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Job Description

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,580.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
Currently, there are 6,310 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters”.

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Tasks for “Oil Well Shooter”

Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Light fuses, drop detonating devices into wells or boreholes, or activate firing devices with plungers, dials, or buttons, in order to set off single or multiple blasts.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.

Related Technology & Tools

Protective respirators
Flashing warning lights
Perforating capsule guns
Safety fuses
Wire loop pullers
Rubber mallets
Mobile radios
Padded gloves
Explosives handling robots
Warning sirens
Depth measurement gauges
Meggers
Long period delay detonators
Hard hats
Hand shears
Surface connector blocks
Millivoltmeters
Short period delay detonators
Wheeled wire dispensers
Torpedo levels
Safety harnesses
Non-electric delay detonators
Harpoon retrievers
Surveyors leveling rods
Hacksaws
Extension ladders
Wood wedges
Plumb bobs
Portable cranes
Conduit bending tools
Crescent wrenches
Lowering hooks
Transport trucks
Laptop computers
Remote firing devices
Forklifts
Galvanometers
Perforating casing guns
Electricians' knives
Wire cleaning brushes
Hole savers
Discharge hoses
Protective ear plugs
Temperature data loggers
Shock tube detonators
Safety cones
Explosives time delay fuses
Ring gauges
Stake flags
Equipment dollies
Wire strippers
Electronic shock tube initiators
Remote blasting systems
Digital wattmeters
Loading poles
Tractor-trailer trucks
Overhead cranes
Dewatering pumps
Digital ammeters
Digital multimeters
Fixed blade knives
Digital micrometers
Bore hole thermometers
Fuse testers
End cutting pliers
Hand chisels
Safety goggles
Tie-down equipment
Tongue and groove pliers
Clinometers
Plastic plugs
Precision tweezers
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
Hoisting equipment
Tamping rods
Non-contact voltage testers
Pallet jacks
Instantaneous electrical detonators
Digital voltmeters
Portable signal generators
Jackhammers
Detonating cords
Blasthole drills
Seismic activity recorders
Protective safety glasses
Explosive blasting caps
Fuse cutters
Resistance testers
Folding knives
Grappling hooks
Longnose pliers
Short-wave radios
Stakebed trucks
Personal computers
Test lamps
Laser rangefinders
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Phillips head screwdrivers
Wire cutting tools
Pneumatic drilling equipment
Digital ohmmeters
Balance scales
Coated gloves
Vernier calipers
Electrical circuit testers
Insulated pliers
Explosives funnels
Day boxes
Spring scales
Blasting machines
Right angle prisms
Portable air compressors
Weighted tape measures
Avalaunchers
Phase rotation meters
Digital calculators
Blasting cap crimpers
Blast hole tubing

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