Days Off

Well, I actually stuck around for my last days off... It was nice to be finally be able to get some things done around the house.

Also, took the quads out a couple of different days... One day above Silverton and the other above Ouray. Saw snow both days (but nothing too crazy since both times I was 12,000' - 13,000'.

Matt

Storm Moving in

Kit and Kate!!

More Photos of the storm coming in.

So it was a good days off, unfortantly I'm back at the grind again... I guess on a good note, is I don't spend too much money out here.

My New Name

Well, I got a new name the other day. I don't really know why or where they got it from

Maybe its casue I only avg like 2 - 3 hrs of sleep a day?

Oh yeah, I had to add a little home time pride on the hard hat as well.

GO POKES!!

Its been a busy couple of days, but we have been rotating, which is always a good thing! Just a coulple of more days. Well got to run.

Another fast 2 weeks

Well it was another quick days off. Ran back up to Wyoming again. Went to the cabin for a couple of days. Helped put of the new garage/shop. It turned out pretty good. I still can't believe how green it is for middle/end of Aug.

Then I came back down off the mountain to Mom and Dad's for Nik's reception. It was fun to have Amber and Josh home as well, but I was happy to leave. I did bring my girls back home with me.

Well work is work. I am glad just to have a job. They just announced that COPC will be dropping another 2 rigs, which is crazy... we will be 4 rigs compared to 12 last year. Well best get back to the grind.

BEN

New Rig

Well I'm not doing very good at keeping up. It has been pretty busy though. I ended up switching rigs in last month, and in the process had to bump by schedule around... ended up pulling a 30 out of 35 day hitch, which was pretty long. I was pretty shot by the end of it... To many late nights/all nighters. I'm on AWS 730 now, and am enjoying it. Right now we are drilling a dual lateral and I am learning lots.

I am up to like 11 nights I think now at my place, not bad for being there since May. Its a good thing Kate didn't get done and I had to stay around for a couple of days, or I'd be like at 8 or something. Went up to the cabin on last days off; meet Jeff, Josh, and Tanner up there (Dee as well) and we poured a cement pad for a little shop/garage. There wasn't much play time, but oh well. I left Durango (waiting around for Kate to be done) at about 6 tuesday night. Drove all night tuesday, pulled into Riverton about 3:30 and stopped and got donunts for mom and dad. Went home and laid on the couch from about 4:00 - 5:00, when I got up mom told me I needed to go back to bed and I hadn't slept long enough... I just smiled and told mom, this is what I do now, hell... I even got an hour nap in, that an hour more than a lot of nights.

Well got to get back to work.. Hope you all are doing well.

Better picture of la casa....

So I didn't give a good pic of front. So here is one thats a bit better than the other.

Oh, yeah, don't that truck look good there in the front?

La Casa

Well I have signed my life away.. I bought a home.

I'm sure you all are wanting to see pictures of mi new casa. Well here are a few. Its funny, I have been living there for like 1 1/2 months, and I think I've spend maybe 5 nights there. So much for buying a home to stay in.

Front

Living Room

Kitchen

2nd Bed Room

Master Bedroom

Family Room

Dinning Room

Bathroom

Front

Back Yard

Back Yard

Back Garage

Well theres the pics. Nothing to fancy, but its a head over my head.. Now if I only would have time to spend a night there.

--BEN--

Busy Busy

Whats up all,

Its been a while since I've been on. Life has been good and busy.

Hmmm.. went home a couple hitches ago to grab bumble bee. Its great to have it around. Moved into my place back in the middle of May. Oh yeah, I bought a house, I'll have to get pics up later.

As for work, I just switched rigs. I'm out on 730 now. When I get off the middle of July, I would have worked 30 out of 35 days.

Well got to run.