Just one of the reasons

[Old Mud]

Oilmen make the big money.

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[Genius]

At survival draft. I see PCCs but don’t know if she’s anchored. Could be a DP flo-tell. Picture taken by the rig I imagine. Typical winters day on the Grand Banks or North Sea.

You might think they ballast down for weather… but it’s the opposite. You don’t want waves hitting the bottom of the deck. Deck was 125’ above the keel on my first rig, survival draft was 50’ I believe . Drilling draft 65’.

 

[Genius]

Typical semis start getting into trouble around 50’ seas.

 

[AJ2020]

My brother worked the rigs for nearly 30 years...he loved it and the money is better than the solar guys make, lol