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