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