Lease Operator

Job Responsibilities

Assure that wellheads located in fields across a wide area are properly maintained and working efficiently. Pumpers log data, check and test gauges and perform minor repairs. 

• Perform Daily Battery and Satellite checks focusing on levels and pressures.
• Witness LACT proving and sample pot shake outs with the pipeline company.
• Must have knowledge of GAS LIFT systems
• Check wells and maintain stuffing box and flow line leaks.
• Operate water injection pumps and wells.
• Keep field at the correct pressure and locating repairing leaks.
• Check out Beam and ESP failures, load and test wells for failures.
• Analysis surface and down hole cards for correct pump-off set points to minimize failures.
• Oversee pumping unit inspections and identify unit failures.
• Shoot fluid levels and make decisions on unit stroke per minute and pump size changes.
• Calculate beam well VE% and compare to well test data.
• Trouble Shoot tester problems and obtain valid tests for each well every month.