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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The reason for them in Texas is that 99% of the wells and other infrastructure is on private lands, mostly ranches. Ranches have cattle, hunting leases, and other things that have a tendency to wander off if the gate is left open and believe me, NO rig rat or sales critter would bother to stop and close the gate they opened, so the ranchers have the requirements for a 24/7/365 GG written into the lease contract. Also, for certain types of energy operations, the Texas RR Commission requires there be a guard on site 24/7.
The pay varies by company and location. The base is $135/day and the company furnishes full hookups at the site. The highest I have seen is $200/day for a single pad on site and that is for seasoned GGs with just a couple of companies. I have seen it as high as $700/day for an extremely busy site with approximately 10 active pads, but those type gates are few and far between. Almost all of the companies are back to paying by 1099's for Independent Contract work instead of a W-2 as an employee. The actual work can also vary widely, from 2 or 3 vehicles a day all the way to 500+ vehicles a day.
There are a couple of locations in ND that have GGs, but they are the exception. Also there are many locations in CO, NM, MS and LA that are now requiring them by contract.
The pay varies by company and location. The base is $135/day and the company furnishes full hookups at the site. The highest I have seen is $200/day for a single pad on site and that is for seasoned GGs with just a couple of companies. I have seen it as high as $700/day for an extremely busy site with approximately 10 active pads, but those type gates are few and far between. Almost all of the companies are back to paying by 1099's for Independent Contract work instead of a W-2 as an employee. The actual work can also vary widely, from 2 or 3 vehicles a day all the way to 500+ vehicles a day.
There are a couple of locations in ND that have GGs, but they are the exception. Also there are many locations in CO, NM, MS and LA that are now requiring them by contract.
