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Job Description
Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations. Includes fishing-tool technicians.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5013.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 53,520.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
- Currently, there are 42,890 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining”.
Also Known As…
- Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
- Wireline Operator
- Well Servicing Rig Operator
- Tool Pusher
- Service Rig Operator
- Service Operator
- Rig Operator
- Reverse Unit Operator-Fisherman
- Pulling Unit Operator
- Operator
- Fisherman
- Work Over Rig Operator
- Wireline Supervisor
- Well Services Operator
- Well Service Pump Equipment Operator
- Well Cleaner
- Tar Processing Technician
- Swabber
- Spray Rig Operator
- Shale Processing Technician
- Service Unit Operator
- Reverse Unit Operator
- Oil Well Service Unit Operator
- Oil Well Service Operator
- Oil Well Fishing-Tool Technician
- Oil Well Fishing Tool Technician
- Oil Processing Technician
- Oil and Shale and Tar Processing Technician
- Oil and Gas Field Technician
- Fishing Tool Supervisor
- Fishing Tool Operator
- Coiled Tubing Supervisor
Tasks for “Coiled Tubing Operator”
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
- Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
- Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
- Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
- Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
- Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
- Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
- Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
- Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
- Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
- Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
- Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Pipe tongs
- Jet pipe cutters
- Mud pumps
- Sonar equipment
- Pipe slips
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Continuous sucker rods
- Wellhead drives
- Diesel motors
- Desktop computers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Pressure indicators
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Pressure control devices
- Safety gloves
- Claw hammers
- Pipe elevators
- Utility knives
- Free point tools
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Mallets
- Depth gauges
- Stuck pipe tools
- Channel lock pliers
- Protective ear muffs
- Torpedo levels
- Handheld data loggers
- Hoisting equipment
- Power drills
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Ratchet sets
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Safety goggles
- Steel measuring tapes
- Hex wrenches
- Cement mixers
- Wire cutters
- Strain gauges
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Electric downhole pumps
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Pipe wrenches
- Chemical casing cutters
- Cement pumps
- Jet casing cutters
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Laptop computers
- Slickline severance tools
- Personal computers
- Microsoft Excel
- Data logger software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Inventory tracking software
- Microsoft Office
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Time and attendance software