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