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