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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
- Service Rig Operator
- 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
- Tool Pusher
- Tar Processing Technician
- Swabber
- Spray Rig Operator
- Shale Processing Technician
- Service Unit 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 “Tool Pusher”
- Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
- 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.
- Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
- Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
- Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve 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.
- Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
- Monitor sound wave generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.
- 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.
- 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.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Related Technology & Tools
- Truck-mounted derricks
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Continuous sucker rods
- Handheld data loggers
- Stuck pipe tools
- Laptop computers
- Wire cutters
- Chemical casing cutters
- Pressure control devices
- Free point tools
- Hydraulic pumping systems
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Pipe tongs
- Electric downhole pumps
- Hex wrenches
- Torpedo levels
- Slickline severance tools
- Straight screwdrivers
- Hoisting equipment
- Diesel motors
- Downhole object retrieval equipment
- Strain gauges
- Jet pipe cutters
- Mud pumps
- Protective ear muffs
- Sonar equipment
- Channel lock pliers
- Pipe elevators
- Well tubing perforation guns
- Steel measuring tapes
- Wellhead drives
- Safety gloves
- Hydraulic hoisting equipment
- Pressure indicators
- Pipe wrenches
- Power drills
- Utility knives
- Personal computers
- Depth gauges
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Jet casing cutters
- Chemical pipe cutters
- Cement mixers
- Cement pumps
- Safety goggles
- Desktop computers
- Mallets
- Claw hammers
- Pipe slips
- Ratchet sets
- Microsoft Office
- Inventory tracking software
- Data logger software
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Microsoft Excel
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Time and attendance software