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