Oklahoma crude hauling
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Not sure about Oklahoma, but where I'm at it's 5-2 / 5-3 with the option of working your off days
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@RockinChair I think you're a Texas guy, but maybe you can help?
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I can't speak to Oklahoma specifically, but from my understanding there's a lot of oil and gas wells around Kingfisher, Hennessey, Waukomis, etc.
I assume it's mostly loading from sales tanks at established leases, along with loading from frac tanks on new leases that are still in flowback, and delivering to pipeline injection stations. I have no idea what the pay is like, the gravity, the H2S content, etc. Some leases will have LACT units while others will use only your pump. And while it probably won't be necessary to gauge and thief the tanks when loading from a LACT you'll still need to check the gravity & temperature, and do a grindout.
A 5/2/5/3 schedule will probably have you in a dedicated truck with a slipseat partner, or two, on your same shift (day or night). But some companies may have a day and night driver on the same truck.
The end of the month is always busy. There are small wells that only produce one load a month, and producers always want to get them sold before the new month starts. On the last day of the month, the LACTS at the unloading stations will shut down for EOM inventory, so if you work nights this will cut your shift short and if you work days you may have to start a little bit late on the 1st.
The terrain is board flat, hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Winter time will also bring really cold gusts of straight-line wind, sometimes 30 MPH or more.
I'm not sure what else you're wondering about but feel free to ask and I'll answer as best I can.austinmike, blairandgretchen, Tekna and 2 others Thank this. -
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Diatance from the lease to the IP could be anywhere from a couple miles up to 50 or 60 miles, but most will be between 10 and 30 miles.Last edited: Nov 7, 2022
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Most drivers rev up their RPM when unloading. It takes me 28 minutes to unload 190 barrels. I do five loads a night but we usually load from computerized LACTs, If you have to gauge and do shakeout on every load then you can count on only doing four in a 12 hour shift. Maybe only three until you’re familiar where the leases are. Loading is 38-45 minutes.snowman1980 Thanks this. -
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