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