Careers

Lease Operator

  • Primarily but not limited to pumping and checking producing and injection wells.
  • Checking producing wells and knowing if they are pumping or not.
  • Need to be able to set times to make sure wells are pumping to optimize production but not over pumping and causing undo fatigue on well and pumping equipment.
  • Need to have basic trouble shooting skills on equipment and electric system.
  • Need to be able to gauge tanks and read meters in order to keep production numbers accurate.
  • Do morning and weekly report on computer and on paper.
  • Change electrical fuses and have to use the proper PPE.
  • Monitor water pumps and line pressures on injection system.
  • Keep maintenance up on pumping units and water pumps, changing gear oil, greasing pumps and equipment, etc.
  • Change belts on pumping units.
  • Change motors on pumping units.
  • Help contractors change bearings and level pumping units.
  • Monitor pipeline and electric right of ways.
  • Walking lines jurisdictional and otherwise.
  • Testing and draining containments.
  • Mowing facilities and well pads.
  • Changing injection filters.
  • Doing well inspections, these have to be done once a year for WV DEP.
  • Follow all safety rules and make sure they have the proper PPE for each task.
  • Need to have an understanding of our system and be able to make decisions in case of emergency on shutting valves.
  • Doing routine maintenance such as but not limited to packing stuffing boxes and replumbing flow lines.