Faulty Bolts

**tugsailor** · February 6th, 2013, 01:59 PM

Will the faulty bolts problem cause stacked boats and layoffs?

**PDCMATE** · February 6th, 2013, 02:56 PM

I believe its just an issue with the Hydril Stacks. So, your Schaefer-NOV-and Cameron stacks won't be an issue. Smaller percentage. I think some of the F&G Semis use Hydril stacks.

**PDCMATE** · February 6th, 2013, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by tugsailor

Will the faulty bolts problem cause stacked boats and layoffs?

So, to answer your question, No.

**anchorman** · February 6th, 2013, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by tugsailor

Will the faulty bolts problem cause stacked boats and layoffs?

More work if anything at all.

**Capt. Lee** · February 6th, 2013, 05:40 PM

we are doing ours right now. It won't take long to do. Transocean has a bunch to replace.

**Mikey** · February 7th, 2013, 12:58 PM

Just did an update on this... http://gcaptain.com/us-halts-offshor...-faulty-bolts/

**rob** · February 7th, 2013, 01:47 PM

I'm not sure that having a non-Hydril stack means that you're not using a Hydril H-4 wellhead connector to connect the stack to the wellhead. But maybe it does. anyone know?

**tugsailor** · February 7th, 2013, 02:09 PM

The Bloomberg article, especially the quote from the Rowan executive made the situation (lack of readily available replacement bolts because everything is on back order) sound quite serious.

Reporters rarely get technical facts straight anyway.

This certainly sounds like an expensive charlie foxtrot for some of the drilling contractors.

**PDCMATE** · February 7th, 2013, 03:17 PM

All the enterprise class transocean rigs use the hydril wellhead connector. Also the 8500 series rigs from ensco as well. A friend of mine who is a sse, said turn around for his rig is 10-12 days.