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