Remote Operations Center Operator

BH-303070
  • Dependent on experience
  • United States Texas Midland
  • Contract
  • Oil & Gas
Roles and responsibilities :
Central point of contact for all field operations Act as a liaison between various field teams during all emergency and or abnormal operating conditions and during the activation of the Incident Command system Position will have basic knowledge of production, completions, work over and drilling operations Surveillance of Apache’s onshore assets Root cause analysis through Cygnet and Foresite Continuously monitors Production facilities and wells to help Lease Operators pump by priority Monitors alarms and participates in alarm management/rationalization Adheres to the “Pump by Priority” Program; Control Room Operator may be pumping a route from the Control Room When abnormalities are detected, troubleshoot or repair the issue to minimize safety risks and economic losses by delegating to/informing other Production Department personnel Utilizes Cygnet and ForeSite to drive efficiency, well optimization, and root cause analysis Well troubleshooting and optimization Utilizes remote control to operate auto-chokes and automated equipment Ability to operate various switches, control devices, and valves, and knowledge of the effects each has on total operations Dispatch the Lease Operator to the well when problems occur Direct oil trucks when the need arises Intake and input maintenance work-orders through K-2 Follow up with each group/individual after dispatching until issues have been resolved Effective communication with all Apache field personnel Provide daily updates to stakeholders via Teams and generated reports Dispatch, track and coordinate Third Party Trucking Companies to ensure delivery or transfer of various fluids i.e. drilling brines, oil based muds, or fresh water, produced water and crude oil.
Coordinating disposal of fluids to specific sites in respect to contents of each truck (i.e. Produced water- Recycle facility, Solids/Oil waste – Disposal facility, Completions/Flowback waste – Recycle Facility/SWD) Organize and coordinate services for various field teams including; construction, drilling, completions, frac fleet services, flowback, production.
Initiate general work orders and distribute field service orders for a variety of internal field teams via email, online applications, and phone systems.
Act as a liaison between various field teams during field emergencies, drilling rig emergencies, or during activation of Apaches Incident Command System.
Develop various reports for distribution and communication between field teams utilizing products such as; Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, or Power BI. This can include various software platforms including GIS or SAP platforms.
Utilizing in field camera system that enables logistics desk to remotely open/close gate access across various locations in field.
Monitoring cameras in the field at specific Central Tank Batteries, Corporate offices, and Field offices for security and HSE purposes. This allows the logistics desk to ensure work being performed at Apache locations is completed safely and efficiently. Monitoring cygnet to schedule crude oil pickups daily across the field, maintain proper tank levels Participate and interact with SCADA to review and complete alarm rationalization on an ongoing basis


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