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