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       CODE: 914.382-022 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): PUMPER, HEAD (petrol. & gas) alternate titles: field operator
Operates pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce artificial flow of oil or gas from wells in oil
field: Starts pumps and opens valves to pump oil from wells into storage tanks. Starts compressor
engines and diverts oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover
natural gas from oil. Opens valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to
repressurize them and force oil to surface. Operates engines and pumping units from central
powerplant to shut off wells according to production schedule and to switch flow of oil into
unfilled storage tanks. Reads tank gauges and pump meters, and keeps production records. May
supervise OIL PUMPERS (petrol. & gas) and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells. May
repair gas and oil meters and gauges [INSTRUMENT MECHANIC (any industry)].
GOE: 05.06.03 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M3 L3 SVP: 7 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 97911 Well Head Pumpers
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