KY Oil Well Trip,
I finally have a few minutes to jump online and give some thoughts about my trip.
WOW! What a day!
First, I would like to thank Mr. Alonzo for allowing me the opportunity to visit the operation. It is something that I will never forget!
John Barksdale is a great guy. He was very hospitable and he was very patient with me and all of my "How does this work?" questions.
Asus went above and beyond in making this trip happen!
USC_Cowboy has been tremendous in helping me understand how the drilling operation works. If any of you have ever had doubts as to his expertise…HE IS THE MAN!
I arrived on site around 10:30 local time. The drilling had already begun for the day. My first thoughts were “darn this is loud”. I don't think it is the type of place where you would want unneeded people hanging around; it is VERY dirty and VERY loud. It was difficult to carry on conversations even from 50 yards away.
It was an adrenaline rush all day long. The anticipation of hitting oil at any second is VERY EXCITING. One of the drill operators brought lunch out to us, so basically from 10:30-5:30 my eyes were on the discharge pipe non-stop. It was very interesting to see how the drillers communicated while drilling. It was pretty easy to pick up on their non verbal communication as they got excited\discouraged about what was coming out of the pipe. In the video you can see this process in action. I won’t bore you with the play by play; you can read the captions of the pictures and watch the video (soon, thanks peorge) to get all of that info.
Was it a success? Absolutely! I was beginning to lose confidence in this company prior to my trip. I no longer lack confidence. I don't care how long it takes to file and I no longer care that we are not getting pr's. Now I know for a FACT that we are drilling for oil in KY. I believe that those of us who are patient...will be rewarded. It used to tick me off when I heard PA or MM saying to just be patient. Now it does not bother me at all. I know that John Barksdale is working as hard as he can to increase pps. And, to be honest with you, my money is on him succeeding.
Steve
