# Water hauling software that turns a signed run ticket into an invoice the operator will pay

> Oilfield water hauling is the trucking of produced water and flowback from the wellsite to a disposal, recycling or injection facility, measured in barrels and evidenced by a run ticket. National produced water volumes are estimated at 15 to 20 billion barrels a year, 8 states each reported more than 1,000,000,000 barrels in 2021, and roughly 180,000 Class II injection wells receive it. Neurobird captures the gauge reading, the standby clock and the manifest as one billable record.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/waterhaul/
- Product: Neurobird Water Hauling Oilfield Dispatch Platform
- Niche: water hauling oilfield
- Buyer: oilfield water hauling companies
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Water Hauling Oilfield does

- Dispatch a load with the lease, tank, destination facility and expected barrels attached
- Capture gauge in, gauge out, barrels, standby minutes and a signature on the pad, offline
- Rate each load against the right operator rate sheet by barrel, by hour or by mile
- Keep the disposal manifest number with the load so the trail survives an audit

## How it works

1. **Dispatch the order, not a phone call** Every job carries the lease, the tank, the destination facility and the expected barrels before the truck rolls.
2. **Capture the ticket at the tank** Gauge in, gauge out, barrels, standby minutes, manifest number and a signature, on a phone, offline when the pad has no service.
3. **Invoice from the ticket** Rate the load by barrel, by hour or by mile against that operator's sheet, then bill it. No retyping and no lost standby.

## From the source material

> These standards prohibit discharges of wastewater pollutants from onshore unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction facilities to publicly owned treatment works.

Source: US EPA, oil and gas extraction effluent guidelines, https://www.epa.gov/eg/oil-and-gas-extraction-effluent-guidelines

## Industry context

- **15 to 20 billion** Estimated barrels of produced water generated in the United States each year, the largest volume by product of oil and gas production. In 2021 there were 8 states that each reported more than 1,000,000,000 barrels. (source: Ground Water Protection Council, produced water volumes, https://www.gwpc.org/us-produced-water-volumes-management-practices-in-2021/)
- **180,000** Approximate number of Class II injection wells in operation in the United States, the wells that receive most of the water your trucks haul. (source: US EPA, Class II oil and gas injection wells, https://www.epa.gov/uic/class-ii-oil-and-gas-related-injection-wells)
- **40 CFR 435** The federal effluent guidelines for oil and gas extraction set what may be discharged, which in practice decides what has to be trucked instead. (source: US EPA, oil and gas extraction effluent guidelines, https://www.epa.gov/eg/oil-and-gas-extraction-effluent-guidelines)
- **80,000** Maximum gross vehicle weight in pounds on the Interstate system before the bridge formula lowers it further, which is why a full vacuum trailer is a calculation rather than a guess. (source: eCFR, 23 CFR 658.17, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-23/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-658/section-658.17)
- **Form H-8** Texas requires a permit and periodic reporting to haul oil and gas waste, so the manifest trail is a licence condition and not just paperwork. (source: Texas Railroad Commission, Form H-8, https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/compliance-enforcement/h-8/)

## Pricing

- Single yard: $65 per truck, per month
- Fleet: $130 per truck, per month
- Multi basin: $210 per truck, per month

## Questions

### What is oilfield water hauling?

Oilfield water hauling is the trucking of produced water and flowback from the wellsite to a disposal, recycling or injection facility. It is measured in barrels and documented on a run ticket. National produced water volumes are estimated at 15 to 20 billion barrels a year, and in 2021 there were 8 states that each reported more than 1,000,000,000 barrels.

### What goes on a run ticket?

Lease and tank identification, gauge readings before and after, barrels hauled, the destination facility and its manifest number, arrival and departure times, standby or wait minutes, and a signature. Miss any one of those and the load becomes an argument instead of an invoice.

### Why do water hauling invoices get disputed?

Because the billable events happen where nobody is watching. Standby at a busy pad, a short load caused by a tank that was not full, an extra 30 miles to a different disposal well. If the truck is the only witness and the ticket is on paper, the operator wins the argument by default.

### Do drivers need signal on the pad?

No. Capture works offline and syncs when the truck has service again. Most pads that matter have poor coverage, which is exactly why paper survived this long.

### Does this replace our accounting system?

No. It produces rated, approved tickets and pushes them out as invoices or as a file your accounting system can take. The dispatch board, the ticket and the rate sheets live here.

## Sources

- [US EPA, oil and gas extraction effluent guidelines](https://www.epa.gov/eg/oil-and-gas-extraction-effluent-guidelines)
- [US EPA, Class II injection wells](https://www.epa.gov/uic/class-ii-oil-and-gas-related-injection-wells)
- [Texas Railroad Commission, Form H-8](https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/compliance-enforcement/h-8/)
- [eCFR, 49 CFR Part 395 hours of service](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/