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