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