Lease Operator - East Texas - Overton / Troup Office

Job Description

Lease Operator - Oil & Gas – Troup, Texas

Faulconer Energy LLC, a well-respected, growing, and privately-owned Independent Texas Oil & Gas Company with over 40 years in the industry has an opportunity for an experienced, detail-oriented Lease Operator located in our Overton Field Operations. Position performs a key role in the daily inspection, operational monitoring, and reporting on assigned wells and facilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs daily inspections of assigned oil and gas leases.
• Gauges and reports daily production of oil and water in storage tanks and coordinates hauling as required. Responsible for daily gauge input and verification.
• Reads gas meters, charts, and performs calculations for reporting daily produced gas volumes.
• Monitors and records daily plunger runs on all non-automated wells.
• Inspects plungers, sample catchers and performs gauge ring tests on a bi-monthly basis on all plunger lift wells.
• Reads, records and reports tubing, casing, and SCG pressures on assigned wells.
• Inspects pipelines, valves, gauges and flanges to detect malfunctions.
• Operates intermitter controllers, pumping units, natural gas compressors, separators, refrigeration plants, JT plants, dehydrators, and generators, Triplex pumps, gas operated centrifugal pumps and pneumatic pumps.
• Conducts daily readings and reporting on assigned compressors.
• Makes repairs to control valves and pilots and separation equipment.
• Reports lease deficiencies and other operational problems to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Oversees the operation of artificial lift equipment, such as down hole pumps, plunger-lift, gas lift, gas assist plunger lift, foamer pumps and capillary strings.
• Performs mechanical troubleshooting on all equipment as required.
• Inspects each location and repairs or makes recommendations for repair to supervisor.
• Initiates, maintains and manages project lists for each lease as needed.
• Proficient in the start-up and operation of each lease and its associated surface equipment.
• Perform rotational work schedule that may require duties be performed on the weekend. Due to nature of work may be subject to call out or an “on call” schedule on a 3–4-week rotation.
• Responsible for maintaining required housekeeping on assigned lease sites and Company vehicle.
• Focal point for optimizing production on assigned wells. Works with optimizer and utilizes production report to schedule daily repairs.
• Reports to the respective field Production Foreman.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Five (5) years’ Lease Operator Oil and Gas experience with good working knowledge of all surface production equipment and well automation.
• Previous experience optimizing wells utilizing well automation is desired.
• Recent Lease Operator experience highly desired.
• Knowledge and skills to operate artificial lift equipment, such as plunger lift, down hole pumps, programmable controllers, and pumping units.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with ability to perform troubleshooting and minor repairs on all oil and gas surface production equipment.
• Previous work experience with compressor operations desired.
• Good communication skills to interact effectively with members of small and large teams.
• Ability to climb stairs, vessel ladders and work at heights up to 25 feet.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and ability to effectively utilize Internet/E-mail in performance of job responsibilities.
• Previous experience with P2-Carte/ZD or equivalent reporting programs preferred, but not required.
• A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
  
  

Attractive Compensation And Benefits Package For Qualified Candidates.

Faulconer Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity