[Bigun]

Obviously you didn’t get the memo. Engineers are smart, they know everything. They don’t need to consult anything or anybody.

There are some of those for sure but not many in my experience. Most, at least the ones who survive in the trade for any length of time, are smart enough to realize that they DO NOT know everything and will listen to those who have - let us say - been around for awhile.

[IMR 4350]

They may listen to people that are at or above their level. Anyone below their level, forget about it.
People below them are not trying to give them advise on the big things, the actual engineering problems, they try to give them advise on the small things that they are experienced with, they don't listen. Exxon engineers were the worst. They were quick to let you know they were Exxon engineers and they were smarter than you.

My job was to make sure the pipe was inspected correctly before it went down hole. Exxon engineers came up with their own specs on how it should be done. One of the specs was you couldn't/t role a jt of pipe more than 3ft without a protector on the threads.

The crew I was monoriting was inspecting 20in. I had to point out to the Exxon engineer it was impossible to inspect the 20in by Exxon specs because it took more than 3ft to role the pipe just to inspect it.

I suggested to the Exxon engineer that we just ignore that part of the specs and inspect the pipe. Nope wasn't going to do it.

The entire operation had to be shut down until the Exxon engineers had a meeting to discuss how to go about inspecting a jt of pipe that you had to role more than 3ft without a protector on the threads.

It only took Exxon's engineers 3 DAYS to come up with the most brilliant solution you ever heard of. Rewrite the specs.