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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”.

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Tasks for “Shale Processing Technician”

Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Close and seal wells no longer in use.
Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
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.
Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.

Related Technology & Tools

Safety gloves
Depth gauges
Channel lock pliers
Pressure control devices
Jet casing cutters
Pipe tongs
Safety goggles
Utility knives
Sonar equipment
Protective ear muffs
Handheld data loggers
Jet pipe cutters
Continuous sucker rods
Steel measuring tapes
Hex wrenches
Laptop computers
Phillips head screwdrivers
Electric downhole pumps
Chemical casing cutters
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Slickline severance tools
Personal computers
Straight screwdrivers
Wire cutters
Well tubing perforation guns
Cement mixers
Wellhead drives
Diesel motors
Pipe slips
Pipe elevators
Cement pumps
Free point tools
Desktop computers
Strain gauges
Ratchet sets
Claw hammers
Hydraulic pumping systems
Mud pumps
Mallets
Chemical pipe cutters
Torpedo levels
Truck-mounted derricks
Pipe wrenches
Hydraulic hoisting equipment
Pressure indicators
Stuck pipe tools
Power drills
Hoisting equipment
Downhole object retrieval equipment
Adjustable hand wrenches

Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Data logger software
Time and attendance software
Inventory tracking software
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office