John Welch

Managed routes and locations with over 150 wells, including 50 plunger lifts, 45 compressors, 25 sales compressors, 50 jet pumps and 50 sucker rod pumps, all natural gas operated.

• Operated and maintained various equipment, including Arrow, Ajax, and Waukesha engines, ensuring optimal production for each well.
• Performed essential field preventive maintenance tasks, such as pulling bottoms on oil tanks, adjusting back pressure, and cleaning site glasses on high-pressure separators and heaters.
• Recorded daily production data for all wells in company Excel spreadsheets and reported oil and water load pickups and sales.
• Handled load calls for oil and water transport, coordinating with sales and pickup services to ensure timely operations.
• Monitored and filled oil day tanks on jet pumps and sucker rod motors, and efficiently turned units and compressors on and off as required.

• Managed daily operations of over 100 wells, including gas lift, ESP, Rotoflex, and pumping units, ensuring all equipment and compressors were functioning efficiently.
• Performed preventive maintenance on site equipment, including knockout pumps, flare and transfer pumps, separators, and heaters, while maintaining closed thief hatches and ensuring system functionality.
• Monitored and adjusted well performance, including reading and recording well pressures, gas meters, and tank gauges, and optimizing back pressure when necessary.
• Accurately prepared, input, and submitted oil and gas production data, collecting run tickets and coordinating with integrators for timely reporting.
• Conducted thorough inspections and maintenance of well sites, compressors, pumping units, and company-owned equipment, ensuring operational integrity and addressing production issues.
• Maintained strong professional relationships with landowners and contractors, promptly addressing environmental issues and performing necessary clean-up and preventive measures to optimize production.

• Dispatcher
• In charge of communicating with customers on a daily basis to obtain daily projects or specific instruction for daily or future work.
• In charge of dispatching daily or future work or specific instructions by customers to 15 drivers.
• In charge of scheduling drivers weekly and daily
• Field Supervisor
• In charge of overseeing projects that required field supervisors due to customer request.
• In charge of training new drivers with daily work knowledge, including H2s, equipment, maintenance and safety JSA knowledge.

• Performed daily inspections, maintenance, and preventative tasks on all drilling equipment, mud systems, and rig components, including pumps, shakers, and tanks, while adhering to safety protocols and using PPE.
• Monitored, measured, and maintained mud systems, ensuring proper mud weight, viscosity, and chemical balance, following instructions from the Mud Engineer and Driller.
• Conducted regular safety checks on rig equipment, including the derrick, sheaves, boom lines, and climbing devices, and addressed any identified issues to maintain operational safety.
• Worked independently for long shifts (up to 12 hours) in a heavy industrial environment, frequently climbing ladders and stairs, using handheld tools, and performing rig floor housekeeping tasks such as sweeping, cleaning, and painting.
• Assisted with rig up/down procedures, coordinated pipe handling during drilling, and supported floorhands in the pits or with chemical sacks to ensure efficient operations.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills, following verbal and written instructions, and provided support to crew members to maintain safety and compliance with operational standards.

• Repair and install new security, camera and fire control systems.

• Loaded and unloaded 6-12 trailers each day. Completed a daily pre-trip inspection checklist before first delivery of the day. Verified loads against shipping papers. Operated heavy equipment, including forklifts, stair climbers and pallet jacks. Verified sales orders before loading and unloading merchandise. Pulled customer tickets to fulfill orders.

• Loaded products weighing up to 150 pounds onto trailers for delivery. Unloaded cargo from plane with hand trucks, pallet jacks and by hand. Operated powered lift trucks, floor sweepers, pallet jacks and forklifts safely and with a 0% incident rate. Loaded and unloaded trailers with mechanical freight handling equipment. Lifted freight and other objects of various shapes, sizes and weights up to 150 pounds. Worked at a rapid pace to meet tight deadlines.

• Prepared teaching area for each class and returned all equipment to storage at the end of class. Established a safe play environment for the children. Supervised up to 30 students in a setting.