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