In 2008 alone, the United States produced an estimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil per day and imported 9.8 million barrels per day from other countries [source: US Energy Information Administration]. This oil gets refined into gasoline, kerosene, heating oil and other products. To keep up with our consumption, oil companies must constantly look for new sources of petroleum, as well as improve the production of existing wells. How does a company go about finding oil and pumping it from the ground? You may have seen images of black crude oil gushing out of the ground, or seen an oil well in movies and television shows like “Giant,” “Oklahoma Crude,” “Armageddon” and “Beverly Hillbillies.” But modern oil production is quite different from the way it’s portrayed in the movies. Source of video: science.howstuffworks.com Video Rights: dsc.discovery.com DIRTY JOBS profiles the unsung American laborers who make their living in the most unthinkable — yet vital — ways. Our brave host and apprentice Mike Rowe introduces you to a hardworking group of men and women who overcome fear, danger and sometimes stench and overall ickiness to accomplish their daily tasks.
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DeadFateAZ
August 13, 2012 at 12:46 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hahaha Perfect
HellzNord
August 13, 2012 at 1:22 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
“Lets say I have a straw! And I’m waaaaaaaaay over here…”
DeadFateAZ
August 13, 2012 at 1:43 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I drink Your MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!!
TurnKeyOil
August 13, 2012 at 1:59 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
All valid points, always safety first.
TurnKeyOil
August 13, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Yeah this job is very difficult and messy! If you see some of the Dirty Job shows there is worse but he certainly no holds bar.
420bmxer
August 13, 2012 at 2:36 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
FUCK OIL WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW!!!
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Evolution of Perpetual Motion: A WORKING Free Energy Generator
DEATH TO OIL!!!! ENERGY CAN NOW BE FREE!!!!
FUNCOR
August 13, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
No safety glasses , no cocoa mat or saw dust on the floor for traction, didnt close the kelly cock for a connection or driller didnt ensure pump pressure was entirely bled off ..This is the kind of rig people get hurt on. Discovery channel would have been better off sending him here to Canada and show the viewers how real riggers roll. Safety first isn’t just a sticker
lisakettu
August 13, 2012 at 3:57 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hihi ohhhh this is how they do it in America.. But if you wanna see how this SHOULD be done type in “Kvitebjørn Boreoperasjoner 2011” and watch how they do it in Norway. 😀
zooeyhall
August 13, 2012 at 4:56 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Fascinating video! I never knew that this was such a tough job.
Really got to give that reporter guy credit—he jumps right in there and seems to be holding his own towards the end.