Pipeline Operator (Leedey, Arnett, Cheyenne, Custer, Elk City) at ONEOK

Leedey, Oklahoma, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Oil & Gas, MidstreamIndustries

Requirements

Live close to Leedey, OK, Elk City, Cheyenne, Custer, or Arnett, OK, or be willing to relocate
Experience operating and maintaining pipeline systems and related equipment utilized in natural gas and liquids gathering and transmission systems
Experience in various field functions including measurement, cathodic protection, and compressor/pump station operations
Experience in maintenance and the repair of equipment
Experience, training and/or knowledge of company and governmental operating/safety procedures and environmental regulations
Knowledge of characteristics of natural gas and gas liquids
Experience in pigging pipelines, blowing drips, gauging tanks, and collecting liquids
Experience in construction methods
Experience in patrolling pipelines, performing leakage surveys, and locating/marking lines
Experience in working with valves and dehydration equipment, scrubbers, and separators
Experience in use and function of applications such as Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc
Experience interacting, negotiating, advising and communicating effectively and in exchanging written and verbal information and instructions
Knowledge of cathodic protection/corrosion control activities
Ability to use tools and equipment including computers and related software
Ability to establish, prioritize assignments and complete assignments in a timely manner with limited supervision
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions or approaches to a problem
Ability to react immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others
Ability to be alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions

Responsibilities

Perform pipeline operations and maintenance activities on systems including compressor stations, gas storages, dehydration facilities, pumping facilities, measurement facilities, and related equipment, such as startup and shutdown, pigging, collecting liquids, changing charts, gauging tanks, locating and marking lines, monitoring cathodic protection/basic pipe coatings, leakage survey/patrolling pipelines, blowing drips
Perform and/or dispatch line locates
Construction watch
Monitor usage and/or replace lubricants, fluids, inhibitors, chemicals, etc., as needed to ensure safe and efficient operation of equipment
Exchange information regarding pipeline operations, maintenance, measurement, and other activities with public/governmental officials, employees, contractors, customers, producers, and landowners
Provide calculations, compile, and/or prepare information and reports including gas/liquid flow and quality, maintenance and/or repair logs, samples (gas/liquids), pipeline/corrosion activities, construction inspection, appropriate regulatory requirements
Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on assigned company vehicles
React immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others
Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline