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Disagreements on the intensity of tornadoes

Despite not being an official damage indicator on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma rated the damage to the Cactus

Rigging up for safety: Continental requires on-site tornado shelters

On May 24, 2011, a Cactus Drilling rig near El Reno was directly hit by an EF5 tornado. All of its workers ran to a portable building used for changing clothes and escaped

Atlas Drilling LLC – NW Oklahoma Oil and Gas

Atlas Drilling, LLC is an independent oil and gas drilling contractor based in Woodward, Oklahoma.We currently operate 10 drilling rigs in the Mid

DRILLING IN TORNADO ALLEY

Crews on drilling rigs must expect tornadoes as a very real possibility, and Tony Maynard, H&P employee of 17 years and Rig Manager of over a decade, can give a firsthand account of a

Reported Tornado Damages Gas Drilling Rig in Texas Panhandle

A tornado left damage and injuries after it hit a gas drilling rig in the Texas panhandle Wednesday night. Hemphill County Sheriff''s Office confirmed the tornado touched

Drill rig (Cactus 117) hit by tornado this week | Drilling rig, Rigs

Jul 20, 2021 - Forwarded from one of our service techs: This happened yesterday, 5/24/2011, close to Calumet, OK- Pictures were taken by an SLB employee who was there - An F5

Reinforced shelters make oil patch safer in tornado

Oklahoma City-based Cactus Drilling Co. LLC credits its reinforced safe room for helping 13 employees and contractors survive a direct

Texas tornado: Man impaled as tornado hits drilling rig in Texas

At least three were injured after a tornado hit a natural gas drilling rig in northern Texas on Wednesday evening. At around 5:20 p.m. local time, the tornad...

Cactus Drilling | Private Land Drilling Contractor

Rig Fleet Our high-spec, fit-for-purpose rigs are equipped with the technology, capacities and capabilities required to tackle today''s most complex drilling

Resource Center | Making a Difference After a Major Disaster

This past May Oklahoma was hit by a string of tornadoes during a six day period, creating life-threatening conditions compounded by major flooding.

2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado explained

The 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado was a long-tracked, deadly and extremely powerful EF5 tornado that struck central Oklahoma on the evening of May 24, 2011. The

Tornado vs drilling rig

Yep at our safety meeting 3 days ago they showed us pics of a rig that got hit by a tornado in Oklahoma where egeryone was in the tool room that was anchored down...some of

Drilling in Tornado Alley: A firsthand | Helmerich

Crews on drilling rigs must expect tornadoes as a very real possibility, and Tony Maynard, H&P employee of 17 years and Rig Manager of over a decade, can

Energy Pipeline: Tech Talk

The major tornado alley in the U.S. extends from the Dakotas south to Texas (Figure 1) and crosses several major oil/gas producing basins. Recently, there have been incidents of

Field experience, connecting with rig crews

Cactus Drilling ultimately spent around $500,000 to anchor its rig change houses to withstand an F5 tornado. In 2011, a Cactus rig in Oklahoma

Microsoft PowerPoint

EL RENO — An El Reno official says 20 workers at an oil and gas rig were hurt when a possible tornado moved through the area. Community Services Director Terry Floyd also said Tuesday

2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado

When it hit, the rig''s pipes and drill head were inserted deep in the well''s borehole, which provided the drilling pipe with 200,000lb (91,000kg) of downforce. [11]: 6 Despite this, and despite the

1. INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION On 24 May 2011 a total of 22 tornadoes struck central Oklahoma (Fig. 1). Fortunately, these tornadoes missed towns and metropolitan areas. The next day, the