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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
- Well Services Operator
- Well Service Pump Equipment Operator
- Well Cleaner
- 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 “Wireline Supervisor”
- Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
- Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- 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.
- Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
- 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.
- Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
- Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Mallets
- Slickline severance tools
- Pipe slips
- Pressure indicators
- Wellhead drives
- Electric downhole pumps
- Channel lock pliers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Strain gauges
- Steel measuring tapes
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Diesel motors
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Safety gloves
- Handheld data loggers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Personal computers
- Chemical casing cutters
- Torpedo levels
- Power drills
- Safety goggles
- Pressure control devices
- Ratchet sets
- Pipe elevators
- Continuous sucker rods
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Mud pumps
- Free point tools
- Utility knives
- Wire cutters
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Cement pumps
- Cement mixers
- Pipe tongs
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Claw hammers
- Sonar equipment
- Hex wrenches
- Protective ear muffs
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Hoisting equipment
- Jet casing cutters
- Jet pipe cutters
- Stuck pipe tools
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Pipe wrenches
- Depth gauges
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Data logger software
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Microsoft Office
- Inventory tracking software
- Time and attendance software
- Microsoft Excel
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS