oilfield pay

Been in oilfield for ten years hauling water etc. That rate is low many companies paying with no experience 16-20 hr.

 

Percentage doesn't sound like a good idea right now....might make decent money but it would depend on your company's contracts

 

One load of water in the Permian costs $300 all done. Disposal fees are .40 to .50 a bbl. ( x 130 ) so $235 net truck x 20% = $47 gross per load for you minus taxes so about $38 dollars will reach your pocket.

All this assumes you scrub out and load 130 bbls. IMO you would need 30 loads a week to get anything decent home. I don't see it today. Too many trucks available.

Seek a hourly rate IMO. You could switch later if the boom returns.

JMO

 

I got a job out in WTX start this week, start off $20 and he say u know how that goes 100+ hrs a week

 

Any outfit paying company drivers a percentage isn't worth working for. You'd make better wages (at the moment) working in a grocery store.

 

Believe it or not the average in wtx is $1500 regardless of what you are hauling. Could be less, but that's average, I've asked hundreds of people. Water, flatbed, end dump, oil hauler, its $1500.

This is actually the time when getting paid hourly outweighs percentage.

 

I've called around and three tanker companies in W. ND. wanted me to hire on with them.

I have 3.5 years ex. with oilfield VAC-truck and they offered me 22% of $1.29, another one 22% of 1.80 and the last one $22/ hr.
First two said I could make $2000 a week if I put the hours in.

I'm presently more per hour with overtime so even though I don't like somethings about my job I'll stay where I'm at.

 

How's that new job going?

 

Why do
You work so much?