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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”

Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
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.
Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
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.
Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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