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