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