Senior Oil & Gas Field Operator

Danos; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Danos is seeking an experienced field operations professional to manage well operations, testing, and maintenance across field equipment and facilities. The role emphasizes technical competency and proactive production optimization.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in oil and gas field operations, strong technical knowledge, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams. This full-time, on-site position offers opportunities to contribute to production efficiency and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of oil and gas field operations experience.
• Provides more technical/functional support than administrative support.
• Demonstrates a thorough working knowledge of technology, applications, terminology, and procedures required of job function.
• Performs varied and more complex tasks.
• Makes decisions within broad parameters.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must meet conditional job offer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain field equipment including ESPs, gas lift, three‑phase separation, gas compression, control boards, pipelines, and related components.
• Prepare for and perform maintenance, take readings, issue work permits, write procedures, and interface with support groups.
• Proactively monitor well and equipment performance to maximize production.
• Coordinate with support groups to optimize chemical pump rates based on production data.
• Interface with Engineering for data gathering requests.
• Track test compression data.
• Conduct fluid level measurements with echo meter.

Skills

Experience level

Technical knowledge

Decision making

Problem solving

Field operations

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Danos is seeking an experienced field operations professional to manage well operations, testing, and maintenance across field equipment and facilities. The role emphasizes technical competency and proactive production optimization.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in oil and gas field operations, strong technical knowledge, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams. This full-time, on-site position offers opportunities to contribute to production efficiency and process improvements.