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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”

Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
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.
Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
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.
Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Close and seal wells no longer in use.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
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.
Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Data logger software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
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