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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”
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
- Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
- Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
- 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.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
- 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.
- Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
- Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- 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.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
- Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
Related Technology & Tools
- Strain gauges
- Chemical casing cutters
- Desktop computers
- Safety goggles
- Ratchet sets
- Protective ear muffs
- Continuous sucker rods
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Pipe slips
- Cement mixers
- Slickline severance tools
- Pipe wrenches
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Free point tools
- Laptop computers
- Claw hammers
- Mallets
- Safety gloves
- Straight screwdrivers
- Mud pumps
- Wire cutters
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Pipe elevators
- Utility knives
- Pressure indicators
- Torpedo levels
- Pipe tongs
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Electric downhole pumps
- Channel lock pliers
- Hoisting equipment
- Jet pipe cutters
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Depth gauges
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Steel measuring tapes
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Sonar equipment
- Stuck pipe tools
- Handheld data loggers
- Pressure control devices
- Power drills
- Personal computers
- Diesel motors
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Jet casing cutters
- Hex wrenches
- Cement pumps
- Wellhead drives
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Inventory tracking software
- Microsoft Excel
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Microsoft Office
- Data logger software
- Time and attendance software