Wellhead Pumpers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 31,280 - 79,930; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is hiring a Wellhead Pumper to operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to extract oil or gas from wells. Responsibilities include preparing necessary trucks and equipment, attaching hoses, controlling pumps, and conducting repairs on meters and gauges. The salary ranges between $31,280 and $79,930 per year, depending on experience. Ideal candidates should possess key skills in monitoring, troubleshooting, and control operations. Training on specific tools like SCADA and SAP will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required.
• Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads.
• Open valves to return compressed gas to specified wells.
• Control pumping and blending equipment for gas or oil wells.
• Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.
• Start compressor engines and divert oil to recover natural gas.

Skills

Operation Monitoring

Operation and Control

Troubleshooting

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Repairing

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Data entry software

SCADA software

SAP software

Job description

Job Description & Duties

Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in the oil field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required.
• Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads.
• Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface.
• Control pumping and blending equipment to acidize, cement, or fracture gas or oil wells and permeable rock formations.
• Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.
• Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.

Required Skills

• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions and approaches to problems.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Tools Used

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Data entry software
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software
• SAP software

Salary Range

The salary for Wellhead Pumpers ranges between about $31,280 and $79,930 a year.