What Happens on the Anchor Drilling Barge?
Moon Pools, Spuds and Grout Socks They say learning a language is something you can draw on throughout your life. Whether that applies to ‘drill-barge-speak’ is arguable, since it may not be transferable beyond ‘Barge Country’. The barge I’m speaking about is currently located west of center on Oswego Lake and is drilling, installing and grouting the anchors that will hold the buoyant wastewater pipe below the surface of the lake. The new interceptor replaces the existing line which is corroding and likely to topple in a moderate earthquake, with consequences that none of us wants to think about for very long. If you’ve seen it on the lake, you know that the island country of Barge flies four flags: two American, an orange Beavers flag and a green Duck flag, paying homage to the diversity of barge citizens. The language spoken in Barge is also unique. While not quite a Romance language, we English speakers can catch on quickly as you’ll see below. In order to place the drills so they c
