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