Oil Field Operations Technician

Company Overview:

Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation is a leading owner and operator of producing conventional and unconventional natural gas and oil wells, as well as midstream pipelines and compression stations. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, our field operations span across the Appalachian Basin in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

We are expanding our presence into the Central Regional Focus Area, which includes producing areas within Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Job Description:

The Roustabout will play a vital role in supporting oilfield operations by assembling or repairing equipment, working with hand tools, power tools, and high-pressure power washing equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Securing and safely transporting equipment according to DOT regulations
• Assisting in selecting and preparing well sites and roads for proposed well sites
• Supporting surveyors by cutting brush, holding rods, and other tasks
• Laying temporary water and gas lines to new drilling sites
• Gaging open flow of wells using manometers
• Testing open flow and rock pressure
• Assisting in conducting special back pressure tests on wells
• Inspecting wells for leaks, repairing leaks, and reconditioning well heads
• Assisting in reworking wells using cable tools
• Performing various duties relative to operation and maintenance of pipelines
• Manually transporting tools and/or materials to inaccessible locations
• Swamping for equipment operators
• Digging and backfilling ditches and bell holes
• Operating valves and/or regulating equipment
• Installing sleeves, leak clamps, saddles, and other pipeline components
• Removing old lines, stringing pipe joints, coating, and wrapping pipe
• Assisting welders, grinding beads, and lining up pipe using clamps
• Operating, inspecting, and lubricating valves
• Assisting in installing, operating, and maintaining dehydrators, methanol injectors, and gas separators
• Removing fluid from lines by blowing drips and syphons
• Maintaining public relations with farmers, landowners, consumers, contractors, and utility people
• Making taps on pipelines, patrolling pipelines, and using explosimeters to locate leaks
• Walking lines in mountainous terrain, making visual inspections for landslides, washouts, and leakage
• Informing farmers and contractors of existing line depth and location
• Assisting Corrosion Technicians in field testing, installing, operating, and maintaining anodes, rectifiers, and ground beds
• Installing cathodic protection by cad welding anodes on pipelines
• Performing various measurement activities, such as changing gas measurement charts and reading consumer meters
• Painting, masonry, and carpentry to maintain structures such as warehouses, measuring stations, and pipeline markers
• Operating equipment such as power winches and pneumatic tools
• Using hand tools such as picks, shovels, pipe wrenches, dies, and pipe cutters

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2 years of oil and gas operations experience required
• Experience working as a laborer, including proficiency with all types of tools and equipment
• Demonstrated working knowledge of DOT regulations preferred

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

The individual must be able to wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to work or visit areas where it is required.

Walking, stepping, climbing, or otherwise moving from one location on the job site to another, and normally involves physically getting into and out of equipment using vertically mounted ladders up to and including 10 or more in height.

Visually seeing driving operations well (either naturally or with corrective lenses).

Standing, stooping kneeling, squatting, climbing, and sitting.

Repetitive movements by feet, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, and back in performance of work.

Working at elevated heights.

Lifting 75 lb. or more objects occasionally.

Carrying 75 lb. or more objects occasionally.

Adapting to outdoor conditions and prolonged exposure to sometimes adverse weather conditions.

Remaining calm during emergencies and responding appropriately as dictated by the circumstance of the incident.