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