Lease Operator

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Lease Operator will be responsible for monitoring and optimization of all production process variables, ensuring that all production equipment is operating at peak reliability and efficiency, and acquiring and storing data. They will be working on H pumps within the lease, doing maintenance & trouble shooting for the product equipment. They will be inspecting equipment, collecting production data, fix routine issues and keep everything flowing. They will be operating, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining oil & gas production equipment in the Permian. Will be watching pressures, temperatures, tank levels, and keeping equipment healthy so production never stops. They will be dealing with the following production equipment:

Production Equipment:
Three-phase separators
Two-phase separators
Test separators
Inlet vessels
Vapor recovery units (VRUs)
Low-pressure flares
Compressor stations
Filter separators
Glycol dehydration units
Centrifugal pumps
H pumps
Tank batteries
Control valves
Back-pressure valves
Auto chokes
Check valves
Wellhead valves

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

1-3 years current related experience in oil and gas, or related petrochemical industries/plant.
Experience with gas lifts, compressor stations, H pumps
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Valid Driver's License.
Behaviors: willingness to learn
Oil & gas production experience
Lease operator or field operations experience
Separator experience
Tank battery experience
Safety-focused mindset
Well testing experience
Work independently in the field

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Associate’s degree
Basic knowledge of MS Office and aptitude for learning new software packages
Production Operations Experience & Well Testing
Shale & tight production Operations experience
Gas lift experience (artificial lift system)
Plunger lift experience (artificial lift system)
Compressor experience
VRU experience
SCADA experience, PI (Production Software System, make sure wells are operating effectively)
PI experience
CMMS/work order systems
Permian Basin experience