Gas Compressor Operator: A description for the gas compressor operator job
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Gas Compressor Operator – Gas-lift engineer Operates steam or internal combustion engines to transmit, compress, or recover gases, for example butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas in various production processes: Moves controls and turns valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment. Monitors meters, gauges, and recording instrument charts to ensure specified temperature, pressure, and flow of gas through system. Observes operation of equipment to detect malfunctions. Records instrument readings and operational changes in operating log. May also operate purification tanks (scrubbers) to purify air or byproduct gases. May also tend pumps to mix specified amounts of acids and caustics with water for use in purifying gases. May also perform minor repairs on equipment, using handtools. May also conduct chemical tests to determine sulfur or moisture content in gas. May also be designated according to type of gas compressed or recovered as Butadiene-Compressor Operator (chemical industry), Butane-Compressor Operator (petroleum industry), Ethylene-Compressor Operator (chemical industry). May also operate equipment to control transmission of natural gas through pipelines and be designated Compressor-Station Engineer (pipe industry).
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