Tools, technology and pipe handling have all changed in the years columnist Wayne Nash has worked in the Bakken. Source: iStock
When I got here, I lived in a camp 22 miles from the shop, down US 85. Even though it was, and is, a main road that runs border to border, it was a nightmare here. With only two lanes, and over 100,000 vehicles a day (mostly trucks), the 22-mile trip to the shop often took well over an hour. At the time, it was a year round problem. During the summer, they were frantically trying to expand the roads and bridges and that caused inevitable delays. It’s a pretty sure sign you are not making time when you are passed by a vibratory roller.