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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”

Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
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.
Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Close and seal wells no longer in use.
Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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