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Dustin Smuin

Vernal,Utah

Summary

Hardworking Production Lead Operator leveraging 20 years of successful performance in Oil and Gas operations. I have the ability's to reduce downtime by correctly observing well trends and maintaining surface equipment. Skillful and safety-focused in operating and maintaining vehicles and equipment. Hardworking Field Operator Leveraging years of operating several different Salt Water Disposals from larger fully automated to small hands-on manual facilities. Able to keep Differential pressures low by changing out Filters to reduce cost and keep facilities in operation at all times. Work great with others and take directions very well. I understand that everything is 'Team' oriented and Team Effort and I enjoy helping and learning from others to achieve goals in the oil and gas industry. Comfortable with many types of oil and gas related equipment. Comfortable working with high pressure and high volume oil and gas well. Comfortable working with various types of Salt Water Disposals. Knowledgeable about gas separators 2 or 3 phase horizontal or vertical. Knowledgeable about Heater treaters both horizontal and vertical. Work Very well with others as well as alone. Able to adjust plunger run times to optimize well performance. Comfortable with various types of well programs and learn new programs quickly.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Poduction Lead Operator.

XCL Resources.
Roosvelt , Utah
10.2022 - Current
  • Maintain very high volume oil well facilities.
  • Oversee 4 routes' daily operations and help optimize wells.
  • Oversee maintenance of treater cleanouts and any major repairs or well work to be performed.
  • Oversee any new facility startups to ensure safe and proper procedures.
  • Weekend, Vacation, or Holiday, Oil Dispatcher.

Oilfield Pumper

Finley Resources
Roosevelt, UT
10.2019 - 10.2021
  • Maintain all oil and gas related surface equipment such as heater treaters and pumping units, rod rotators, chemical pumps
  • Maintain Salt Water Disposal Facilities
  • Keep accurate track of production
  • Trouble shoot Surface and down hole problems
  • Maintain Chemical and pumps to prevent down hole issues as well as surface problems
  • Dispatched and sale loads of oil, including forecasting future loads smooth on high production oil wells
  • Dispatch Water loads.

Oilfield Pumper

Crescent Point Energy
Roosevelt
06.2016 - 10.2019
  • Maintain Oil and Gas units and all surface equipment
  • Operate Salt Water Disposal facilities
  • Maintain very high production on a very busy run with many different types of lift system from high production flowing well, transitioned into lifts system such as Jet Lift Systems, Gas lift Systems, Electronic Submersible Pumps, High volume Tubing pumps and later into standard rod pumps as wells fell off in production.

Oilfield Pumper

Gasco/Badlands Energy
Roosevelt
08.2008 - 06.2016
  • Maintain Oil and Gas Wells
  • Maintain Gas Separators
  • Observe wells trends to optimize well performance
  • Adjust on/off times as well as after flow times on wells to optimize well performance
  • Maintain Down hole equipment such as plungers to optimize well performance
  • Comfortable with different types of plunger lift methods to increase well performance
  • Maintain Salt Water Disposal.

Roustabout Contract Pumper

Cowboy Construction
Vernal, Utah
05.2005 - 08.2008
  • Performed daily repairs on SWD lines and Equipment.
  • Repaired everyday fixes on water flood pumps and replaced valves.
  • Relief pumped wells for operators using vacation or sick time off.
  • Operated equipment such as backhoe and forklift.

Education

High School Diploma -

Uintah High School
Vernal, Utah
05.2005

Skills

  • Comfortable with many types of oil and gas related equipment
  • Comfortable working with high pressure and high volume oil and gas well
  • Comfortable working with various types of Salt Water Disposals
  • Knowledgeable about gas separators 2 or 3 phase horizontal or vertical
  • Knowledgeable about Heater treaters both horizontal and vertical
  • Work very well with others as well as alone
  • Able to adjust plunger run times to optimize well performance
  • Comfortable with various types of well programs and learn new programs quickly

Timeline

Poduction Lead Operator.

XCL Resources.
10.2022 - Current

Oilfield Pumper

Finley Resources
10.2019 - 10.2021

Oilfield Pumper

Crescent Point Energy
06.2016 - 10.2019

Oilfield Pumper

Gasco/Badlands Energy
08.2008 - 06.2016

Roustabout Contract Pumper

Cowboy Construction
05.2005 - 08.2008

High School Diploma -

Uintah High School
Dustin Smuin