where we actually mix it's actually a mud plant.
It's where we actually mix drilling muds for offshore rigs it's where we actually mix drilling muds for offshore rigs to do the actual drilling.
Drilling muds for offshore rigs to do the actual drilling.
Tell me in layman's terms why to do the actual drilling.
Tell me in layman's terms why mud is important when it comes tell me in layman's terms why mud is important when it comes to getting the oil out of the mud is important when it comes to getting the oil out of the ground.
To getting the oil out of the ground.
Well, mud's important for a ground.
Well, mud's important for a couple of reasons.
Well, mud's important for a couple of reasons.
One of the reasons would be to couple of reasons.
One of the reasons would be to keep the pressure of the well.
One of the reasons would be to keep the pressure of the well.
It depends on the pressure in keep the pressure of the well.
It depends on the pressure in the well what size and what it depends on the pressure in the well what size and what weight with the mud.
The well what size and what weight with the mud.
Right.
Weight with the mud.
Right.
So, they use it to keep it right.
So, they use it to keep it from coming up.
So, they use it to keep it from coming up.
The mud also acts as a lubricant from coming up.
The mud also acts as a lubricant for your bits to keep from the mud also acts as a lubricant for your bits to keep from burning your bits up that they for your bits to keep from burning your bits up that they use to drill the actual well burning your bits up that they use to drill the actual well with.
Use to drill the actual well with.
So, Andy, I'm looking down with.
So, Andy, I'm looking down right now into a what is so, Andy, I'm looking down right now into a what is this exactly? Right now into a what is this exactly? This is a mixing pit.
This exactly? This is a mixing pit.
This is where we actually mix this is a mixing pit.
This is where we actually mix the drilling mud.
This is where we actually mix the drilling mud.
So, when you mix the mud, you the drilling mud.
So, when you mix the mud, you mean some batches are different so, when you mix the mud, you mean some batches are different than other batches? Mean some batches are different than other batches? That's right weight-wise, than other batches? That's right weight-wise, viscosity.
That's right weight-wise, viscosity.
It just depends on what the viscosity.
It just depends on what the customer is looking for, what it just depends on what the customer is looking for, what type of properties.
Customer is looking for, what type of properties.
And what's the job down type of properties.
And what's the job down there, Mark? And what's the job down there, Mark? Basically, we're gonna just there, Mark? Basically, we're gonna just try to get all the mud down into basically, we're gonna just try to get all the mud down into the sump hole, wash all the try to get all the mud down into the sump hole, wash all the walls down, and get all the mud the sump hole, wash all the walls down, and get all the mud out of the pit.
Walls down, and get all the mud out of the pit.
Once more into the breach, out of the pit.
Once more into the breach, dear friends.
Once more into the breach, dear friends.
Once more.
[ Grunts .]
Oh, yeah.
Oh, that's mud.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, that's mud.
I think we're gonna need more oh, that's mud.
I think we're gonna need more than a squeegee.
I think we're gonna need more than a squeegee.
We're gonna use that than a squeegee.
We're gonna use that high-pressure water hose there.
We're gonna use that high-pressure water hose there.
Oh, great.
High-pressure water hose there.
Oh, great.
Tell you what, Mark this is a oh, great.
Tell you what, Mark this is a dirty hole.
Tell you what, Mark this is a dirty hole.
We need some water up there, dirty hole.
We need some water up there, Andy.
We need some water up there, Andy.
What do you think? Andy.
What do you think? You got it.
What do you think? You got it.
It's coming to you, man.
Whoa! It's got a little kick to it.
Why don't you hit that over it's got a little kick to it.
Why don't you hit that over the walls, get a little taste of why don't you hit that over the walls, get a little taste of that? The walls, get a little taste of that? The walls? That? The walls? Yeah.
That's a dirty pipe.
Get sucked down the drain.
All of the mud at fdf is get sucked down the drain.
All of the mud at fdf is recycled wouldn't want to all of the mud at fdf is recycled wouldn't want to waste a drop.
Recycled wouldn't want to waste a drop.
Here's the best part after we waste a drop.
Here's the best part after we get all the mud out of the tank, here's the best part after we get all the mud out of the tank, we fill it back up again with get all the mud out of the tank, we fill it back up again with mud.
We fill it back up again with mud.
[ Laughs .]
It's great.
Mud.
[ Laughs .]
It's great.
That sounds like a stupid thing [ laughs .]
It's great.
That sounds like a stupid thing to do.
That sounds like a stupid thing to do.
It isn't, because the new batch to do.
It isn't, because the new batch will have a completely different it isn't, because the new batch will have a completely different formula, and any leftover old will have a completely different formula, and any leftover old mud will mess up its weight and formula, and any leftover old mud will mess up its weight and viscosity.
Well That was dirty.
You're a mess.
That was dirty.
You're a mess.
I'm a mess.
You're a mess.
I'm a mess.
You look great.
I'm a mess.
You look great.
Thank you.
You look great.
Thank you.
What's next? Thank you.
What's next? How about we make some mud what's next? How about we make some mud next? How about we make some mud next? Make mud? Next? Make mud? Make mud.
Make mud? Make mud.
Milk, milk, lemonade, turn make mud.
Milk, milk, lemonade, turn the corner, mud is made that milk, milk, lemonade, turn the corner, mud is made that routine? The corner, mud is made that routine? Okay.
Routine? Okay.
[ Chuckles .]
Okay.
[ Chuckles .]
Good deal.
[ Chuckles .]
Good deal.
The premixed mud that's taken good deal.
The premixed mud that's taken from the outside storage tanks the premixed mud that's taken from the outside storage tanks actually doesn't contain any from the outside storage tanks actually doesn't contain any dirt.
Actually doesn't contain any dirt.
It's a mixture of chemicals dirt.
It's a mixture of chemicals designed especially for the it's a mixture of chemicals designed especially for the drilling process.
Designed especially for the drilling process.
Okay, so, if you're the baker Drilling process.
Okay, so, if you're the baker Okay.
Okay, so, if you're the baker Okay.
These are the ingredients, okay.
