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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”.

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Tasks for “Oil and Shale and Tar Processing Technician”

Close and seal wells no longer in use.
Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve 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.
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.
Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
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.
Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.

Related Technology & Tools

Downhole object retrieval equipment
Hoisting equipment
Continuous sucker rods
Chemical pipe cutters
Mallets
Hydraulic hoisting equipment
Ratchet sets
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Diesel motors
Free point tools
Phillips head screwdrivers
Pipe slips
Sonar equipment
Power drills
Wire cutters
Pressure control devices
Cement pumps
Wellhead drives
Pipe wrenches
Pressure indicators
Laptop computers
Desktop computers
Strain gauges
Personal computers
Hydraulic pumping systems
Depth gauges
Well tubing perforation guns
Pipe tongs
Adjustable hand wrenches
Torpedo levels
Channel lock pliers
Handheld data loggers
Safety goggles
Electric downhole pumps
Protective ear muffs
Mud pumps
Chemical casing cutters
Straight screwdrivers
Utility knives
Stuck pipe tools
Claw hammers
Safety gloves
Truck-mounted derricks
Slickline severance tools
Jet casing cutters
Hex wrenches
Cement mixers
Pipe elevators
Jet pipe cutters
Steel measuring tapes

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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Excel
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Computerized maintenance management system CMMS