Gas Plant Operator

Responsibilities

• Operate compressors, scrubbers, and evaporators to liquify or compress gas.
• Prepare and process gas for utility companies.
• Process gas for industrial use.
• Calculate gas ratios.
• Detect abnormal specifications.
• Test oxygen for moisture content and purity.
• Regasify natural gas using compressors, scrubbers, and refrigeration equipment.
• Read and record gauge readings.
• Read and record temperature, pressure, level, and flow.
• Optimize and adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas.
• Test oxygen for purity.
• Extract nitrogen from air using fractioning columns, purifying towers, and heat exchangers.
• Shutdown and start-up plant equipment.
• Operate treating plants, chilled water gas conditioning skids, reciprocating natural gas compressors, TEG dehydrators, fluid separation equipment, valves, and gas measurement equipment.
• De-pressure equipment and pipelines.
• Respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Remove and replace filters, oil, chemicals, and other lubricating fluids.
• Remove and replace valves and gaskets.
• Repair reciprocating natural gas compressors, TEG dehydrators, fluid separation equipment, and valves.