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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

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  1. Gauger
  2. Head Pumper
  3. Lease Attendant
  4. Lease Operator
  5. Multi-Skilled Operator
  6. Oil Field Operator
  7. Oil Field Pumper
  8. Oil Field Worker
  9. Oil Pumper
  10. Oil Well Pumper
  11. Oil Well Service Operator
  12. Oilfield Plant and Field Operator
  13. Operations Technician
  14. Production Operator
  15. Pumper
  16. Well Head Pumper
  17. Well Tender
  18. Wellhead Pumper

Duties include

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Task ID Task[3][4] Task Type
21159
Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks.
Core
21160
Gauge oil and gas production.
Core
5019
Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.
Core
5013
Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
Core
5014
Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.
Core
5016
Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.
Core
5015
Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
Core
5020
Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface.
Supplemental
21161
Change water filters.
Supplemental
5023
Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required.
Supplemental
5018
Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads.
Supplemental
5025
Mix acids, chemicals, or dry cement as required for a specific job.
Supplemental
5017
Unload and assemble pipes and pumping equipment, using hand tools.
Supplemental
5021
Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells.
Supplemental
5022
Drive trucks to transport high-pressure pumping equipment, and chemicals, fluids, or gases to be pumped into wells.
Supplemental
5024
Control pumping and blending equipment to acidize, cement, or fracture gas or oil wells and permeable rock formations.
Supplemental

Training

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New Mexico Junior College, in Hobbs, offers non-academic, short (about 10 days), professional development programs in the field. (link)

Bibliography

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Annotations

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Notes

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References

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  • "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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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