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