Fracking crews are constantly on the move, and securing affordable field crew accommodations in high-demand regions can be a challenge. That’s where LodgeLink comes in.
As a trusted workforce hotel booking platform, we specialize in oil and gas crew lodging and offer a seamless way to manage complex crew travel, whether you need short-term utility crew stays, extended stay motels, or oilfield crew housing.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, hydraulic fracturing accounted for more than 64% of U.S. crude oil production in 2021, and production has remained strong in 2025. With activity surging, securing the right accommodations for your crews is essential for keeping projects on schedule and controlling costs.
Below, we look at three of the busiest U.S. fracking regions and how LodgeLink helps streamline accommodation logistics for field teams.
The Permian Basin
LodgeLink has properties across the Permian Basin
As one of the world’s most prolific unconventional oil and gas producing areas, the Permian Basin is a hub for workforce travel. With more than 500,000 oil and gas workers in the region, hotels and lodges fill up fast.
Unlike Canadian drilling regions, where snow and thaw cycles shorten the drilling season, the Permian operates almost year-round.
This creates fierce competition for business lodging for field crews, especially when large-scale projects demand construction crew lodging or transportation crew lodging for truck operators, field engineers, and utility teams.
The Marcellus Shale
Access Thousands of Rooms in the Marcellus Shale Basin with LodgeLink
Stretching across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York, the Marcellus Shale is primarily a natural gas region, but it has its own workforce travel challenges. Many crews are brought in from out of state, increasing demand for remote crew accommodation and accommodation for traveling crews.
According to the Marcellus Shale Coalition, the basin holds approximately 410 trillion cubic feet of shale gas, making it a long-term hotspot for drilling and support services. For companies managing fracking crew travel, efficient transportation booking and lodging coordination are critical to minimizing downtime.
The Eagle Ford Shale
Get your crews in their hotels safe and sound with LodgeLink
Covering 50,000 square miles from the Texas-Mexico border to east of San Antonio, the Eagle Ford Shale is another high-demand fracking region. With increasing numbers of drillers, truck drivers, and field engineers, demand for oilfield crew housing and energy sector lodging continues to grow.
Managing risk and ensuring workforce safety is also critical in remote regions. Our integrated oilfield travel booking system lets you track, locate, and communicate with crews in real time during emergencies or travel disruptions.
Simplify Workforce Travel with LodgeLink
Whether you’re managing utility field lodging solutions, coordinating hotel stays for field engineers, or overseeing construction travel management, LodgeLink helps you simplify workforce travel.
Our dedicated workforce travel platform give you complete visibility into bookings, rates, and occupancy, making it easier to control costs and ensure crews are exactly where they need to be.
With one platform, you can:
- Search and book from thousands of properties, including remote project lodging
- Coordinate complex crew travel for field teams, truck drivers, and pipeline crews
- Collect all your folios and provide one consolidated invoice
- Provide comprehensive reports to manage travel data, optimize budgets, and refine your strategy
- Deal with unforeseen changes easily thanks to our 24/7 support team
"LodgeLink is easy to use. It's definitely tailored to our line of work where we have crews of multiple people"
Jeff Taylor - Aureus Energy’s Canadian Operations Vice President
