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