what does a pump truck operator for a wireline/completions co do?

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  1. ChancesRGood

    ChancesRGood Light Load Member

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    i have an offer from a company to be a pump truck operator ... what does that job do? i know it involves a tanker, and pump, but what are they actually doing out there at the well site and is this a solo job or is there a crew??? any clues... youtubes are not clear, google thinks only about cement and the offer and job description doesnt say
     
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  3. pyriteinmatrix

    pyriteinmatrix Bobtail Member

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    If you're talking about a vac truck on a wireline/coil job then you basically do whatever the company man(rep) needs you to do which is mostly bringing freshwater from a frac pit or station to location and filling the few tanks that the wireline/coil/clean out/completions crew are using and/or taking away fluids that cant be recirculated or will damage the downhole tools. Usually there are only 2 or 3 trucks on standby if the downhole fluids can successfully be recirculated in situ, if not, then 1 or 2 trucks will be taking away waste fluids and 1 or 2 trucks will be retrieving fresh water. You'll definitely get hours.
     
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  4. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    That truck sucks. Lol
     
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  5. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    You will be pumping high-pressure fluids downhole for pressure testing, kills, and other downhole work. You will have to "lay iron" - carrying heavy iron pipes from/to your truck, setting them in place/picking them up, and connecting/disconnecting them with hammer unions. You might also have to mix the fluids before you pump them. You will probably not have a helper but you may have other drivers bringing you water, and there will almost always be other people on location that you will work with.
     
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  6. ChancesRGood

    ChancesRGood Light Load Member

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    well i accepted the job I will find out soon enough what the job actually is just hope it wont involve getting lost with no cell signal by myself out in the middle of no where looking for life, signal, or the well site
     
  7. Makeajump

    Makeajump Medium Load Member

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    It probably will......
     
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  8. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    Good luck. Keep us updated on how it goes.
     
  9. uncleal13

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    Once you figure out the LSD map system you cannot get lost.
     
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    That's only the prairie provinces and BC's Peace Block.
     
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  11. ChancesRGood

    ChancesRGood Light Load Member

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    I dont do drugs but the last gps system i used you needed LSD to understand it lol
     
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