Workover Rig Running New Rods Into Oil Well

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Pioneer Well Services' Rig #14 running new rods into a oil well. Robertson County Texas. 7/18/2008

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Workover Rig Running New Rods Into Oil Well

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Those rods look ...
Those rods look like 7/8 or even 3/4 and new, spinning them isn't bad at all. We don't have an 1 1/4 nest for our tongs so I have to spin them every once in a while! Try that sometime if you get the chance haha
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Read the comments ...
Read the comments below. They don't use rod tongs because of corrosion problems in this field and because they choose not too.
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i dont understand ...
i dont understand this bullshit about no rod tongs we work for top companies like chevron, conoco phillips, BP and thats policy to use them
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Exactly, I have ...
Exactly, I have seen it myself on some jobs were they are faster with the wrenches than the rod tongs. We don't use rod tongs in this area because of corrosion issues.
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I've seen alot of ...
I've seen alot of crews that say that they're faster with rod wrenches..... I have to call BS on that one. There's one simple truth to it all, whether it be BJ, Foster, or Gill, they don't get tired.
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