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