Oilfield Field Operator — On-Call, Safe Production & Monitoring

Hilcorp Energy Company; Refugio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilcorp Energy Company is seeking a field operator to monitor wells, operate pumps, and manage surface equipment in Refugio, TX. You will read gauges, manage valves, and maintain logs to ensure safety and efficiency of oil and gas production.

Qualifications include a minimum of four years in oilfields, ability to work a set schedule, and the capacity to work with minimal supervision while maintaining accurate records and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years minimum oilfield experience.
• Ability to work established work schedule.
• Requires less supervision in the performance of routine duties.
• Demonstrates increasing degrees of understanding how the various parts of the oil/gas facility/plant work together (from the wells through the production facilities to the oil and gas sales lines).
• Demonstrates an increased ability to work unsupervised, act upon an acquired knowledge of how the facilities function, anticipates, and corrects problems before they occur or before other parts of the facility are affected.
• Demonstrates the ability to routinely operate the facility unsupervised, while maintaining the facility in a safe, environmentally sound condition and maintaining neat and accurate records of the operations.
• Demonstrates the ability to direct the work of and train other employees of lower rank and/or experience.
• Demonstrates the ability and willingness to remain aware of and direct the whole scope of simultaneous activities at the job site on a routine basis.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize when non-standard or non-routine conditions exist at the facility, notify supervisory staff, and offer recommendations for solutions to the problem.
• Basic mathematic and mechanical skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
• Ability to consider safety in all decisions.

Responsibilities

• Gauges and records tanks and gas meters.
• Opens and closes valves and tank hatches.
• Inspects equipment for safety problems, leaks, or wear and tear, and makes or recommends appropriate repairs.
• Procures necessary materials and supplies to complete daily tasks
• Reads automatic gauges, at specified intervals, to determine flow rate of oil into or out of tanks and the amount of oil in tanks.
• Operates pumps and mobile telephone/radio.
• Turns bleeder valves or lowers sample container into tank to obtain oil sample.
• Retrieves and performs required tests for quality and integrity on product samples.
• Maintains logs of meter readings, test results, and adjustments made.
• Lowers thermometer into tanks to obtain temperature reading.
• Completes daily production sheets and reports results to designated office by daily deadline.
• Completes 8-Day Gauge Reports with ending and beginning tank levels and reports monthly.
• Completes other daily records, including Spill/Sheen/Tank Inspection Reports and Daily Pipeline Surveillance Reports, and reports results.
• Implements company’s SPCC plan as needed.
• Reports leads or defective valves to supervisor.
• Tightens connections and greases valves.
• Inspects pipelines, valves, and flanges to detect malfunctions.
• Clamps seal around valves to secure tanks.
• Records meter and pressure readings at gas well.
• Records readings and test results.
• Gauges tank containing petroleum and natural gas byproducts.
• Starts pumps and opens valves to regulate flow of oil into and out of tanks.
• Shuts down equipment in emergencies.
• May be required to work multiple fields.
• May be required to work at multiple fields.
• Adheres to company values and mission.
• Monitors alarms 24 hours per day.

Skills

Oilfield experience

Math skills

Mechanical skills

Basic computer skills

Team training

Safety mindset

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Hilcorp Energy Company is seeking a field operator to monitor wells, operate pumps, and manage surface equipment in Refugio, TX. You will read gauges, manage valves, and maintain logs to ensure safety and efficiency of oil and gas production.

Qualifications include a minimum of four years in oilfields, ability to work a set schedule, and the capacity to work with minimal supervision while maintaining accurate records and safety standards.