and still drillin at 18873'....goin to 19102'.....s l o w l y
we SHOULD BE td...that's 'total depth'....end of drilling for this hole......here before noon...then circulate....come outta the ho with the drill string.....that's 19000 feet of 5" pipe that weighs 19 pounds/foot.......and then run casing in---steel pipe that lines the ho.....then cement to make sure it stays where ya put it....then
this ho is done
that will likely be thursday.......
so...the 'hook load'...the weight suspended by the block......is about 275k pounds right now.....and the top drive...that's the motor that spins the drill string.....can spin the whole thing at 100 rpm
think of havin them torques under yer right foot