Trip to the Hill Country

You are looking at a photo of Three Rivers Texas. A weird town. The town is here because of a big Valero Refinery. You can see it in the back ground. The town starts where the refinery ends. Everyone works there, or at one of the businesses that support the people who work there. There is no Wal-Mart, no grocery store or church. There is a Dairy Queen, (big in Texas), a Pizza Hut and a couple of c-stores. One has a Subway and the other has an independent BBQ place. One good thing is the price of fuel. Its the cheapest around. I think the Valero Station has a pipe line under the street to the refinery. Three Rivers has, I guess 3 rivers nearby. The town is full of fishermen on the weekend. So I think there are some lakes around. The country is nice. Rolling hills, with a few large Live Oak trees. Its been raining alot, so everything is green. The weather is hot (95 degrees with 100% humidity) but not unbearable.





We rigged up on an old Dominion well the Chaparral bought. It is located in the middle of a very busy oil field. Wells are being drilled all around us. This photo shows some of the country and the rig. We haven't seen any gators here, but they tell me to watch for rattle snakes.





The crew are all Latino. Pee Wee is the tool pusher. He is a big man, stands at least 4' tall. Runs his ship tight. Its funny to see him yelling at one of his men's belt buckle. These guys are all business. No idle BSing. So I'm by my self, unless a lost salesman happens by.





One neat thing is, this is the first time
I have ever had a brand spanking new unused hot of the press never had dirt on it rig. Everything is new. As you can see, there is no oil or grease anywhere. However, somehow I managed to get some pipe dope all over my jeans the first day. Oh well..... Wish you were here.