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