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Wellhead Pumpers

District Of Columbia

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

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Typical education needed for entry: Less than high school

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: Less than 1 year

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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Monitor control panels during pumping operations in order to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
Operate engines and pumps in order to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.
Start compressor engines, and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment in order to recover natural gas from oil.
Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells in order to repressurize them and force oil to surface.
Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells.
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.
Drive trucks in order to transport high-pressure pumping equipment, and chemicals, fluids, or gases to be pumped into wells.