Nailed a tricky pipeline repair in 32 feet of murk today

Spent the whole morning on a gas riser replacement near Port Fourchon. Zero viz, had to do everything by touch. Took me three tries to get the flange bolts lined up right but I finally felt that seat click into place and the pressure test passed first go. Anyone else have days where the hard work just pays off like that?

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drew69017d ago

That blind seat click is pure satisfaction nobody else gets.

the_sam25d ago

Actually it's 32 feet of water not murk, different density there.

xena_brown5025d ago

The_sam is splitting hairs there, water or murk it's all the same soup when you're working blind. I had a similar day last month on a platform off Grand Isle, replacing a corroded valve in 40 feet of zero viz. Had to feel every thread and gasket by memory, and when that final bolt torqued right and the hydrostatic test held, I swear I let out a big breath. @the_sam probably hasn't felt that satisfaction of a job done by touch alone, but for those of us who have, it's a sweet payoff.