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The Artificial Lift Control Room Operator (ALCRO) is a mission-critical operations role responsible for delivering scalable, real-time artificial lift surveillance and remote operational control across a large portfolio of producing assets. This position exists to protect production, extend equipment run life, reduce HSE exposure, and improve the speed and quality of operational decisions by applying experienced operator judgment in a centralized control room environment. ALCROs function as remote operators, not passive monitors. They independently evaluate live operating conditions, diagnose equipment behavior, and take corrective action within defined operating envelopes across hundreds to thousands of wells and compression units spanning multiple fields and lift types. Decisions made in this role directly impact production continuity, asset integrity, and field safety, often before engineering or supervisory resources are involved. This role consolidates traditional field-based artificial lift decision-making into an enterprise-scale operating model, performing work functionally equivalent to Tier 1 Field Operator responsibilities, executed remotely with significantly higher complexity, volume, and cognitive demand.
Job Responsibility:
Monitor and control large populations of artificial lift wells and compression units across multiple assets and fields
Perform real-time surveillance to identify early indicators of abnormal or degrading equipment performance
Independently adjust operating parameters (e.g., speed, cycles, control setpoints) to balance production optimization, equipment protection and run life, operating limits and safety constraints
Diagnose equipment performance issues using live and trended data
Execute predefined alarm response actions and determine appropriate escalation paths
Make rapid, risk-based operational decisions regarding immediate intervention, continued monitoring, field dispatch or engineering notification
Prevent high-cost equipment failures through early detection and proactive intervention
Reduce unnecessary field callouts, minimizing driving exposure and location-based hazards
Maintain accurate documentation, event logging, and detailed shift handovers
Coordinate effectively with field operations, production, engineering, automation, and maintenance teams
Requirements:
2-5 years of direct artificial lift and/or compression operations experience
Starting, stopping, and troubleshooting ESPs, gas lift systems, or compressor units
Operating equipment through abnormal conditions such as trips, pump-off, or gas interference
Responding to real equipment failures, not limited to steady-state operations
Prior field operational experience in unconventional or high-density asset environments (e.g., Permian Basin)
Familiarity with local equipment behaviors, power constraints, and common failure modes
1-3 years of SCADA or remote surveillance experience, including alarm response, remote decision-making, event documentation and coordination with field crews
3-7 years total oil & gas experience
2-5 years directly supporting artificial lift wells and/or compression units
Nice to have:
Prior field operational experience in unconventional or high-density asset environments (e.g., Permian Basin)
Familiarity with local equipment behaviors, power constraints, and common failure modes
1-3 years of SCADA or remote surveillance experience, including alarm response, remote decision-making, event documentation and coordination with field crews