These are the ingredients, and we're standing over the these are the ingredients, and we're standing over the mixing bowl a nice clean one and we're standing over the mixing bowl a nice clean one this time.
Mixing bowl a nice clean one this time.
Yes, it is.
This time.
Yes, it is.
We're gonna make a batch of yes, it is.
We're gonna make a batch of mud.
We're gonna make a batch of mud.
What exactly are we gonna make? Mud.
What exactly are we gonna make? Okay, what we're gonna do What exactly are we gonna make? Okay, what we're gonna do we're actually we're gonna okay, what we're gonna do we're actually we're gonna pull in some mud that's already we're actually we're gonna pull in some mud that's already premixed.
Pull in some mud that's already premixed.
And what we're gonna do we're premixed.
And what we're gonna do we're gonna we add chemicals to it to and what we're gonna do we're gonna we add chemicals to it to treat it.
Gonna we add chemicals to it to treat it.
The customer has ordered 300 treat it.
The customer has ordered 300 barrels of 17.
5.
The customer has ordered 300 barrels of 17.
5.
We have some 17-pound mud, and barrels of 17.
5.
We have some 17-pound mud, and what we want to do is bring the we have some 17-pound mud, and what we want to do is bring the weight up on it.
What we want to do is bring the weight up on it.
Okay, so, you've got some mud weight up on it.
Okay, so, you've got some mud that's already mixed that weighs okay, so, you've got some mud that's already mixed that weighs 17 pounds per gallon.
That's already mixed that weighs 17 pounds per gallon.
That's right.
17 pounds per gallon.
That's right.
We're gonna do stuff with that's right.
We're gonna do stuff with these magic ingredients to make we're gonna do stuff with these magic ingredients to make it right.
These magic ingredients to make it right.
What am I looking at? It right.
What am I looking at? Oh, you're looking at what am I looking at? Oh, you're looking at bentonite over here.
Oh, you're looking at bentonite over here.
Bentonite is used to suspend the bentonite over here.
Bentonite is used to suspend the barite, which is your weighting bentonite is used to suspend the barite, which is your weighting material, actually brings the barite, which is your weighting material, actually brings the weight up.
Material, actually brings the weight up.
Bentonite suspends the weight up.
Bentonite suspends the barite.
Bentonite suspends the barite.
The barite that's right.
Barite.
The barite that's right.
The barite is thinned by the the barite that's right.
The barite is thinned by the lignite.
The barite is thinned by the lignite.
That's right.
Lignite.
That's right.
Depending on the viscosity of that's right.
Depending on the viscosity of the premixed mud we're going to depending on the viscosity of the premixed mud we're going to be working with, the requisite the premixed mud we're going to be working with, the requisite algorithms involved be working with, the requisite algorithms involved mathematically come into play in algorithms involved mathematically come into play in a numeric juxtaposition.
Mathematically come into play in a numeric juxtaposition.
You got it.
A numeric juxtaposition.
You got it.
Yeah, okay.
You got it.
Yeah, okay.
I just thought we were gonna yeah, okay.
I just thought we were gonna make some mud little dirt, I just thought we were gonna make some mud little dirt, little water.
Make some mud little dirt, little water.
A little bit of this, a little water.
A little bit of this, a little bit of that, huh, and a a little bit of this, a little bit of that, huh, and a whole lot of math.
Little bit of that, huh, and a whole lot of math.
Okay, so, right now, then, I whole lot of math.
Okay, so, right now, then, I guess the first step is to bring okay, so, right now, then, I guess the first step is to bring in the mud.
Guess the first step is to bring in the mud.
Let's bring in some mud.
In the mud.
Let's bring in some mud.
All right.
Let's bring in some mud.
All right.
Johnny, bring in the mud! All right.
Johnny, bring in the mud! If you want to buy mud from Johnny, bring in the mud! If you want to buy mud from Francis drilling fluids, you if you want to buy mud from Francis drilling fluids, you better order ahead of time.
Francis drilling fluids, you better order ahead of time.
All their mud is custom-made better order ahead of time.
All their mud is custom-made according to precise customer all their mud is custom-made according to precise customer specifications.
According to precise customer specifications.
And it doesn't get shipped until specifications.
And it doesn't get shipped until it's perfect.
And it doesn't get shipped until it's perfect.
These guys are serious about it's perfect.
These guys are serious about their mud.
These guys are serious about their mud.
After the mud is mixed, samples their mud.
After the mud is mixed, samples are taken and carefully weighed after the mud is mixed, samples are taken and carefully weighed to ensure that the mud weight are taken and carefully weighed to ensure that the mud weight per gallon is precise.
My mix was perfect.
Then another sample is taken, and the mud is tested for its then another sample is taken, and the mud is tested for its viscosity, which also must be and the mud is tested for its viscosity, which also must be precise.
Viscosity, which also must be precise.
"Here's mud in your eye" takes precise.
"Here's mud in your eye" takes on a whole new meaning at fdf.
"Here's mud in your eye" takes on a whole new meaning at fdf.
So, that's pretty much all we on a whole new meaning at fdf.
So, that's pretty much all we need to add to it? So, that's pretty much all we need to add to it? That's pretty much all we'll need to add to it? That's pretty much all we'll need to do now that they've run that's pretty much all we'll need to do now that they've run the test and now that we know need to do now that they've run the test and now that we know it's just right.
The test and now that we know it's just right.
The customer's the required it's just right.
The customer's the required properties are there, and it's the customer's the required properties are there, and it's ready to either be shipped out properties are there, and it's ready to either be shipped out by a truck or loaded by barge.
Ready to either be shipped out by a truck or loaded by barge.
This particular facility is a by a truck or loaded by barge.
This particular facility is a land-based facility, so we would this particular facility is a land-based facility, so we would load it on trucks.
Land-based facility, so we would load it on trucks.
Okay, now what? Load it on trucks.
Okay, now what? Next step is, is to clean the okay, now what? Next step is, is to clean the tank that we're gonna be hauling next step is, is to clean the tank that we're gonna be hauling out to the rig location to store tank that we're gonna be hauling out to the rig location to store the mud in.
Out to the rig location to store the mud in.
[ Laughs .]
The mud in.
