There isn't a lot of housing so they live in trailers Men leave their families to work the fields to support them there is traffic http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/ ... hotography
Really cool pics though
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There isn't a lot of housing so they live in trailers Men leave their families to work the fields to support them there is traffic ATrain wrote:Great...though I'd wish they'd allow drilling off Virginia's coast.Then you'd have more pictures and stories about how difficult working is. I've thought about getting my CDL to drive a truck and work out there. My schedule is very free at the moment
BJWilliams wrote:a friend of my wife started this week in North Dakota delivering water to the oil rigs...theyll be making almost six figures over the course of their two year contractSo, less than $50k per year? Doesn't sound like all that much for the area.
adam42381 wrote:I think he meant the driver will be close to making 6 figures, which is accurate with numbers I've heard. But COL is also skyrocketing.BJWilliams wrote:a friend of my wife started this week in North Dakota delivering water to the oil rigs...theyll be making almost six figures over the course of their two year contractSo, less than $50k per year? Doesn't sound like all that much for the area.
ATrain wrote:Yet I'm sure the COL there is still going to be way cheaper than it is in Virginia Beach or NOVA. They're probably just now catching up to Lynchburg/Roanoke.True. But I'm thinking it may turn into a 'Company Town'' since a lot of them are buying/building places to live for their workers
RubberMallet wrote:50k to drive a water truck is really good.Agreed. I think I may have misread BJ's post. I assumed when he said "theyll be making almost six figures over the course of their two year contract" he meant 2 people would make less than 50k per year combined.
BJWilliams wrote:They both will be making around $90K/year so combined income around $180,000/year before taxesOk, that's a lot better. Your original statement seemed to indicate something different. I may have misinterpreted it.
BJWilliams wrote:theyll be making almost six figures over the course of their two year contract
Sly Fox wrote:This drilling & construction phase is practically a license to print money in certain communities ... especially those in wet plays. It is not quite a dramatic but close to it in the Eagle Ford play in South Texas. Just keep in mind, once the drilling is done the majority of jobs move elsewhere. In the meantime, make some hay.If you want drama, keep your eye on California. The Monterey Shale deposit is bigger than Eagle Ford and North Dakota combined....but we can't touch it right now.
adam42381 wrote:It was, but I guess I can fault myself for not being more clear with the initial wordingBJWilliams wrote:They both will be making around $90K/year so combined income around $180,000/year before taxesOk, that's a lot better. Your original statement seemed to indicate something different. I may have misinterpreted it.
BJWilliams wrote:theyll be making almost six figures over the course of their two year contract
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