Switching from sand to crude/water

Same thing. Oilfield operates 24/7. You'll still be dragging hoses. (Water) and getting oil on yourself at 2am. $$

 

Oil is way easier than hauling water. But extremely anal retentive. At a different yard a guy let a couple quarts on the ground he almost got fired. If he makes too many paper work mistakes he will get fired. That being said our contractors are slowing down.

 

In what ways is oil easier than water? Is it because you don't have to haul as many loads in a day?

 

Oil is always production/FB side. Water can find you cleaning a 4-compartment tank with a squeegee and a hose, somehow getting slime, mud and invert from head to toe in the process.

I have done both water and crude. Crude is a lot easier if you have the brains to go beyond water.

 

I guess from what you're saying they are different animals. Thank you for your response.

 

With oil it depends on who's oil your buying some are hook & book everything done on the ground & computerized & some ol' school climbing batteries thiefing strapping I'm in S.TX now & its way easier here then when I was in ND

 

If you can, check out J5 in Mandan. I miss that company. Let's put it this way, I got screwed for 3g's and I wish I would have accepted it as a bad deal and stayed there. It really is a good company, I just thought I would get $.42/mi when I started at $.36/mi. Ask for propane loads if you get hired. No one likes doing them cause they think it pays less, but it doesn't. Pumping one big compartment, as opposed to 4 small compartments is a lot better in -20 weather. You hook up, start your pump, then stay warm in your forced to idle truck. With Propane, you always have your heater or your A/C on. With Diesel and Gas, if you're gravity dropping you're truck is off. That's my two cents.

 

Thanks gdyupgal!