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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
- Coiled Tubing Operator
Tasks for “Fisherman”
- Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
- Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
- Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
- Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
- Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
- Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
- Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
- Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
- Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety gloves
- Mud pumps
- Cement mixers
- Desktop computers
- Pipe tongs
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Pressure indicators
- Slickline severance tools
- Diesel motors
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Electric downhole pumps
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Depth gauges
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Ratchet sets
- Continuous sucker rods
- Channel lock pliers
- Stuck pipe tools
- Hoisting equipment
- Jet pipe cutters
- Mallets
- Wellhead drives
- Pipe wrenches
- Utility knives
- Sonar equipment
- Steel measuring tapes
- Protective ear muffs
- Safety goggles
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Cement pumps
- Jet casing cutters
- Personal computers
- Claw hammers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Wire cutters
- Hex wrenches
- Power drills
- Pressure control devices
- Torpedo levels
- Pipe slips
- Handheld data loggers
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Laptop computers
- Strain gauges
- Free point tools
- Chemical casing cutters
- Straight screwdrivers
- Pipe elevators
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Inventory tracking software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Data logger software
- Time and attendance software