Cristian Zapata
Fort Stockton
Summary
Goal orientated oilfield professional with a proven background and ability to operate oil wells, tank batteries, compressor stations and pipelines.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lease Operator
Vital Energy
06.2024 - Current
- Operate multiple central tank batteries with up to 9 well pads and responsible for 2000+ barrels of oil a day.
- Coordinated preventive maintenance and repairs on wellhead equipment and pumps.
- Maintained clean, tidy and professional well operations in line with company standards.
- Logged official production numbers from equipment readings and monitored trends.
- Reduced downtime by proactively identifying and resolving equipment issues in a timely manner.
Lease Operator
Permian Resources
05.2022 - 10.2023
- Responsible for 28 wells including multiple Central Tank Batteries with up to 10 well pads.
- Responsible for 2-4,000 Barrels of Oil a day and 10-12 Million MCF of gas
- Maintained clean, tidy and professional well operations in line with company standards.
- Logged official production numbers from equipment readings and monitored trends.
- Kept gas powered machinery such as regulators, dumps and control boxes in great condition by troubleshooting and correcting malfunctions.
- Coordinated preventive maintenance and repairs on wellheads, tank batteries, pumps etc..
- Used correct lockout and tag-out procedures when conducting maintenance on equipment.
Fieldman
Western Midstream
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Operate and maintain Compresor Stations/Central Gathering Facilities with 10+ compressors, FWKOs, Heaters, Dehys, Combustors etc..
- Responsible for 200 Million MCF and 20-40,000 Barrels of Oil a day.
- Make rounds on compressors and verify everything is in working order and running smoothly
- Send daily production reports
- Over see contractors when on location
Pipeline Technician
Energy Transfer
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Operate and maintain compressor stations
- Pipeline pigging daily 10-30 inch lines
- Make rounds on compressors and verify everything is in working order and running smoothly
- Over see contractors when on location
Pusher/Operator
Watkins Construction
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Push pipeline crew on various pipeline projects from start to finish
- Operate heavy machinery such as excavator, backhoe etc...
- Submit reports and daily time sheets for crew
- Sandblast and coat pipe
- Stringing
- Jeeping
Education
High School Diploma -
Masters Learning Institute
Merkel05.2023
Skills
- Ability to operate and trouble shoot facilities
- Ability to monitor production and pressures
- Ability to over see contractors and make sure projects are completed safely and efficiently
- Strong Initiative
- Highly motivated and dedicated
- Dependable & Reliable
- Strongly adaptive
References
- Stefan Layton - Production Foreman Permian Resources - (432) 287-3000
- Sean Francisco - Lease Operator Permian Resources - (432) 448-9706
- Clint Templeton - Foreman Western Midstream - (432) 425-5479
- Gabriel Martinez - Fieldman Western Midstream - (307) 321-7984
- Clint Vines - Supervisor Energy Transfer - (432) 530-8409
- Auden Ronquillo - Pipeline Technician Energy Transfer - (432) 290-8949
Timeline
Lease Operator
Vital Energy
06.2024 - Current
Lease Operator
Permian Resources
05.2022 - 10.2023
Fieldman
Western Midstream
05.2021 - 05.2022
Pipeline Technician
Energy Transfer
01.2020 - 04.2021
Pusher/Operator
Watkins Construction
06.2018 - 01.2020
High School Diploma -
Masters Learning Institute