Why are HAZMAT Crude Haulers working for the same pay (or less) as Water Haulers

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Jgjg333-How do you like working out of Hobbs?

 

I haul sand and we can make more. I have never run 2 logs. But I have definitely stretched one. But you have the right idea. If you can make $250-400 a day and be home. And benefits are worth a lot. Sand is slowly going down thanks to the rats like Schneider and rail yards springing up. Crude is slowly coming closer to where I live. Now hauling out of Bowie, Graham, etc. If it gets within 30-40 mile drive I'll go do that. Now would be over 60 each way and that's too much driving on top of 12 hr shift. Glad you are doing well. We stay at the casino in Hobbs when we load out of Nova Mud in Hobbs. Nice to have a good place to park and a cold brewster and meal before bed.

 

I just took a crude hauling job just right at 61 miles one way, hopefully after a month I can move closer. They have good benefits, you're right big duker about pay 260-300 on a good say I meet a couple of drivers their in the 60 to 65k a year.

 

we haul 230 barrels per load, and the average length of haul is 62 miles. two loads equals $320 a day.

 

here is my take on it. i could be right i could be wrong. but jobs on the production side of things are steadyer day in and day out than jobs on the compleetions and fracing side of things where the majority of water is used. just like a water truck makes less per hour to the truck hauling production water than it does fresh water. everyone wants there peice of that steady money there for driving rates down to get it. but at the end of the year the steady money still comes out on top.

now as far as bbl's per load hauled fresh water is about 8.3lbs per gal or 348lbs per bbl production water is between 9.6lbs per gall to 10+lbs per gallon or 420 lbs per bbl. crude oil is typicaly in the 6 lb per gal range. or 252lbs per bbl. so you compair 50k lbs of crude to 50k lbs of heavy salt. is 198bbl crude to 119bbl heavy salt for the same weight hauled.

 

Going to orientation on Mon. what problems arise that you can't load and are you compensated for it? Looks like I've got a bunch of questions, to much water mixture I know is one problem. All insight and advice is welcome.

 

H2S levels can force you to abandon a lease, the shake out level/% including water, paraffin etc & also unsafe conditions at lease (bad stairs etc)

Also time to time you show up to find an empty battery or one below acceptable levels