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