Carnduff 鈥� With drilling picking up somewhat, so is rig moving. While Saskatchewan鈥檚 drilling fleet had a really slow June and July this year, activity started to improve noticeably in mid-August.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had a few rigs move,鈥� said Dennis Day, general manager of Fast Trucking Service Ltd. in Carnduff. He spoke to Pipeline News on Aug. 23 on his way to the combine to harvest.
鈥淚n July we had 32 rig moves. Already this month we鈥檝e had 34,鈥� Day said.
That corresponds with the number of rigs working. On July 25, there were 19 rigs working in Saskatchewan, according to Rig Locator (www.riglocator.ca). On Aug. 23, that number was 47.
鈥淔ifty was what we鈥檇 move in a week,鈥� Day said of the busier times.
A few years ago, Fast Trucking could move seven or even eight rigs in one day.鈥� Now,鈥� he said, 鈥渨e can still move four rigs a day.鈥�
He鈥檚 hoping things will get busy. 鈥淢aybe it will,鈥� Day said.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 going to be much different than what it is for a year, probably. I don鈥檛 see oil going up. I think we鈥檒l see US$40 to US$50 oil.鈥�
Rates have dropped to the point where they can鈥檛 go any lower. 鈥淣obody鈥檚 got any room to move anymore,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he majority of people are doing it just to break even and survive.鈥�
