Lease Operator (Midland, TX)

ExxonMobil; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Savings Plan

Medical, dental & vision plans

Wellbeing programs

Disability Plan

Job summary

ExxonMobil in Midland, TX invites applications for an entry-level Lease Operator/Field Technician position. You will participate in a 12-week classroom and field training program before field assignments in pumping and wellhead operations.

You will learn to operate and inspect equipment, perform basic maintenance, and read production data. The role includes safety procedures, lockout/tagout, and data entry, with opportunities to grow within the Permian Basin.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Entry level position with no experience necessary.
• Valid driver’s license with insurable driving record is required.
• Able to read and write to read pressure gauges and complete paperwork.
• Basic computer skills, including use of Microsoft Office.
• Strong adaptability skills and eagerness to learn.
• Ability to operate hand tools such as grease guns and wrenches to lubricate or tighten equipment.

Responsibilities

• You will be enrolled in a 12 week classroom and field training program before a field assignment.
• Learn to operate and inspect pumping and wellhead equipment.
• Learn maintenance of gas engines, testers, phase separators, water knockouts, heaters and stock tanks, and other on-site equipment.
• Assist with routine maintenance of production equipment and check compressors.
• Learn to detect oil, water or gas leaks and proper lockout/tagout procedures.
• Utilize SCADA equipment for well surveillance to optimize production and prevent spills.
• Assist in minor repairs of production equipment.
• Learn to read and record daily numbers from lease oil and gas measurement equipment.
• Enter daily production readings and run tickets into electronic systems.
• Advise water haulers when water is ready for pickup and disposal.
• Complete all required paperwork and reports; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Hand tools experience

Adaptability

Eager to learn

Reading gauges & paperwork

Education

High school education or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Grease guns & wrenches

Job description

About Us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

About The Permian

Straddling West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the Permian is the most prolific oil and gas basin in America and the engine behind the country’s energy renaissance. Nationally, it provides about 40% of oil and 15% of gas production and plays a critical role in making the U.S. a leading energy exporter.

The merger of ExxonMobil and Pioneer creates an Unconventional business with the largest, high-return development potential in the Permian Basin. The combined company’s more than 1.4 million net acres in the Delaware and Midland basins have an estimated 16 billion barrels of oil equivalent resource. In 2023, we produced, on average 612,000 barrels a day in the Permian Basin, and we're aiming to produce 1 million barrels per day from our Permian assets by the end of 2027. Investments in infrastructure from New Mexico to the Gulf Coast enhance logistics and integrated value. We've advanced gathering and processing facilities, including the Cowboy central delivery point. Integration maximizes resource development through to fuels, lubes, and chemicals. The Permian Basin business unit also has the distinction of being the first at ExxonMobil to unveil and execute a plan for net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in operated assets by 2030, as part of the Corporation’s broader 2050 net zero ambition.

Over 1800 employees work and live in Midland, Odessa, Carlsbad, and the surrounding areas, all of which offer easy access to national parks and unrivaled outdoor recreational opportunities. Employees in the area also get to enjoy the world-renowned Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which ExxonMobil has proudly sponsored since 2019. As a major operator in the Permian Basin, ExxonMobil invests heavily in local community development through the Permian Strategic Partnership, an industry consortium that works to enhance quality of life by improving infrastructure, healthcare, housing, education and workforce development.

What Role You Will Play In Our Team

• Assist other Lease Operators with operating and inspecting pumping and wellhead equipment among other duties.


• Once employed, a skill assessment coinciding with this description will be assigned that further defines the job duties for progression/promotion purposes.

What Will You Do

• You be enrolled in a 12 week classroom and field training program prior to a work assignment in the field.


• Learns to operate and inspect pumping and wellhead equipment.


• Learns basic operation and proper maintenance of gas engines, testers, phase separators, water knock outs, heaters and stock tanks, and other on-site wellhead equipment and compressors.


• Assists with routine maintenance of production equipment, learning to check wellhead compressors.


• Learns to detect oil, water or gas leaks, and broken seals. Also learns proper lockout/tagout procedures.


• Utilizes SCADA equipment for well surveillance to optimize production and prevent spills.


• Assists in minor repairs of production equipment.


• Learns to read and record daily numbers from various lease oil and gas measurement equipment.


• Ensures tank thief hatches are securely closed.


• Learns to enter daily production readings, well test readings, downtime and run tickets into current electronic systems.


• Learns to advise water haulers when water is ready for pickup and disposal.


• Learns to complete all required paperwork, reports, and to run required reports.


• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor, to include special projects.

About You

• High school education or equivalent.


• Entry level position. No experience necessary.


• A current valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record.


• Able to read and write in order to read pressure gauges and complete paperwork.


• Basic computer skills, including use of Microsoft Office.


• Strong adaptability skills


• Eager to learn


• Basic understanding of how to operate hand tools such as grease guns and wrenches, to lubricate or tighten equipment.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand or walk use hands to finger, handle, or feel reach with hands and arms stoop or bend and talk or hear.


• Ability to climb a ladder and stairs.


• The employee will be driving assigned Company vehicle on unpaved lease roads.


• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Related oil and gas experience.


• Familiarity with mobile applications.

Your Benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.


• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match


• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.


• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.


• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.


• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law and local collective bargaining agreements.

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