Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
2. 02Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
3. 03Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
4. 04Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
5. 05Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
6. 06Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
7. 07Close and seal wells no longer in use.
8. 08Apply green technologies or techniques, such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.
9. 09Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.
10. 10Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.
11. 11Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
12. 12Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.

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