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