[ Laughs .]
I just clean this tank, and now [ laughs .]
I just clean this tank, and now we just dirtied it up.
I just clean this tank, and now we just dirtied it up.
You want me to go clean a tank we just dirtied it up.
You want me to go clean a tank so we can make that dirty, too, you want me to go clean a tank so we can make that dirty, too, so we can haul the clean, dirty so we can make that dirty, too, so we can haul the clean, dirty mud somewhere else.
So we can haul the clean, dirty mud somewhere else.
That's right.
Mud somewhere else.
That's right.
It would be a shame to get that's right.
It would be a shame to get the mud dirty.
It would be a shame to get the mud dirty.
Yes, it would.
The mud dirty.
Yes, it would.
That's right.
Yes, it would.
That's right.
A hatch with bolts always that's right.
A hatch with bolts always spells trouble.
A hatch with bolts always spells trouble.
Not you again.
Spells trouble.
Not you again.
Ready to get dirty? Not you again.
Ready to get dirty? Every time I see you, I get ready to get dirty? Every time I see you, I get filthy.
Every time I see you, I get filthy.
I'm looking at a storage filthy.
I'm looking at a storage container.
I'm looking at a storage container.
Right.
Container.
Right.
And the storage container is right.
And the storage container is gonna get taken to a site.
And the storage container is gonna get taken to a site.
Yeah, after we clean it, it's gonna get taken to a site.
Yeah, after we clean it, it's gonna be brought to the site yeah, after we clean it, it's gonna be brought to the site where they'll probably put some gonna be brought to the site where they'll probably put some more mud in and store it.
Where they'll probably put some more mud in and store it.
All right, what's the first more mud in and store it.
All right, what's the first step? All right, what's the first step? Undo that bottom bolt there.
Step? Undo that bottom bolt there.
I told you there would be undo that bottom bolt there.
I told you there would be trouble.
I told you there would be trouble.
The mud in this tank is left trouble.
The mud in this tank is left over from a drilling site.
The mud in this tank is left over from a drilling site.
Everything coming out of the over from a drilling site.
Everything coming out of the tank drains through a grate in everything coming out of the tank drains through a grate in the floor and is then pumped tank drains through a grate in the floor and is then pumped into a holding tank to be the floor and is then pumped into a holding tank to be recycled Into a holding tank to be recycled Are you kidding? Recycled Are you kidding? Again.
Just so I'm certain I'm not the victim of some horrible misunderstanding, you do want me victim of some horrible misunderstanding, you do want me to crawl headfirst through this misunderstanding, you do want me to crawl headfirst through this hole? To crawl headfirst through this hole? Headfirst, right.
Hole? Headfirst, right.
And when I get in there, headfirst, right.
And when I get in there, there will be a hose, a and when I get in there, there will be a hose, a squeegee? There will be a hose, a squeegee? I'll pass you a hose.
Squeegee? I'll pass you a hose.
Yeah.
I'll pass you a hose.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
What you want to do you yeah.
What you want to do you want to just wash everything out what you want to do you want to just wash everything out toward the hole like you did in want to just wash everything out toward the hole like you did in that other tank.
Toward the hole like you did in that other tank.
Right.
Oh, dear.
[ Grunts .]
[ Grunting .]
I am A very dirty boy.
What about that hose I've heard a very dirty boy.
What about that hose I've heard so much about? What about that hose I've heard so much about? Start at the back, I guess? So much about? Start at the back, I guess? [ Grunts .]
Start at the back, I guess? [ Grunts .]
[ Grunts .]
[ Grunts .]
[ Grunts .]
Ohh.
[ Grunts .]
Ohh.
[ Grunting .]
Ohh.
[ Grunting .]
Okay.
[ Grunting .]
Okay.
All right, it's a little muddy.
Okay.
All right, it's a little muddy.
Oops.
All right, it's a little muddy.
Oops.
Sorry, sorry.
Oops.
Sorry, sorry.
Everyone okay? Sorry, sorry.
Everyone okay? Just walked out of my boot everyone okay? Just walked out of my boot again.
Just walked out of my boot again.
[ Sighs .]
Again.
[ Sighs .]
So, the goal is fairly [ sighs .]
So, the goal is fairly straightforward.
So, the goal is fairly straightforward.
It's to blow the mud from the straightforward.
It's to blow the mud from the container down there through the it's to blow the mud from the container down there through the hole that I just crawled container down there through the hole that I just crawled through.
Hole that I just crawled through.
Unfortunately, there's about 6 through.
Unfortunately, there's about 6 metric tons of mud in the unfortunately, there's about 6 metric tons of mud in the container Metric tons of mud in the container And only one hose.
This might take a while! I'm the muddiest man in the land! I'm the muddiest man in the land! Believe it or not, I didn't make land! Believe it or not, I didn't make this crazy job up.
Believe it or not, I didn't make this crazy job up.
It's real, and here at fdf, this crazy job up.
It's real, and here at fdf, somebody does this every single it's real, and here at fdf, somebody does this every single day.
Somebody does this every single day.
Thank god it's not me.
[ Sighs .]
This mud is dirty.
It's on its way to be recycled.
This mud is dirty.
It's on its way to be recycled.
I wish I could say the same.
It's on its way to be recycled.
I wish I could say the same.
So, it turns out drilling mud I wish I could say the same.
So, it turns out drilling mud isn't really mud after all.
So, it turns out drilling mud isn't really mud after all.
It doesn't even have any dirt in isn't really mud after all.
It doesn't even have any dirt in it, but it is dirty.
It doesn't even have any dirt in it, but it is dirty.
And without the dirty fellas it, but it is dirty.
And without the dirty fellas here at fdf, none of us would be and without the dirty fellas here at fdf, none of us would be able to get around something here at fdf, none of us would be able to get around something to think about next time you able to get around something to think about next time you fill her up.
To think about next time you fill her up.
Whoa! Fill her up.
Whoa! Ohh.
Whoa! Ohh.
Ohh.
I followed my shipment of mud from fdf to another dirty job, this one located at a drilling from fdf to another dirty job, this one located at a drilling site in pine prairie, Louisiana.
That's Newman.
