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