Production Flowback Operator-Midland, TX

Duties And Responsibilities

• Accurately collect and report well data based on well flow
• Troubleshoot and perform most equipment maintenance
• Check differential pressure on a regular schedule, pull screens as needed, and effectively clean screens
• Regularly dump sand separators
• Gauge frac tanks
• Identify safety concerns and report them to Supervisor
• Maneuver location safely and know where hazards
• Read, interpret, and execute safety rules, operating manuals, and procedure manuals
• Maintain a clean and organized work area
• Perform other tasks as assigned

Education, Training And Experience

• 2-3 years of previous production flowback experience is required

Skills And Abilities

• Experience operating surface pressure control and separation equipment
• Thorough understanding of pressures in tubing and casing
• Recognize differential pressure to know when to pull screens for cleaning
• Able to adjust back pressure regulators
• Skilled at changing orifice plates
• Capable of collecting and sampling well fluid checking chloride and oil API gravity
• Thorough knowledge of well opening sequence procedure to bring a well online
• Full understanding of separator functionality and ability to adjust fluid levels as needed
• Detailed comprehension of the separation process of oil, gas, water and solids
• Know the flow path from the well head to the separation equipment through to storage tanks and pipelines
• Capable of independently performing filter operations
• In depth knowledge of pumps, valves, rigging mechanisms, pressure testing, etc
• Full competency in collection, interpretation and reporting of well data
• Basic understanding of how to and when to equalize flow back tanks
• Able to judge fluid rates and trucking disposal track times
• Able to read, understand and execute an established evacuation plan
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, and decimals

Physical And Safety Requirements

• Can lift and carry up to 100 lbs max
• Can do 200 lb push/pull
• Able to climb a ladder
• Able to do a 50-lb overhead lift
• Able to swing 10 lb sledge hammer
• Sitting, bending, standing, walking, and typing 12 hours per day
• Able to pass the pre-employment drug/alcohol screen as well as a Motor Vehicle Record check
• Able to work in weather elements during the day or nighttime
• The employee must be adaptable to the unique work conditions that consist of long and irregular hours and changes in locations of work assignments
• This position requires working in the field setting a majority of the time with various conditions consisting of: wet, cold, and/or humid conditions at well sites, working near moving mechanical parts, vibration, loud noise, potential fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals where proper PPE must be donned