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<blockquote data-quote="JaredC" data-source="post: 1696910" data-attributes="member: 20312"><p>I was on a snubbing rig and even ran the snubbing unit for a little while about 10 years ago in CA. They used to pay hazard pay for it, but the company I worked for didnt any more at that time.</p><p></p><p>I loved it. But I always liked that kind of thing. If you plan on continuing a career in the oilfields, snubbing is very good experience to have. My 6 months on a snubbing rig helped get me a spot on an offshore drilling platform when alot of the guys on land were being laid off. They hired me with half as much experience on rigs than they usually required for offshore work.</p><p></p><p>As far as danger? Alot of that has changed, at least in CA, especially working for bigger companies. Ive seen the pictures of thousands of feet of tubing layed out all over the ground like pixie sticks, but tbh we only came close once to losing a string out of the hole. You usually have plenty of warning before a snubbing unit operator loses control of a string to get off the rig floor.</p><p></p><p>If you have any more questions just ask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JaredC, post: 1696910, member: 20312"] I was on a snubbing rig and even ran the snubbing unit for a little while about 10 years ago in CA. They used to pay hazard pay for it, but the company I worked for didnt any more at that time. I loved it. But I always liked that kind of thing. If you plan on continuing a career in the oilfields, snubbing is very good experience to have. My 6 months on a snubbing rig helped get me a spot on an offshore drilling platform when alot of the guys on land were being laid off. They hired me with half as much experience on rigs than they usually required for offshore work. As far as danger? Alot of that has changed, at least in CA, especially working for bigger companies. Ive seen the pictures of thousands of feet of tubing layed out all over the ground like pixie sticks, but tbh we only came close once to losing a string out of the hole. You usually have plenty of warning before a snubbing unit operator loses control of a string to get off the rig floor. If you have any more questions just ask. [/QUOTE]
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