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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 “Tar Processing Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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