Information Discussion for Gate Guards
Thought I'd start a new topic for Gate Guards to use for comments. Like the moderator suggested-keep technical stuff, recipes, mechanical, etc. where they belong. Lets hear from everyone sucking down ...
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4X4Dodger wrote:
Why is it they are so critical in Texas and not in ND??? What is the pay?
The land owners require the oil companies to keep their fence structure intact, and to keep track of who comes and goes on the property, and ensure non-authorized people are not given free access to the property.
That's a pretty standard part of any drilling lease in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma.
All this drilling is occurring on privately owned land, not owned by the big oil companies or other large corporations.
Pay - Between $90 to $200 per day. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The average is probably closer to $130-150. Gate guards typically work in a day/ night shift with one of the couple doing nights, one doing days.
Some times it is very slow, and some times you can see several hundred trucks/ vehicles come in during a shift.