That's Cain.
This is Andy.
That's Cain.
This is Andy.
And we're all here, sitting in a this is Andy.
And we're all here, sitting in a pile of dirt in front of an oil and we're all here, sitting in a pile of dirt in front of an oil rig? Pile of dirt in front of an oil rig? A drilling rig, yes, sir.
Rig? A drilling rig, yes, sir.
A drilling rig.
A drilling rig, yes, sir.
A drilling rig.
Now, Andy, you and your partner, a drilling rig.
Now, Andy, you and your partner, Matt, basically run crown dbl.
Now, Andy, you and your partner, Matt, basically run crown dbl.
Correct.
Matt, basically run crown dbl.
Correct.
And you're a drilling correct.
And you're a drilling company.
And you're a drilling company.
Drilling contractor.
Company.
Drilling contractor.
What's that mean? Drilling contractor.
What's that mean? The job of the drilling what's that mean? The job of the drilling contractor is, we don't pump the job of the drilling contractor is, we don't pump oil.
Contractor is, we don't pump oil.
What we do is, we just provide a oil.
What we do is, we just provide a service to oil and gas operators what we do is, we just provide a service to oil and gas operators to come in and drill oil and gas service to oil and gas operators to come in and drill oil and gas Wells for them.
To come in and drill oil and gas Wells for them.
And what we do is, we put a hole Wells for them.
And what we do is, we put a hole in the ground that allows them and what we do is, we put a hole in the ground that allows them to come back after and produce in the ground that allows them to come back after and produce it.
To come back after and produce it.
Gotcha.
It.
Gotcha.
How deep will we go today? Gotcha.
How deep will we go today? We should probably drill how deep will we go today? We should probably drill maybe, you know, a couple of we should probably drill maybe, you know, a couple of hundred foot, but this well in maybe, you know, a couple of hundred foot, but this well in particular will be going down hundred foot, but this well in particular will be going down to an estimated depth of around particular will be going down to an estimated depth of around 13,100 feet.
To an estimated depth of around 13,100 feet.
So, what's the first step, 13,100 feet.
So, what's the first step, then? So, what's the first step, then? Well, what we'll do is we'll then? Well, what we'll do is we'll go and we'll check the mud, and well, what we'll do is we'll go and we'll check the mud, and we'll make sure all the go and we'll check the mud, and we'll make sure all the properties and everything are we'll make sure all the properties and everything are right, 'cause that's extremely properties and everything are right, 'cause that's extremely important in every aspect of the right, 'cause that's extremely important in every aspect of the drilling of these oil and gas important in every aspect of the drilling of these oil and gas Wells.
Drilling of these oil and gas Wells.
Fine.
Take me to the mud.
Wells.
Fine.
Take me to the mud.
Let's do it.
Fine.
Take me to the mud.
Let's do it.
You stay there.
The mud from the fdf trailer is pumped into holding tanks.
At this point, it's up to the pumped into holding tanks.
At this point, it's up to the Derrick men to keep the mud at at this point, it's up to the Derrick men to keep the mud at the proper weight and viscosity Derrick men to keep the mud at the proper weight and viscosity by checking it every 15 minutes the proper weight and viscosity by checking it every 15 minutes and adding chemicals when by checking it every 15 minutes and adding chemicals when needed.
And adding chemicals when needed.
Dirty place.
Needed.
Dirty place.
Yeah, it gets sloppy out dirty place.
Yeah, it gets sloppy out here.
Yeah, it gets sloppy out here.
Mike, I want you to meet bara.
Here.
Mike, I want you to meet bara.
Bara.
Mike, I want you to meet bara.
Bara.
Bara is the derrickman on bara.
Bara is the derrickman on this crew.
Bara is the derrickman on this crew.
The derrickman, all right.
This crew.
The derrickman, all right.
He's in charge of the tank the derrickman, all right.
He's in charge of the tank and a lot of other stuff he's in charge of the tank and a lot of other stuff pumps, tanks.
And a lot of other stuff pumps, tanks.
And making the mud.
Pumps, tanks.
And making the mud.
What can I do for you? And making the mud.
What can I do for you? If you want to mix a little what can I do for you? If you want to mix a little chemicals? If you want to mix a little chemicals? Yeah, sure.
Chemicals? Yeah, sure.
Well, you got to carry this yeah, sure.
Well, you got to carry this to the hopper, and that's where well, you got to carry this to the hopper, and that's where you mix it.
To the hopper, and that's where you mix it.
All right.
You mix it.
All right.
Stand on the side.
All right.
Stand on the side.
You just kind of trickle it in stand on the side.
You just kind of trickle it in there.
You just kind of trickle it in there.
That's what they call "lignite.
" There.
That's what they call "lignite.
" Lignite and is this making that's what they call "lignite.
" Lignite and is this making it thicker? Lignite and is this making it thicker? Thinner.
It thicker? Thinner.
This is making it thinner? Thinner.
This is making it thinner? Right.
This is making it thinner? Right.
Is this dangerous? Right.
Is this dangerous? No.
Is this dangerous? No.
Good.
No.
Good.
No, the caustic soda good.
No, the caustic soda that'll eat the meat off the no, the caustic soda that'll eat the meat off the bone.
That'll eat the meat off the bone.
This will eat the meat off bone.
This will eat the meat off the bone? This will eat the meat off the bone? No, caustic soda.
The bone? No, caustic soda.
Oh, okay.
No, caustic soda.
Oh, okay.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, okay.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, you let me know when I oh, yeah.
Yeah, you let me know when I get to the stuff that eats the yeah, you let me know when I get to the stuff that eats the meat off the bone.
Get to the stuff that eats the meat off the bone.
All right.
Every time you mix five lig, you put one caustic soda.
Now, this is that stuff I was you put one caustic soda.
Now, this is that stuff I was telling you that eats the meat now, this is that stuff I was telling you that eats the meat off the bones.
Telling you that eats the meat off the bones.
Stuff that'll kill you.
Off the bones.
Stuff that'll kill you.
All right.
Stuff that'll kill you.
All right.
Put it down right here on all right.
Put it down right here on that grate.
Put it down right here on that grate.
