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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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