Oil Patch is slowing down?

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  1. Oil Patch Trucker

    Oil Patch Trucker Light Load Member

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    I have noticed a decline in activity over the past three weeks or so. I have read lots of articles advising that the conventional drilling and servicing will be slowing down for the remainder of 2012.
    Just wondering what you all are hearing and seeing out there.
     
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  3. cariboo_kid

    cariboo_kid Medium Load Member

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    We have just had a couple of big fracs the last few weeks but I do hear other drivers talking about how they expect it to slow down soon. All the waste stations are full locally because of so much frac activity so it doesn't feel like it has slowed down quite yet.
     
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  4. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Squeeze time.....

    This will bump things for a bit, let the first and second quarter earnings make up for annual losses from last year.

    You guys will be at full tilt once that bump covers the needed ground.
     
  5. bobbyt

    bobbyt Medium Load Member

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    been on days off for the last week, but before that it's not balls to the wall, but nice and steady. i hear that red earth creek might be shutting down soon for us and we might be getting our trucks back which will make it seem slower. hearing there won't be much of a breakup this year around lloyd.
     
  6. nate980

    nate980 Road Train Member

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    Red earth creek sucks... I hated going to that place. Ive heard my old employer has already started handing out lay off notices about a month and half early this year.
     
  7. bozzie

    bozzie Bobtail Member

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    anyone know about a company named REAS,and what are they like??
     
  8. bobbyt

    bobbyt Medium Load Member

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    just got a call to say i'm going back to red earth creek in the morning, so not shutting down yet i guess... not a happy camper.
     
  9. TheYoungBuck

    TheYoungBuck Light Load Member

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    Been noticing alot of secondary highways already down to 75%.

    I don't think there is going to be a very long breakup unless it gets cold and we get a poop load of snow.
     
  10. newfietrucker

    newfietrucker Bobtail Member

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    i had a call from them recently the guy was tryin to get me quit my current job and come work for him. i know its vac truck work but what are they running all body jobs. whats the camp like and the pay
     
  11. newfietrucker

    newfietrucker Bobtail Member

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    hey dumbdumb i am running vac now on a coring project easy work based at 400/day 21 in 7 home flights home and back all paid. the camp is good and coworkers is also good just might go for a change. would not mind gettin a run or two on the highways to a ccs or newalt though. break up the routeen of save old thing day in day out. as for easy job yeah they are out there i have one now pretty much gotta be an idiot to #### up although it happens.
     
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