Great jobs in Texas

everything in oilfield should be considered short term. they are always moving and changing. don't expect to settle into too much of a rutt

 

MedicineMan speaks the truth........but......

I've been hauling sand for 3 years and it isn't slowing down in North Texas.

South Texas is opening up around San Antonio....of course, there's Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Do your homework before you make any move....have a plan to fall back
on if it all goes in the tank....who really knows these days.

 

The wells in the Barnett Shale produce gas that is pipelined off, wells in parts of the formation (is it just the wells west of the Viola Pinchout?) also produce crude and other forms of product that builds up in the production tanks and is hauled off as necessary. Some wells have the produced water pipelined to nearby disposals, but that is rare, the economics don't work out in most cases.

Hauling product pays more, since it requires a HazMat, but basically those two jobs will last for the same amount of time.

Short term or long term? Depends on your definition. Their will be work for years to come, but personally I'd like to get out of hauling water simply because of the fact there's really no way to advance, to move up the ladder. However, for a lot of people, it's not a bad gig, the money's pretty good and the work is pretty steady. Anymore questions, let me know

 

I don't know about your situation, but I have had 2 friends advance from driving water. One to dispatcher and the other much further up with Key. You show that you can do a bigger job and many of these companies will give you a chance. Especially in the oilpatch. They love money and those who can make more.

 

thanks for the info guys. as soon as i get my 79 chevy mud truck sold im headn down there. im pullin a tanker haulin sulfate fertilizer for an operation that farms over 40,000 acres in illinois rite now. had my cdl since 07. no accidents or tickets last 3 years. what company would the best pay and workload i need all the hours i can get. i was down in the area for christmas but only got the chance to apply at texas freight relocators. i went for a drive with the guy talked 4 a bit and i told him i was 75 percent moved and i already have my cdl switched to texas. no call . i talked to nabors on phone and they said i should get a call but none yet. i think its because im still workin in illinois and not in texas.guess ill just have to get a place near cresson or whatever yard and go apply to a bunch of yards. anyway, i just want to get on with whatever company starts out best pay wise and gives me plenty of hours. i figure nabors and bigger companies have more work. any companies i should stay away from?

 

also if anyone has any recommendations on which area is best to live in id appreciate it. i have 2 young kids that will be in school so im trying to settle for a bit in an area near where the waterhaulin work is and is decent and not run down and crime ridden.

 

South, West and North of D/FW is where the work is......

I live South in Ellis County....Johnson County is good too.

 

If you work for someone like Key where they do many other things, there are more places to move up. If you work for a company that only hauls water, you are where you are. And in the company I work for, moving to dispatcher isn't a promotion, but you may mean (or that company's titles may be a bit different) he moved up to truck pusher, which, depending on the company means he would have some dispatching duties. That is a promotion, but you have to look at two points: 1. In a given shift, we probably have 40 or so drivers working and two pushers. 2. Once you're promoted to pusher, then what?

My point is the ceiling comes very very quickly in something like this. That doesn't mean it's horrible, for a lot of people it works for them, I was simply pointing out something to consider.

 

If I were you, with young kids I would stay nearer to Fort Worth and the suburbs as opposed to living in the outlying areas. I'm sure I'll get torched for this, but while I can't comment on the schools in all of the more rural parts of the Barnett Shale, I know at least some of them can be hit or miss. If I were planning on hunting work in Cresson or Godley, I would look to live in Benbrook or maybe Crowley, that would only be a 20 to 30 minute drive. If you were planning on looking for work up around Bridgeport or Decatur, I would consider being closer to Denton or maybe something like Saginaw or far north Fort Worth.

Companies to work for? I don't know a ton about the reputations of all these companies, but I'll name a few that have been reasonably busy lately:

Bridgeport Tank Trucks, Key, 3 Star Daylighting, Pinnergy, Nabors, Alan Ritchey

 

I just want to say that there are so many driving jobs in Texas. I live in PA now. I got an offer to drive in the oil fields hauling crude oil. They wont ask me to go over my hours either. I am taking the job. I was making 50k a year here in the NE. Now I will be grossing 3500 every two weeks. Easy work too. You just need tanker and hazmat. Plus they dont use DAC. Plus he is paying for the flight down! If anyone is interested in working in the oil fields, Email me. The money is nice.