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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 Processing Technician”

Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
Close and seal wells no longer in use.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Data logger software
Inventory tracking software
Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Microsoft Excel
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Microsoft Office
Time and attendance software