Make sure you don't get none of that grate.
Make sure you don't get none of that on you, now.
Make sure you don't get none of that on you, now.
Well, this would be a great that on you, now.
Well, this would be a great time to wear the gloves.
Well, this would be a great time to wear the gloves.
Yes, sir.
Time to wear the gloves.
Yes, sir.
This will kill you if it gets yes, sir.
This will kill you if it gets in you? This will kill you if it gets in you? Oh, yeah.
It's bad.
In you? Oh, yeah.
It's bad.
When the mud meets the day's oh, yeah.
It's bad.
When the mud meets the day's requirements When the mud meets the day's requirements Okay.
Requirements Okay.
It's pumped to the okay.
It's pumped to the drilling platform.
it's pumped to the drilling platform.
My god, Andy, what in the world drilling platform.
My god, Andy, what in the world are we looking at here?! My god, Andy, what in the world are we looking at here?! Now, is this the mud we're are we looking at here?! Now, is this the mud we're talking about? Now, is this the mud we're talking about? Yeah, the mud's coming talking about? Yeah, the mud's coming through this line.
Yeah, the mud's coming through this line.
So, the mud we mixed is through this line.
So, the mud we mixed is coming up from that blue pipe So, the mud we mixed is coming up from that blue pipe Correct.
Coming up from that blue pipe Correct.
Down through this black correct.
Down through this black hose.
down through this black hose.
Through the Kelly, into the hose.
Through the Kelly, into the pipe, and out the bit.
Through the Kelly, into the pipe, and out the bit.
Tell me what the Kelly is pipe, and out the bit.
Tell me what the Kelly is exactly.
Tell me what the Kelly is exactly.
Well, the Kelly is the square exactly.
Well, the Kelly is the square pipe.
Well, the Kelly is the square pipe.
Okay, that's that thing going pipe.
Okay, that's that thing going right in there.
Okay, that's that thing going right in there.
The Kelly right there, and right in there.
The Kelly right there, and that's a Kelly drive bushing the Kelly right there, and that's a Kelly drive bushing right here.
That's a Kelly drive bushing right here.
Now, when you say "the pipe," right here.
Now, when you say "the pipe," you mean this thing? Now, when you say "the pipe," you mean this thing? Yeah, well, a bunch of them you mean this thing? Yeah, well, a bunch of them all connected together.
Yeah, well, a bunch of them all connected together.
All right.
All connected together.
All right.
And, again, that big stack of all right.
And, again, that big stack of pipes over there And, again, that big stack of pipes over there Correct.
Pipes over there Correct.
Is essentially what we're correct.
Is essentially what we're gonna be fitting together all is essentially what we're gonna be fitting together all day.
Gonna be fitting together all day.
All day long.
Day.
All day long.
The drill pipes are linked all day long.
The drill pipes are linked together below the Kelly in one the drill pipes are linked together below the Kelly in one continuous pipe ending at the together below the Kelly in one continuous pipe ending at the bit below the earth's surface.
Continuous pipe ending at the bit below the earth's surface.
When the length of each pipe is bit below the earth's surface.
When the length of each pipe is drilled, the connection at the when the length of each pipe is drilled, the connection at the top of the string is broken, and drilled, the connection at the top of the string is broken, and the new pipe is added from an top of the string is broken, and the new pipe is added from an adjacent staging area called the the new pipe is added from an adjacent staging area called the mousehole.
Adjacent staging area called the mousehole.
Now, so, the guy over there Mousehole.
Now, so, the guy over there what's his name? Now, so, the guy over there what's his name? That's "boo," is what we call what's his name? That's "boo," is what we call him.
That's "boo," is what we call him.
Boo he's what? Him.
Boo he's what? He's some sort of foreman? Boo he's what? He's some sort of foreman? He's the driller.
He's some sort of foreman? He's the driller.
He runs these hands right here.
He's the driller.
He runs these hands right here.
This is his hands.
He runs these hands right here.
This is his hands.
These would be This is his hands.
These would be These are roughnecks.
These would be These are roughnecks.
Roughnecks! These are roughnecks.
Roughnecks! And right now, what they're roughnecks! And right now, what they're doing is, they're gonna make a and right now, what they're doing is, they're gonna make a hook.
Doing is, they're gonna make a hook.
They're gonna break a hook.
They're gonna break a connection.
They're gonna break a connection.
So, these things what do connection.
So, these things what do you call them? So, these things what do you call them? Tools.
You call them? Tools.
They basically work like a tools.
They basically work like a pipe wrench? They basically work like a pipe wrench? It's just like a big pipe pipe wrench? It's just like a big pipe wrench.
It's just like a big pipe wrench.
That's all it is.
Wrench.
That's all it is.
So, you see, we're breaking that that's all it is.
So, you see, we're breaking that connection right there.
So, you see, we're breaking that connection right there.
Yeah.
Connection right there.
Yeah.
And then he'll spin it out.
Yeah.
And then he'll spin it out.
These are some very dirty and then he'll spin it out.
These are some very dirty boys.
These are some very dirty boys.
Yeah, it is.
It's serious.
Boys.
Yeah, it is.
It's serious.
All bull crap aside, this is yeah, it is.
It's serious.
All bull crap aside, this is a dangerous job.
All bull crap aside, this is a dangerous job.
It can be very much so, but a dangerous job.
It can be very much so, but we try to get everybody to it can be very much so, but we try to get everybody to really look out for each other, we try to get everybody to really look out for each other, and most of these guys know really look out for each other, and most of these guys know really what they're doing.
And most of these guys know really what they're doing.
Yeah.
Really what they're doing.
Yeah.
I'm glad somebody does.
Yeah.
I'm glad somebody does.
So, you've attached this pipe, I'm glad somebody does.
So, you've attached this pipe, and what do you call these so, you've attached this pipe, and what do you call these things again? And what do you call these things again? These are drill pipes Things again? These are drill pipes 5-inch drill pipes.
These are drill pipes 5-inch drill pipes.
All right.
5-inch drill pipes.
All right.
Now, how long does it take a all right.
