Danos

End-to-end energy services, safely delivered

Lease Operator

General Maintenance & RepairConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFashing, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 2 years of Lease Operator experience is required.
In-depth understanding of upstream facilities, including separation, pumping, gathering, tankage, LACT sales, metering, and compression is required.
A High School Diploma or GED is required.
A valid U.S. driver's license and an acceptable driving record are required.
The candidate must meet conditional job offer requirements, including background, drug, hair follicle, motor vehicle record, agility, and fit-for-duty checks.
The candidate must be able to lift 40 pounds, climb ladders and stairs, walk, bend, stoop, wear personal protective equipment, and respond to visual and audible alarms.
Understanding the importance of environmental and safe work practices is required.
The candidate must live within 60 miles of Fashing, Texas.

Responsibilities

Respond to non-scheduled callouts outside normal business hours as needed.
Monitor, optimize, and maintain oil and gas production and injection wells on a rotational schedule.
Maintain production equipment to support peak efficiency and reliability, and support Health, Environment, and Safety processes.
Work with flowing, beam pump (with electronic pump-off controller), plunger lift, water injection, and water disposal wells.
Work with production tank batteries, flowlines, LACT facilities, water injection plants, natural gas compression, cathodic protection, and metering devices, including electronic gas measurement.
Perform work using safe practices and acceptable environmental procedures to maximize earnings while minimizing costs on assigned oil and gas producing properties.
Monitor multiple well sites daily by vehicle.
Test, calibrate, and troubleshoot equipment and mechanical problems.
Complete mandatory paperwork required by customers and regulatory agencies.
Perform general housekeeping and field maintenance.

Desired Qualifications

A college degree or technical training is preferred.

Overview

As a Lease Operator, you will be responsible for monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining oil and gas production and injection wells on a rotational schedule. You will ensure peak efficiency and reliability of production equipment, support Health, Environment, and Safety processes.

Responsibilities

Non-scheduled callouts outside normal business hours can be expected. 
Types of wells include flowing, beam pump (with electronic pump-off controller), plunger lift, water injection, and water disposal. 
Types of facilities include production tank batteries, flowlines, LACT (lease automatic custody transfer) facilities, water injection plants, natural gas compression, cathodic protection and metering devices (electronic gas measurement and others). 
Job is to be performed by employing safe work practices while utilizing acceptable environmental procedures to maximize earnings while minimizing costs on assigned oil and gas producing properties. 
Daily monitoring of multiple well sites by vehicle. 
Test, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment and mechanical problems. 
Perform mandatory paperwork required by customer and regulatory agencies. 
General housekeeping and field maintenance.

Qualifications

2+ years of Lease Operator experience required.
In-depth understanding of upstream facilities including but not limited to: separation, pumping, gathering, tankage, LACT sales, metering, and compression.
High School Diploma or GED required. College Degree or Technical training preferred.
Valid US Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
Must be able to meet all conditional job offer requirements including background, drug, hair follicle, MVR, agility and fit for duty.
Physical Requirements - Must be able to lift 40 lbs., climb ladders and stairs. Walking, bending stooping is required. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment. Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms.
Understanding of importance of environmental and safe work practices.
Must live with 60 miles of Fashing, TX.

About the Company

Danos

End-to-end energy services, safely delivered

Danos provides end-to-end integrated service solutions for the energy and industrial sectors, focusing on safely delivering projects on time and within budget. Its offerings cover a range of field services, maintenance, and project execution, coordinated to work together as a single package rather than in separate contracts. The company emphasizes strong safety performance, a values-based culture, and high levels of employee engagement and training to ensure consistent quality and reliability. What sets Danos apart is its commitment to safety and people—embedding training and a collaborative culture to earn customer trust and loyalty, rather than relying on a single product or service. The goal is to be a trusted industry partner that consistently delivers dependable results for clients by prioritizing safety, open communication, and meticulous execution.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Gray, LA
Founded: 1947

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