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In this
guide we look at the job of a well tester, what well
testers do, their salary, and what you need in order
to become a well tester.
Salary: $40,000 - $60,000
Education: High School plus basic oilfield
safety courses
Progression: Assistant Operator, Operator,
Crew Supervisor
These are typical wages for a well tester but
will vary from company to company.
Well testers or flow testers as they are sometimes
called are usually one of the last crews that work
on a well before it begins sending oil or gas to the
refinery. Well testers do various tests on the wells
to get information such as a well’s flow rate,
pressure, salinity levels, or anything the oil
company wants to know about the well.
A well tester travels from well to well conducting
various tests on each well and they usually travel
in a crew of 2 or 3 people, a supervisor, an
operator, and an assistant operator.
A well testers job can be vary strenuous at times,
they are away from home for long periods of time,
they work in extreme weather conditions, do a lot of
heavy lifting, and there is an element of danger
involved with their job.
Well testing is a great entry level job in Alberta’s
oil field. Well testers typically earn between
$40,000 and $60,000 a year depending on how much
work a crew does in a year and what position you
hold in the crew and there is plenty of room for
advancement into other fields of work.
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