Any body know if gravel hauling in Williston, North Dakota is picking up?

I'm guessing it depends on the reroute of the pipeline and the election later this year. Considering the advertising from the oil companies, they aren't getting what they want from this administration and if they want an oil-friendly admin, they have to wait. By not filling jobs they are helping stack the deck against this admin regards job numbers which may tilt the election. Not saying that's necessarily a bad thing, just that it's a possible scenario as to why they are waiting. Last I was up there about 6 moths or so ago, they were all over the place. :d

 

gravel was running hot and heavy over the winter in watford city area south of williston

 

Yep, was dropping off pipe and such for the industry there. They need to make 85 a 4 lane between Williston and Watford so real truck drivers can get past them thar gravel haulers and others etc.

 

One of the things slowing the oil field as a whole has been the weight restrictions placed by Williams and McKenzie counties this spring. For a while pretty much every road other than 85 or 2 had a 6 ton per axle restriction, with Williams county placing a 20 ton gross restriction on for a while.

The last couple of weeks have seen quite an increase in truck traffic as a whole. While at a well site the other day I watched a steady stream of gravel haulers heading to a new pad site about two miles away from where we were, and I'd say 60% of the truck traffic that day to and from was belly dump traffic.

One other thing that may be affecting the belly dump work; companies are going to multiple well pads. We've worked half a dozen in the last month with at least two wells and a few that have three. Word is that one company is planning a single pad with 16 wells on it.

The XL pipeline was never a big deal to the Bakken. It was being routed so as to make it available for Bakken oil, but there are other pipelines and a whole myriad of transload terminals being built for rail transport.

 

im a tank drivier, but i am looking for info on any company in north dakota that is looking to hire an o/o . and what is the going rate up there now days for a gravel or tank driver? thanks!

 

Yeah, that's what I thought, poor ND, but then again, we've got to drive there, so .....

Isn't 22 paved? I had enough fun pulling clay out of Lovell, WY down 310/789/16/20.....road construction sucks in the boonies.

 

We haul water and we've been slow for---- well for a few months. We keep hearing it's going to pick up, too, but it just never does. Not sure I'd it's worth it to just have our trucks sit. Anyone have any ideas?

 

Sorry! I meant "if" not I'd".