T-C Oil Company, LLC | Oil & Gas Operator Profile (2024)

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Who are the operators in the oil and gas industry? ›

In the US upstream oil and gas industry, a person or entity that operates wells and conducts exploration, drilling, development, and production of oil and gas. An operator may be: An oil and gas lessee acting on its own behalf.

Contractors are brought in to provide specialised expertise and equipment for tasks such as drilling, seismic testing, and well completions. Operators, on the other hand, are responsible for overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of the oil and gas field. Midstream operations (transportation and storage)

Many of them are well known, Exxon (U.S.), Chevron (U.S.), Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia), Gazprom (Russia), China National Petroleum Corporation (China), Equinor (formerly Statoil of Norway), TOTAL (France), and ENI (Italy).

Field operators generally start up and stop equipment, take pressure and flow readings, compute and record data, adjust valves/pressures, and examine and repair equipment. Like a plant operator, they may also deal with compressors or dehydrators within their field run. They may also manage oil batteries.

Operated working interest has a designated operator that makes all operational decisions. The operator selects wells, determines drilling, and handles all the day to day operations. A non-operated working interest member is not involved in daily operations but is consulted on production decisions.

Operating drilling fluid systems and pumps during drilling. Operating the draw-works, rotary equipment and pumps and supervising the assembly of the drill string. Maintaining records of footage drilled, the location and nature of strata penetrated, materials and tools used, service rendered, and time required.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the primary body that regulates oil and gas companies, although a number of other federal offices oversee specific components of the oil and gas industry.

(q) "Producer" shall mean the owner of a well or wells capable of producing oil or gas or both. (r) "Operator" shall mean any person who, duly authorized, is in charge of the development of a lease or the operation of a producing well.

Refinery operators are responsible for the safe and efficient production of fuels and chemicals from crude oil and other feedstocks. They monitor, control, and troubleshoot various processes and equipment in a refinery, such as distillation, cracking, reforming, blending, and treating.

Who is a gas operator? ›

Gas plant operators take care of the day-to-day operation of natural gas plants. They monitor all the units in the plant to ensure everything runs smoothly. Gas plant operators' duties vary depending on the size of the plant. Large facilities often require more operators and their jobs are specialized.