Burk Royalty Co., LTD - Lease Operator

This 8-week Lease Operator Training Program is designed to provide participants with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience to excel in the oil and gas industry. The program balances classroom instruction with on-site field training under the guidance of experienced production foremen and superintendents, ensuring practical application of concepts. With a focus on safety, equipment operation, regulatory compliance, and troubleshooting, participants will be equipped to handle real-world challenges in lease operations.

The Lease Operator is primarily responsible for tracking production and pressures for all wells-on assigned routes, performing general well inspections, maintenance, equipment repairs and replacements, and reporting other maintenance, production, health, or safety issues.Overview• Perform basic to intermediate level pumping skills which include but not limited to tank gauging, the proper operation of heater/treaters and 3 phase separators, and all attendant valve and oil seals and seal records• Work on all types of production equipment, pump valves, treater dump valves, gas regulators, etc. Identify potential problems• Ensure that their areas of responsibility comply with all federal, state, and local regulations.• Monitor and record all relevant information, including production rates, storage of liquids, pressures, temperatures, injection volumes, etc.• Perform lease operator duties at the well site, oil & gas facilities, and injection & producing pipeline systems in a reliable and efficient manner. Types of facilities include production tank batteries, injection lines, flow lines, water injection plants and CO2 recycle compression facility.Essential Responsibilities• Observe and follow all safety policies, wear, and maintain all required PPE• Maintain all issued equipment in clean and proper working condition (computer, tools, etc.)• Gauge all oil and water tank levels• Read and record all necessary meter readings• Circulate tank bottoms as needed• Maintain all circulating and transfer equipment in proper working condition• Maintain Heater, Separator, water knock outs, and other pressure vessels to company standards• Maintain all pumping units, guards, and well heads to company standards• Visually inspect Surface equipment daily for defects, leaks, neatness, and damage• Make arrangements for oil and water hauling without delay• Shake out each load of oil and fill out tolerance tickets• Must report daily well tests each day before leaving the field• Enter all data into company computer in a proper and timely manner• Maintain tubing and casing pressures at optimum performance pressures (replacing balls and seats and chokes as needed)• Monitor and set runtime on pumping units for optimum well performance (timers, if equipped)• Maintain any compressors, artificial lift, gas lift, submersible pumps, flowing, injection or rod pump units to company standards• Communicate between regular and relief pumpers on rotations in written form