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