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