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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”

Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
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.
Close and seal wells no longer in use.
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.
Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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