Now, how long does it take a roughneck to get to the point now, how long does it take a roughneck to get to the point where they can do this without roughneck to get to the point where they can do this without getting killed? Where they can do this without getting killed? Well, you know, if they don't getting killed? Well, you know, if they don't keep their head in the game, you well, you know, if they don't keep their head in the game, you know, accidents can always keep their head in the game, you know, accidents can always happen.
Know, accidents can always happen.
So you never get to the point happen.
So you never get to the point where you're good enough to not so you never get to the point where you're good enough to not get hurt.
Where you're good enough to not get hurt.
You always have to be on top of get hurt.
You always have to be on top of your game.
You always have to be on top of your game.
See, they're gonna take them and your game.
See, they're gonna take them and set the slip.
See, they're gonna take them and set the slip.
That's a slip.
All right.
Set the slip.
That's a slip.
All right.
Okay.
That's a slip.
All right.
Okay.
All right, hold it.
Okay.
All right, hold it.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
All right, hold it.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let's let Mike get a shot at whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let's let Mike get a shot at this.
Let's let Mike get a shot at this.
Let's see if he can handle some this.
Let's see if he can handle some of this action.
Let's see if he can handle some of this action.
[ Laughing .]
Okay, man.
Of this action.
[ Laughing .]
Okay, man.
This goes on the bottom? [ Laughing .]
Okay, man.
This goes on the bottom? All right.
This goes on the bottom? All right.
Don't put your hand right all right.
Don't put your hand right here.
Don't put your hand right here.
All right, don't put your here.
All right, don't put your hands there.
All right, don't put your hands there.
All right, tell me what to do.
Hands there.
All right, tell me what to do.
Push her in? All right, tell me what to do.
Push her in? All right.
Push her in? All right.
Now push this way? All right.
Now push this way? Pull on that one.
Now push this way? Pull on that one.
Pull on this.
Pull on that one.
Pull on this.
Hold it on.
Pull on this.
Hold it on.
Put a bite on it.
Hold it on.
Put a bite on it.
Make them bite.
Put a bite on it.
Make them bite.
All right, make them bite.
Make them bite.
All right, make them bite.
Okay.
All right, make them bite.
Okay.
Just stand right here.
Okay.
Just stand right here.
Stand right here.
Just stand right here.
Stand right here.
I stand here? Stand right here.
I stand here? All right.
I stand here? All right.
I got some mud in my eye.
All right.
I got some mud in my eye.
Oh, yeah, there you go.
I got some mud in my eye.
Oh, yeah, there you go.
I should be doing something now, oh, yeah, there you go.
I should be doing something now, shouldn't I? I should be doing something now, shouldn't I? Yeah, what you want to do is shouldn't I? Yeah, what you want to do is push that to them, Mike.
Yeah, what you want to do is push that to them, Mike.
Push that to them.
Push that to them, Mike.
Push that to them.
Push this where? Push that to them.
Push this where? Push this over here to this push this where? Push this over here to this pipe.
Push this over here to this pipe.
Oh, all right.
Pipe.
Oh, all right.
Don't be scared of a little oh, all right.
Don't be scared of a little mud.
Don't be scared of a little mud.
[ Laughs .]
Mud.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
Come on down.
All right.
Come on down.
[ Laughs .]
Come on down.
[ Laughs .]
Oh, man, that would be bad to [ laughs .]
Oh, man, that would be bad to get your hand in there.
Oh, man, that would be bad to get your hand in there.
Okay, now, look, what you're get your hand in there.
Okay, now, look, what you're gonna do is, you're gonna get okay, now, look, what you're gonna do is, you're gonna get that set of tongs and make them gonna do is, you're gonna get that set of tongs and make them bite right here after he spins that set of tongs and make them bite right here after he spins it up.
Bite right here after he spins it up.
All right.
It up.
All right.
He's gonna spin it up.
All right.
He's gonna spin it up.
There you go.
He's gonna spin it up.
There you go.
All right, straight in? There you go.
All right, straight in? Side in that side? All right, straight in? Side in that side? All right.
Side in that side? All right.
Make them bite again.
All right.
Make them bite again.
Push this way? Make them bite again.
Push this way? Harder? Push this way? Harder? Don't put your chest too far harder? Don't put your chest too far over.
Don't put your chest too far over.
[ Coughs .]
Over.
[ Coughs .]
There you go.
[ Coughs .]
There you go.
All right.
There you go.
All right.
Now unlatch these.
All right.
Now unlatch these.
Unlatch these.
Now unlatch these.
Unlatch these.
So, all we did was just unlatch these.
So, all we did was just tighten a screw, basically? So, all we did was just tighten a screw, basically? Correct, tightened it up just tighten a screw, basically? Correct, tightened it up just like a bolt in a nut.
Correct, tightened it up just like a bolt in a nut.
All right, now it's coming like a bolt in a nut.
All right, now it's coming out.
All right, now it's coming out.
This pipe.
Out.
This pipe.
Hold it back.
This pipe.
Hold it back.
Wait up.
Wait up.
Hold it back.
Wait up.
Wait up.
Get the other side.
Wait up.
Wait up.
Get the other side.
Now, why am I doing this? Get the other side.
Now, why am I doing this? It's gonna want to swing.
Now, why am I doing this? It's gonna want to swing.
Right, right, right.
It's gonna want to swing.
Right, right, right.
Hold it, hold it.
Right, right, right.
Hold it, hold it.
Hold it.
Hold it back.
Hold it, hold it.
Hold it.
Hold it back.
Geez! Hold it.
Hold it back.
Geez! Watch your hands.
Geez! Watch your hands.
Okay.
Watch your hands.
Okay.
There you go.
Okay.
There you go.
Get back on them tongs.
There you go.
Get back on them tongs.
Come on, you're getting the hang get back on them tongs.
Come on, you're getting the hang of it now.
Come on, you're getting the hang of it now.
Got to get the tongs.
Of it now.
Got to get the tongs.
I'm gonna push it in.
Got to get the tongs.
I'm gonna push it in.
Okay.
I'm gonna push it in.
Okay.
All right, push that in.
Okay.
All right, push that in.
All right, now make them bite.
All right, push that in.
