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Career: Wellhead Pumpers
Job Description
Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Monitor control panels during pumping operations in order to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration. |
97
|
Operate engines and pumps in order to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks. |
93
|
Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment. |
86
|
Repair gas and oil meters and gauges. |
84
|
Unload and assemble pipes and pumping equipment, using hand tools. |
73
|
Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads. |
45
|
Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells in order to repressurize them and force oil to surface. |
40
|
Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells. |
38
|
Start compressor engines, and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment in order to recover natural gas from oil. |
23
|
Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required. |
15
|
Drive trucks in order to transport high-pressure pumping equipment, and chemicals, fluids, or gases to be pumped into wells. |
13
|
Mix acids, chemicals, or dry cement as required for a specific job. |
11
|
Control pumping and blending equipment to acidize, cement, or fracture gas or oil wells and permeable rock formations. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
81
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
73
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
68
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
64
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
62
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
61
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
60
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
58
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
57
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
56
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
56
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
55
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
53
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
50
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
50
|
Processing Information
|
47
|
Getting Information
|
46
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
46
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
44
|
Thinking Creatively
|
44
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
44
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
42
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
39
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
38
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
37
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
37
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
34
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
31
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
30
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
30
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
27
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
25
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
25
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
25
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
25
|
Interacting With Computers
|
23
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
21
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
16
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
13
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
3
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|