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TASK

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

ID

work_construction/service_unit_operators_oil_and_gas

Type

TASK

Children

19

Child Nodes (19)

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Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.

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Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.

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Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.

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Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.

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Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.

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Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.

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Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.

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Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.

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Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.

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Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.

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Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.

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Close and seal wells no longer in use.

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Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.

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Apply green technologies or techniques, such as the use of coiled tubing, slim-hole drilling, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, or gas lift systems.

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Operate specialized equipment to remove obstructions by backing off or severing pipes by chemical or explosive action.

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Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.

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Examine unserviceable wells to determine actions to be taken to improve well conditions.

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Monitor sound wave-generating or detecting mechanisms to determine well fluid levels.

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Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.