All right, now make them bite.
Make them bite.
All right, now make them bite.
Make them bite.
It's really hard to get your make them bite.
It's really hard to get your footing on this thing, isn't it? It's really hard to get your footing on this thing, isn't it? What just happened? Footing on this thing, isn't it? What just happened? All right, now pull back on what just happened? All right, now pull back on that arm.
All right, now pull back on that arm.
Pull back on this one? That arm.
Pull back on this one? All right.
Pull back on this one? All right.
Don't stand over here like all right.
Don't stand over here like that.
Don't stand over here like that.
Right.
That.
Right.
Pull this.
Pull this.
Right.
Pull this.
Pull this.
And pull this right.
Pull this.
Pull this.
And pull this right.
Right, but I'm not pulling and pull this right.
Right, but I'm not pulling hard enough is that the right, but I'm not pulling hard enough is that the problem? Hard enough is that the problem? Yeah, you need to put out a problem? Yeah, you need to put out a little more.
Yeah, you need to put out a little more.
[ Laughter .]
Little more.
[ Laughter .]
All right, I got to put out a [ laughter .]
All right, I got to put out a little more.
All right, I got to put out a little more.
Story of my life.
Little more.
Story of my life.
Now make them bite.
Story of my life.
Now make them bite.
Now make them bite.
Now make them bite.
Now make them bite.
There you go.
Now make them bite.
There you go.
There you go.
There you go.
There you go.
Like that, hold it.
There you go.
Like that, hold it.
Good job, Mike.
Like that, hold it.
Good job, Mike.
One more time.
Good job, Mike.
One more time.
Okay.
One more time.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Right? Yeah.
Right? All right, now push all that right? All right, now push all that in.
All right, now push all that in.
Man, what is the rush, guys? In.
Man, what is the rush, guys? Where's the fire? Man, what is the rush, guys? Where's the fire? I got three handles.
Where's the fire? I got three handles.
I want three hands on them I got three handles.
I want three hands on them things.
I want three hands on them things.
Three handles, all right.
Things.
Three handles, all right.
Well, the rush is, whoever three handles, all right.
Well, the rush is, whoever makes the most holes makes more well, the rush is, whoever makes the most holes makes more money.
Makes the most holes makes more money.
That's why everybody's money.
That's why everybody's rushing around? That's why everybody's rushing around? Yeah.
Rushing around? Yeah.
Time is money.
Yeah.
Time is money.
So you're costing me money.
Time is money.
So you're costing me money.
Everywhere I go.
So you're costing me money.
Everywhere I go.
It's kind of what I do, boo.
Everywhere I go.
It's kind of what I do, boo.
I'm here to slow the process it's kind of what I do, boo.
I'm here to slow the process down.
I'm here to slow the process down.
All there is to it, baby.
Down.
All there is to it, baby.
So, now you start drilling? All there is to it, baby.
So, now you start drilling? That's right.
So, now you start drilling? That's right.
Every new connection adds a that's right.
Every new connection adds a 31-foot, 682-pound drill pipe.
Every new connection adds a 31-foot, 682-pound drill pipe.
These are sent up to the 31-foot, 682-pound drill pipe.
These are sent up to the platform from the ground.
Maybe this isn't the best place in the world to be standing.
Nowhere around here is the in the world to be standing.
Nowhere around here is the best place to be standing.
Nowhere around here is the best place to be standing.
[ Laughter .]
All right, so, now, how do you treat the ends of these? What you're gonna is you're you treat the ends of these? What you're gonna is you're gonna take these thread what you're gonna is you're gonna take these thread protectors off, you know, just gonna take these thread protectors off, you know, just screws in just like that.
Protectors off, you know, just screws in just like that.
We use these just to keep the screws in just like that.
We use these just to keep the threads nice and perfect as much we use these just to keep the threads nice and perfect as much as we can.
Threads nice and perfect as much as we can.
Right.
As we can.
Right.
Both ends.
Right.
Both ends.
And then what we got here is both ends.
And then what we got here is what is better known as "pipe and then what we got here is what is better known as "pipe dope.
" What is better known as "pipe dope.
" Pipe dope? Dope.
" pipe dope? Pipe dope it's what they pipe dope? Pipe dope it's what they call it.
Pipe dope it's what they call it.
What's it do? Call it.
What's it do? It's like a lubricant for what's it do? It's like a lubricant for threads.
It's like a lubricant for threads.
And you swab that thing in threads.
And you swab that thing in there, and be generous with it.
And you swab that thing in there, and be generous with it.
You can't have too much there, and be generous with it.
You can't have too much lubricant.
You can't have too much lubricant.
No.
There you go.
There you go.
Oh, I know that's a lubricant.
Oh, I know that's a lubricant.
You sure look like you do.
Lubricant.
You sure look like you do.
What exactly is it? You sure look like you do.
What exactly is it? I mean, what's it made of? What exactly is it? I mean, what's it made of? Well, you know, the people I mean, what's it made of? Well, you know, the people that make it, they don't really well, you know, the people that make it, they don't really tell us what's in it.
That make it, they don't really tell us what's in it.
[ Laughs .]
Tell us what's in it.
[ Laughs .]
Proprietary secret.
[ Laughs .]
Proprietary secret.
[ Laughs .]
Proprietary secret.
[ Laughs .]
Like a seasoned vet right there.
[ Laughs .]
Like a seasoned vet right there.
[ Laughs .]
Like a seasoned vet right there.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
Geez! All right.
Geez! Watch out, man.
Geez! Watch out, man.
I guess he's ready.
Watch out, man.
I guess he's ready.
Next, one of the drill pipes I guess he's ready.
Next, one of the drill pipes is hoisted high above the next, one of the drill pipes is hoisted high above the platform.
Is hoisted high above the platform.
Take the thread protector off platform.
Take the thread protector off of it.
Take the thread protector off of it.
Right.
Of it.
Right.
After removing the bottom right.
After removing the bottom thread protector and adding more after removing the bottom thread protector and adding more pipe dope Thread protector and adding more pipe dope It's lowered into the mousehole.
Pipe dope It's lowered into the mousehole.
Ohh! It's lowered into the mousehole.
