Derek Faith
Lease Operator III at Whiting Petroleum Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Chord Energy
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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300 - 400 Employee
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Lease Operator III
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Aug 2018 - Present
Watford City, North Dakota • Completed Whiting safety program, led safety tailgates, conducted safety audits on contractors, documented spills, leaks, and broken equipment, filled out JSA’s and LOTO, documented unsafe work equipment and work practices by filling out the potential hazard reports, informed contractors on work that needed to be done, emailed upper management on progression of oil, saltwater, and gas through progress/ greasebook report • Maintained oil tanks/Lacts, Saltwater tanks/Lacts, designated oil… Show more • Completed Whiting safety program, led safety tailgates, conducted safety audits on contractors, documented spills, leaks, and broken equipment, filled out JSA’s and LOTO, documented unsafe work equipment and work practices by filling out the potential hazard reports, informed contractors on work that needed to be done, emailed upper management on progression of oil, saltwater, and gas through progress/ greasebook report • Maintained oil tanks/Lacts, Saltwater tanks/Lacts, designated oil and water flow in and out of tanks, disassembled recycle electric pumps, cleaned out screens for oil and Saltwater Lacts, tested saltwater and oil hourly, recorded production numbers for oil,saltwater, and natural gas, proficient with Excel • Maintained Treaters/Separators, replaced ball valves, stainless, Vic clamps, rebuilt oil and saltwater dumps, separator dumps, Kimray BPR’s, lite treater burner, regulated temp in treaters, lite flare burner, drain condensation lines, drained scrubbers, drained flare/ stainless lines, methanoled lines when cold, treated the treater with freshwater, worked with coriolis meter and valve • Maintained Well/ESP’s, turn on and off pump, repaired a BPR, repaired Choke seat and stem, replaced PSI gauges, replaced stuffing box, repaired freshwater pumps, used timers for pumps for oil/freshwater Show less
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E&M SERVICES LLC
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Well tester/ Pumper
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Nov 2017 - Aug 2018
Watford City, North Dakota •Lease Operated Newfield Locations WestBerg 2, competed Newfield safety program, worked with SCADA, Horiazontal Treaters, Ajax pumping units, Methane Recovery Units, and gas recycle pumps, maintained 26 wells on route. • Completed Whiting safety program, led safety tailgates, documented spills, leaks, and broken equipment, filled out JSA’s, documented unsafe work equipment and work practices, informed clients on work done and work that needed to be done, emailed clients on progression of… Show more •Lease Operated Newfield Locations WestBerg 2, competed Newfield safety program, worked with SCADA, Horiazontal Treaters, Ajax pumping units, Methane Recovery Units, and gas recycle pumps, maintained 26 wells on route. • Completed Whiting safety program, led safety tailgates, documented spills, leaks, and broken equipment, filled out JSA’s, documented unsafe work equipment and work practices, informed clients on work done and work that needed to be done, emailed clients on progression of oil, saltwater, and gas through progress reports, created invoices for billing to clients •Trained employees on Tanks/Lacts, Treaters/Separators, and Pump Jacks, Wells/ESP, taught how to properly handle a carryover, popoff, deadhead, salted dumps, worn BPR, how to move oil from one treater to another, bypass a Separator, the main functions of keeping a site working properly, and how to use the Excel spread sheets to give to clients • Maintained oil tanks/Lacts, Saltwater tanks/Lacts, designated oil and water flow in and out of tanks, disassembled recycle electric pumps, cleaned out screens for oil and Saltwater Lacts, tested saltwater and oil hourly, recorded production numbers for oil,saltwater, and natural gas, proficient with Excel • Maintained Treaters/Separators, replaced ball valves, stainless, Vic clamps, rebuilt oil and saltwater dumps, separator dumps, Kimray BPR’s, lite treater burner, regulated temp in treaters, lite flare burner, drain condensation lines, drained scrubbers, drained flare/ stainless lines, methanoled lines when cold, treated the treater with freshwater, worked with coriolis meter and valve • Maintained Well/ESP’s, turn on and off pump, repaired a BPR, repaired Choke seat and stem, replaced PSI gauges, replaced stuffing box, repaired freshwater pumps, used timers for pumps for oil/freshwater Show less
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Roustabout/Gauger
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Jun 2016 - Nov 2017
Fairview, Montana • Gauged for Kinder Morgan/Hiland Crude buying, thiefing, printing tickets, and following safety policies and procedures • Knowledge of the East Camp route, Springbrook/Epping Route, and Stat Route. Experienced with gauging sheets, and both Intermec and new iPad system • Completed OSHA 10, Completed training workshops in leadership and participated in many safety meeting, completed my H2S and O2 programs • Helped build oil field sites by grading, packing down sites, putting up oil… Show more • Gauged for Kinder Morgan/Hiland Crude buying, thiefing, printing tickets, and following safety policies and procedures • Knowledge of the East Camp route, Springbrook/Epping Route, and Stat Route. Experienced with gauging sheets, and both Intermec and new iPad system • Completed OSHA 10, Completed training workshops in leadership and participated in many safety meeting, completed my H2S and O2 programs • Helped build oil field sites by grading, packing down sites, putting up oil tanks, fixing pump, putting pumps on location, built dikes/ramps, replaced pipes and Vic clamps, replaced valves and stainless, repaired fences, also helped pig, seed pipeline, weed wipe/ mow sites, weed sprayed multiple locations, and participated in group oil clean-ups Show less
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Well Tester
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May 2013 - Oct 2013
Sidney, Montana • Tape gauged, collected data on pressures, constructed logistics of trucks coming in and out, and cleaned up oil spills • Measured and recorded flow production • Coordinated with water/oil truckers and gaugers to load or ship product • Communicated information to Foreman and Lease Operator about production and purchased oil tickets
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Education
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Bemidji State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental studies, Policy and Planning -
Pikes Peak Community College
Certification, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician -
Rainy River Community College
Associate of Science - AS, Outdoor leadership program