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