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