Jobs / Physical work / 53-7073.00
Wellhead Pumpers
Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.
- US jobs
- 17,990
- Median wage
- $69,960 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of wellhead pumpers?
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Typical tasks
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- 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.
Other job titles for this occupation (19)
Field Operator · Lease Attendant · Lease Operator · Oilfield Plant Operator · Pumper · Well Field Technician · Well Head Pumper · Well Tender · Wellhead Pumper · Gas Lease Pumper · Gas Well Pumper · Oil Field Operator · Oil Field Plant Operator · Oil Field Pumper · Oil Field Technician · Oil Field Worker · Oil Pumper · Oil Well Pumper · Oil Well Service Operator