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