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