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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
- Operator
- Fisherman
- Work Over Rig Operator
- Wireline Supervisor
- 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
- Pulling 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 “Pulling Unit Operator”
- Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
- Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
- Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
- Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
- Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
- Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
- Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
- Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
- Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- Apply green technologies or techniques such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
- Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Wire cutters
- Pipe slips
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Electric downhole pumps
- Cement mixers
- Depth gauges
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Steel measuring tapes
- Continuous sucker rods
- Channel lock pliers
- Free point tools
- Claw hammers
- Protective ear muffs
- Hex wrenches
- Pipe elevators
- Pipe tongs
- Jet pipe cutters
- Stuck pipe tools
- Wellhead drives
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Straight screwdrivers
- Handheld data loggers
- Mud pumps
- Cement pumps
- Laptop computers
- Chemical casing cutters
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Diesel motors
- Strain gauges
- Ratchet sets
- Hoisting equipment
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Torpedo levels
- Power drills
- Desktop computers
- Sonar equipment
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Slickline severance tools
- Pipe wrenches
- Safety goggles
- Personal computers
- Pressure control devices
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Jet casing cutters
- Safety gloves
- Utility knives
- Mallets
- Pressure indicators
- Time and attendance software
- Microsoft Excel
- Data logger software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Microsoft Office
- Inventory tracking software
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software