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