Oilfield Pay

Hey, there just a quick question I've recently landed a job that is all about hauling production water off of oil well sites, and i am wondering what type of pay i should expect @20% of the load. i know the oil and gas industry is not currently booming like it was a few years ago but any info will help. despite the pay i love the work just as long as I'm getting composited for the work I'm putting in.

plus if any of you have any other advice I'm always open the receiving help from others

Where would you be running and who is it for? Water bottles and sandcans fall into the same issues on rates depending on where you are in the country, who you're driving for and how many loads you can get a week. They should have told you the rate per load to the truck but 20% seems a bit low. Sand pulled anywhere from 28-32% per load but water will get more loads per week so that makes a difference.

I am wondering what type of pay i should expect @20% of the load.

I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb answer. Why don't you ask the person that HIRED YOU!?

I am wondering what type of pay i should expect @20% of the load.

I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb answer. Why don't you ask the person that HIRED YOU!?

It varies with the energy companies and whether the company he's hauling for will be the primary supplier or if they will be running under someone else. There's a ton of politics in energy and some energy companies will play favorite to one water bottle or sandcan outfit who will then bring on others to fulfill truck number commitments. Not a dumb question at all and not as simple as him just asking who hired him. The rates literally change from well to well unless the company is locked in a specific contract.

Robert, If you would re-read my post, you will see that I never refered to a dumb question. My point was, if someone hires me for a job and tells me that I will get paid 20% of the load, I would follow up with two questions A) How much does each load pay? B) How many loads can I expect per day/week. The OP may have asked these questions of his new Employer, but failed to mention them in his post. But, when a post reads: "I just got hired with a Company that pays 20% of the load, how much will I make?", How do you answer that question without any other information?

Robert, If you would re-read my post, you will see that I never refered to a dumb question. My point was, if someone hires me for a job and tells me that I will get paid 20% of the load, I would follow up with two questions A) How much does each load pay? B) How many loads can I expect per day/week. The OP may have asked these questions of his new Employer, but failed to mention them in his post. But, when a post reads: "I just got hired with a Company that pays 20% of the load, how much will I make?", How do you answer that question without any other information?

Yep, screwed the pooch on that one and totally read it wrong lol. My sincere apologies.

You're right about the follow up questions but in regards to oil field, it goes beyond even what you've suggested. Halliburton for example pays the cheapest but might run more loads per week because they can divert you to more well sites whereas Weatherford or Schlumberger might pay more but you'll only be working one or two wells. That's why it's tough to even come up with a weekly average sometimes depending on who they're running for from one day to the next.