Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. Includes fishing-tool technicians.
- Tasks
- 19 tasks12 core, 7 supplemental
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-5013.00SOC 2018: 47-5013
What the work is made of
12 core tasks and 7 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.Core taskTask 20451Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 2. Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.Core taskTask 7080Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 3. Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.Core taskTask 20452Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 4. Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.Core taskTask 7083Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 5. Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.Core taskTask 7076Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 6. Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.Core taskTask 7074Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 7. Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.Core taskTask 7078Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 8. Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.Core taskTask 7075Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 9. Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.Core taskTask 7088Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 10. Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.Core taskTask 7077Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 11. Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.Core taskTask 7085Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 12. Close and seal wells no longer in use.Core taskTask 7079Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 13. Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.Supplemental taskTask 7081Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 14. Apply green technologies or techniques, such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.Supplemental taskTask 19874Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 15. Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.Supplemental taskTask 7084Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 16. Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.Supplemental taskTask 7082Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 17. Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.Supplemental taskTask 7086Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 18. Monitor sound wave-generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.Supplemental taskTask 7089Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 19. Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.Supplemental taskTask 7087Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2013
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-5013
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