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