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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”

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.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
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.
Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
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.
Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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