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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
- 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 Unit Operator”
- Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- 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.
- Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
- 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.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Jet casing cutters
- Cement mixers
- Mallets
- Sonar equipment
- Pipe slips
- Pipe tongs
- Claw hammers
- Depth gauges
- Chemical casing cutters
- Continuous sucker rods
- Safety gloves
- Free point tools
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Torpedo levels
- Pipe wrenches
- Mud pumps
- Hex wrenches
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Slickline severance tools
- Jet pipe cutters
- Channel lock pliers
- Ratchet sets
- Safety goggles
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Cement pumps
- Steel measuring tapes
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Power drills
- Hoisting equipment
- Diesel motors
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Electric downhole pumps
- Handheld data loggers
- Pipe elevators
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Wellhead drives
- Strain gauges
- Laptop computers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Pressure indicators
- Personal computers
- Protective ear muffs
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Utility knives
- Wire cutters
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Stuck pipe tools
- Pressure control devices
- Microsoft Excel
- Data logger software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Microsoft Office
- Inventory tracking software
- Time and attendance software