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