| Job Title |
Service-unit Operator, Oil Well |
| Job Description |
Operates Equipment To Increase Oil Flow From Producing Wells,
Or To Remove Stuck Pipe, Casing, Tools, Or Other Obstructions
From Drilling Wells, Using Specialized Subsurface Tools And
Instruments: Directs Sample-taker Operator (petrol. & Gas) To
Assemble And Connect Pipe And Hydraulic Lines Of Flushing
Equipment To Wellhead. Starts Pumps Which Circulate Water, Oil,
Or Other Fluid Through Well, Removing Sand And Other Materials
Obstructing Free Flow Of Oil. Perforates Well Casing Or Sidewall
Of Borehole With Explosive Charge [perforator Operator, Oil Well
(petrol. & Gas)]. Assembles And Lowers Detection Instruments
Into Wells Having Drill Pipe, Drilling Tools, Or Other
Obstructions Wedged In Well. Interprets Instrument Readings To
Ascertain Depth Of Obstruction. Directs Lowering Of Specialized
Equipment To Point Of Obstruction And Pushes Switches Or Pulls
Levers To Back-off Pipe By Chemical Or Explosive Action, Or To
Sever Pipe At Point Of Obstruction, Permitting Recovery Of
Pipestring And Resumption Of Drilling Operations. Assembles And
Operates Sound Wave Generating And Detecting Mechanisms For
Determining Fluid Level In Wells. May Operate Hoist To Lower And
Raise Tools [hoist Operator (petrol. & Gas)].
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