Board Operator – Bakken
| Company | ConocoPhillips |
|---|---|
| Location | Williston, ND, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- 3 or more years of direct experience in upstream field operations
- Beginner level of proficiency with production automation software programs such as Cygnet, XSPOC, etc.
- Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work a 7/7 schedule including day and night shift
- Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work unscheduled overtime as needed
Responsibilities
- Support and comply with the policies, goals, efforts, and programs of ConocoPhillips (COP) Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management System.
- Actively engage in ensuring a respectful workplace with focus on inclusion, equity, and encouraging diversity
- Exemplify COP SPIRIT Values & “HOW” behaviors
- Remote/centralized surveillance and control of well site facilities
- Alarm management
- Lone worker system monitoring and emergency notifications
- Support the implementation and maintenance of Alarm Management, Operations by Exception (ObX), and Connected Production strategies for the BOC and field operations
- With support from the BOC production lead, proactively identify well trends and conditions outside of normal run parameters
- Responsible for water disposal truck hauling and coordination
- Assistance with oil truck hauling dispatch and coordination
- Monitor flare and production volumes; work with the BOC team to identify and implement optimization opportunities
- Support Defect Elimination by elevating nuisance alarms and production downtime events to the BOC Production Lead to minimize repeat failures
- Monitor production from a centralized control room and optimize accordingly to achieve production targets
- Liaise often and effectively with the entire BOC and Production teams
- Communicate any work priority changes necessary to the Field Operators
- Support Field Operators by updating loss coding in Connected Production
- Assist in handovers with Projects, Production Services, Well Intervention, Operations support, and other teams as required
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 or more years industry experience, with a demonstrated background in Gas Processing, Oil Treating, Compression, and Well Operations
- 1 or more years of experience in a field, facility, or well’s development
- Intermediate knowledge of field operations including: compression, plunger lift, ESP, rod pump, chemical treating, etc. operations on high pressure and low pressure gas and oil wells
- Beginner level of knowledge of well control and artificial lift theories and techniques
- Desire and ability to drive and enforce ConocoPhillips core values of Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation & Teamwork
- Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and organization skills
- Proven written and oral communication skills
- Takes ownership of actions and follows through on dedications by holding others accountable and standing up for what’s right
- Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
- Builds effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical