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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

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Tasks for “Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining”

Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing-off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.
Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
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.
Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
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 pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.
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.
Close and seal wells no longer in use.

Related Technology & Tools

Jet pipe cutters
Utility knives
Continuous sucker rods
Cement mixers
Cement pumps
Straight screwdrivers
Laptop computers
Free point tools
Diesel motors
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Chemical pipe cutters
Well tubing perforation guns
Personal computers
Safety goggles
Safety gloves
Hydraulic hoisting equipment
Chemical casing cutters
Pipe elevators
Pressure indicators
Protective ear muffs
Electric downhole pumps
Steel measuring tapes
Hydraulic pumping systems
Strain gauges
Power drills
Handheld data loggers
Jet casing cutters
Wellhead drives
Hoisting equipment
Phillips head screwdrivers
Depth gauges
Stuck pipe tools
Slickline severance tools
Adjustable hand wrenches
Truck-mounted derricks
Sonar equipment
Desktop computers
Ratchet sets
Claw hammers
Pipe wrenches
Channel lock pliers
Torpedo levels
Pipe tongs
Pressure control devices
Mallets
Pipe slips
Hex wrenches
Downhole object retrieval equipment
Wire cutters
Mud pumps

Data logger software
Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Time and attendance software
Microsoft Office
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Microsoft Excel
Inventory tracking software