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Wellhead Pumpers

SOC 53-7073.00

Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

Zone 2 Transportation and Material Moving

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

4.1

Operation and Control

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.2

Monitoring

3.2

Repairing

3.2

Speaking

3.1

Complex Problem Solving

3.1

Equipment Maintenance

3.1

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

3.9

Mathematics

3.4

Production and Processing

3.4

Public Safety and Security

3.1

English Language

2.9

Administration and Management

2.8

Computers and Electronics

2.7

Physics

2.7

Key Tasks

1Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.

2Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.

3Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.

4Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.

5Unload and assemble pipes and pumping equipment, using hand tools.

Also Known As

Gas Well Pumper Gauger Head Pumper Lease Attendant Lease Operator Multi-Skilled Operator Oil and Gas Lease Pumper Oil Field Operator Oil Field Pumper Oil Field Technician