| Job Title |
Perforator Operator, Oil Well |
| Job Description |
Operates Truck-mounted Hoisting Equipment And Electrical
Control Panel To Position And Explode Charges In Oil Or Gas
Wells To Pierce Drill Pipes, Casings, Tubings, And Fracture
Earth Formations: Assembles Tools And Equipment At Well Site,
Using Handtools. Lowers Perforating Gun Into Well, Using Hoist.
Observes Odometer, Weight Indicator, And Instrument Panel In
Truck, And Positions Gun At Predetermined Point In Well. Moves
Controls At Panelboard To Detonate Charge In Gun Which Propels
Bullets Through Wall Of Bore To Pierce Or Fracture Oil- Or
Gas-bearing Formations, Or To Ignite Chemical Charge Which Burns
Fissures In Rock Formations For Passage Of Oil Or Processing
Fluid, Such As Mud Or Cement. Observes Instrument On Control
Panel To Verify Detonation Of Charge In Gun. Repairs Electrical
Instruments, Using Electrician's Handtools. Loads Perforating
Guns At Well Site For Special Shots.
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