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A pumper, in the North American oil and gas exploration and production industry, is an occupation of a person who oversees daily operations of producing wells.[1][2] The term can, but not always exactly, be synonymous with "lease operator," "lease pumper," and "switcher," although the latter is archaic. Other professional titles fall within the scope of a pumper include, "guager." Entry levels often do not require college degrees; albeit, the field, at advanced levels, can be highly technical with a wide array of responsibilities.
Synonymous and near-synonymous terms[edit]
- Gauger
- Head Pumper
- Lease Attendant
- Lease Operator
- Multi-Skilled Operator
- Oil Field Operator
- Oil Field Pumper
- Oil Field Worker
- Oil Pumper
- Oil Well Pumper
- Oil Well Service Operator
- Oilfield Plant and Field Operator
- Operations Technician
- Production Operator
- Pumper
- Well Head Pumper
- Well Tender
- Wellhead Pumper
Duties include[edit]
| Task ID | Task[3][4] | Task Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks. | ||
| Gauge oil and gas production. | ||
| Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Repair gas and oil meters and gauges. | ||
| Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment. | ||
| Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface. | ||
| Change water filters. | ||
| Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required. | ||
| Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads. | ||
| Mix acids, chemicals, or dry cement as required for a specific job. | ||
| Unload and assemble pipes and pumping equipment, using hand tools. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Control pumping and blending equipment to acidize, cement, or fracture gas or oil wells and permeable rock formations. |
Training[edit]
New Mexico Junior College, in Hobbs, offers non-academic, short (about 10 days), professional development programs in the field. (link)
Bibliography[edit]
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References[edit]
- "53-7073 Wellhead Pumpers". Occupational Outlook Handbook (2018–2019 ed.). Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. OCLC 1089172390 (all editions).
- Hyne, Norman John, PhD (born 1939) (2014). "Pumper". Dictionary of Petroleum Exploration, Drilling & Production (2nd ed.). Tulsa: PennWell Corporation. p. 412. ISBN 978-1-5937-0313-4. LCCN 2013023126. OCLC 942306707. Retrieved March 16, 2021 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Langston, Leslie Vernon (2003). The Lease Pumper's Handbook (1st ed.). Tulsa: Oklahoma Commission on Marginally Producing Oil and Gas Wells – via Digital Prairie, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. OCLC 61102518 (all editions).
- Production Database (25.2 Database). National Center for O*NET Development, O*NET® Resource Center. February 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021 Note: This database, in part, replaced the publication, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which ran from 1938 to 1999.
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