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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
- Tar Processing Technician
- 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 “Well Cleaner”
- 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.
- Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
- Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
- Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
- Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
- 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.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- 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.
- Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cement pumps
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Safety gloves
- Channel lock pliers
- Hoisting equipment
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Personal computers
- Pressure indicators
- Pressure control devices
- Mud pumps
- Chemical casing cutters
- Pipe slips
- Safety goggles
- Jet pipe cutters
- Hex wrenches
- Ratchet sets
- Laptop computers
- Slickline severance tools
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Cement mixers
- Sonar equipment
- Desktop computers
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Electric downhole pumps
- Free point tools
- Depth gauges
- Handheld data loggers
- Mallets
- Stuck pipe tools
- Utility knives
- Wire cutters
- Pipe tongs
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Pipe wrenches
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Diesel motors
- Wellhead drives
- Steel measuring tapes
- Claw hammers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Continuous sucker rods
- Pipe elevators
- Jet casing cutters
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Protective ear muffs
- Strain gauges
- Torpedo levels
- Power drills
- Time and attendance software
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Inventory tracking software
- Data logger software