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