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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”

Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
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.
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.
Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
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.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Close and seal wells no longer in use.
Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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