Ohh! [ Shouting indistinctly .]
Ohh! [ Shouting indistinctly .]
And now for the dangerous [ shouting indistinctly .]
And now for the dangerous part adding it to the and now for the dangerous part adding it to the existing stream.
Part adding it to the existing stream.
Sorry about that.
Existing stream.
Sorry about that.
I might've got a little water on sorry about that.
I might've got a little water on you.
I might've got a little water on you.
Let's go.
You.
Let's go.
They're gonna bite.
Let's go.
They're gonna bite.
Okay.
They're gonna bite.
Okay.
We'll now move it, Mike.
Okay.
We'll now move it, Mike.
Did it go? We'll now move it, Mike.
Did it go? Yep.
Did it go? Yep.
Now you got it.
Yep.
Now you got it.
Yeah.
That's the one! Pull it over here.
All right, come on down, man! Come on, Mike! I'm gonna take the end of this pipe, and I'm gonna shove it right in there.
This pipe, and I'm gonna shove it right in there.
And hopefully, the fingers will it right in there.
And hopefully, the fingers will never leave my hand.
And hopefully, the fingers will never leave my hand.
All right.
Never leave my hand.
All right.
Not yet.
All right.
Not yet.
Now give it more.
Not yet.
Now give it more.
Let's hurry up as much as now give it more.
Let's hurry up as much as possible.
Let's hurry up as much as possible.
[ Laughs .]
Possible.
[ Laughs .]
We got it? [ Laughs .]
We got it? Pull on your one.
We got it? Pull on your one.
Four? Pull on your one.
Four? Whoa! Four? Whoa! [ Laughs .]
Whoa! [ Laughs .]
Mike! [ Laughs .]
Mike! Mike, pull on that other Mike! Mike, pull on that other handle.
Mike, pull on that other handle.
There you go.
Handle.
There you go.
You need to hold it a little there you go.
You need to hold it a little better.
You need to hold it a little better.
[ Laughs .]
Better.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
I do believe he does that on all right.
I do believe he does that on purpose.
I do believe he does that on purpose.
Huh? Purpose.
Huh? Nothing, boo.
Huh? Nothing, boo.
Not a thing.
Nothing, boo.
Not a thing.
[ Laughs .]
Not a thing.
[ Laughs .]
Hold the slip, Mike.
You're getting better.
[ Laughs .]
You guys.
[ Laughs .]
You guys.
Man.
You guys.
Man.
Roughnecking, man.
Man.
Roughnecking, man.
Man, you are way too clean roughnecking, man.
Man, you are way too clean for a boss.
Man, you are way too clean for a boss.
[ Laughs .]
For a boss.
[ Laughs .]
You are way too clean, [ laughs .]
You are way too clean, brother.
You are way too clean, brother.
[ Laughs .]
Brother.
[ Laughs .]
[ Laughs .]
[ Laughs .]
[ Laughs .]
All right.
[ Laughs .]
All right.
After 12 hours of all right.
After 12 hours of roughnecking, I was starting to after 12 hours of roughnecking, I was starting to get the hang of it almost.
Roughnecking, I was starting to get the hang of it almost.
Back up.
The pipe is tight.
Now we're roughnecking! Whoo! What is the matter with you whoo! What is the matter with you boys?! What is the matter with you boys?! My god, you're a dirty bunch! Now we're roughnecking! Whoo! When you're serious about whoo! When you're serious about getting dirty, roughnecking is when you're serious about getting dirty, roughnecking is all the rage.
Getting dirty, roughnecking is all the rage.
Geez, man, I'm gonna get cut all the rage.
Geez, man, I'm gonna get cut right the hell in half.
Geez, man, I'm gonna get cut right the hell in half.
During today's 12-hour shift, right the hell in half.
During today's 12-hour shift, the drill penetrated 1,200 feet.
During today's 12-hour shift, the drill penetrated 1,200 feet.
[ Laughs .]
The drill penetrated 1,200 feet.
[ Laughs .]
And the drilling will [ laughs .]
And the drilling will continue 24-7 until the job is and the drilling will continue 24-7 until the job is done.
Continue 24-7 until the job is done.
Somewhere it's quitting time.
Done.
Somewhere it's quitting time.
But not here.
Somewhere it's quitting time.
But not here.
[ Metal creaking .]
But not here.
[ Metal creaking .]
They come up.
[ Metal creaking .]
They come up.
They go down.
They go down.
They come up.
They go down.
They go down.
They come up.
They go down.
They go down.
They come up.
And everybody gets muddy! They come up.
And everybody gets muddy! We'd like to have a look at your and everybody gets muddy! We'd like to have a look at your dirty videos no, not those we'd like to have a look at your dirty videos no, not those dirty videos your dirty job dirty videos no, not those dirty videos your dirty job videos.
Dirty videos your dirty job videos.
If you have a dirty job and a videos.
If you have a dirty job and a video camera, send us a if you have a dirty job and a video camera, send us a videotape of you doing your video camera, send us a videotape of you doing your dirty job.
Videotape of you doing your dirty job.
Make sure it's really dirty.
Dirty job.
Make sure it's really dirty.
If it's dirty enough, we'll put make sure it's really dirty.
If it's dirty enough, we'll put it on the air.
If it's dirty enough, we'll put it on the air.
And if it's really super dirty, it on the air.
And if it's really super dirty, I'll come out and do the job and if it's really super dirty, I'll come out and do the job with you.
With you.
Go to discovery.
Com/dirtyjobs go to discovery.
Com/dirtyjobs for all the information you for all the information you need, and for god sakes, take a need, and for god sakes, take a shower.
How old are you, Mike? I'm 43.
43? Yeah.
You gonna retire when you're about 50? I retired when I was your age.
I do this for fun.
Oh, you do? Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm out here working off a lost bet.
[ Laughing .]
Oh, is that how this works? Pretty much.
Yeah, you're my prize.
Oh, yeah? Well, hey, it's been good working with you.
Yeah, it's been a treat.
I'd shake your hand, but every time I do it, it hurts.
You got me muddy, dude.
You got me dirty.
Yeah, keep telling yourself that's mud.