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