Wellhead Pumpers
Wellhead pumpers operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce a flow of oil or gas from wells in oil fields.
Wellhead pumper jobs duties include monitoring pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks, gauge oil and gas production, starting compressor engines, and diverting oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil and control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
To operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules and to switch the flow of oil into storage tanks, wellhead pumpers must be well-versed with machines and tools along with statistics, algebra, calculations, and geometry. You don’t require any certificate or degree to apply for wellhead pumper jobs; just work-related skills, knowledge, and experience are usually needed.
To be successful in the path of wellhead pumpers, having skills like controlling operations of equipment or systems, using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, and performing routine maintenance on equipment are beneficial. The projected growth for this job profile is expected to rise at an average pace with a weekly or monthly wellhead pumper salary.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- ITI Course Pump Operator cum Mechanic
Tasks
- Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
- Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.
- Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
- Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.
- Unload and assemble pipes and pumping equipment, using hand tools.
- Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads.
- Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.
- Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface.
- Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells.
- Drive trucks to transport high-pressure pumping equipment, and chemicals, fluids, or gases to be pumped into wells.
Progression Routes
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