Today was a pretty laid back Friday. It was very informative and I ran some errands around the plant for Brian and other team members. After lending the men in the control room a hand, I finished up on some training from earlier in the week. I started to look into valves and gaskets. I learned different things about gaskets and their purpose around the plant and the industry of oil and gas. The gasket training taught me how to read the charts, to test a gasket if its good and to read coloration for gaskets to tell if they’re legal or not. The amount of safety behind a gasket is very important for if we damage a gasket it could cost us our lives or production in the future. While working in the oil and gas industry if unsafe it can quickly become detrimental to your health. This work made me really review what I had learned over the week for I’m sure it is all very important. I believe that keeping tab on your actions is the best thing you can do for yourself out here. It was an amazing week and I really enjoyed the warm welcome into the plant and they are all very tolerant of my inexperience. They are very happy to show me how something works and I’m grateful for that. Overall this first week has been amazing to say the least.