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Cactus drilling rig hit by tornado

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The original shelter was designed after a tornado hit a Texas location in 2009. Since most of the company''s Oklahoma and Texas rigs were in the tornado belt, Cactus believed something

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This is the first portion of a two-part series focusing on the Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie, OK, tornado of May 24, 2011. The summary covers the track from its

Drilling Rig Struck by F5 Tornado

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

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No one was injured when the Cimarex-operated rig near the Devon plant was hit by Tuesday''s tornado, said Steve Bell, the company''s senior vice president. He said the rig,

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At a cost of approximately $500,000, Cactus anchored its rig change houses to withstand an F5 tornado. On 24 May 2011, Cactus Rig 117, operating near

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

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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...

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

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

2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado

One cable broke and the container was dented, but all twelve workers survived without serious injury. [17]: 2[11]: 6 The move to tie down change houses for tornado shelters at Cactus drilling

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Floyd said he didn''t know the extent of the workers'' injuries at the rig owned by Cactus Drilling. Emergency workers also contained a gas leak caused by damage to the plant, and damage

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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

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

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

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

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Learn more about how Cactus Drilling utilizes the latest technology to make every operation safe and efficient for the benefit of all involved.

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The rig itself is laying on it''s frontside, turned 180 degrees and looks to be 50 feet or more from the actual well it was on. The ''draw-works'' (hoist unit) is literally upside down

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Although many people had been skeptical about the usefulness and efficacy of anchoring the change house to create a tornado shelter, what

2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado explained

There, the tornado struck the Cactus 117 oil drilling rig site at EF5 intensity, completely destroying it. When it hit, the rig''s pipes and drill head were inserted deep in the

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Tornado destroys Cactus Rig 117 | Bud''s Offshore

A BOE contributor sent pictures of Cactus Rig 117, which was destroyed by a tornado on May 24, 2011, near Calumet, Oklahoma. The F5

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Anyways, here''s some absolutely incredible damage photos from the Cactus 117 Oil Rig where the tornado likely hit maximum intensity. This is easily some of the most violent and

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