Occupation information for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: No formal educational credential

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

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• Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
• Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
• Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
• Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
• Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
• Direct drilling crews performing activities such as assembling and connecting pipe, applying weights to drill pipes, or drilling around lodged obstacles.
• Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
• Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
• Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
• Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.

Tools:

• Hoists
• Pipe handling equipment
• Screwdrivers
• Slickline chemical cutters
• Slickline jet cutters

Technology:

• Analytical or scientific software
• Cloud-based data access and sharing software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Facilities management software
• Industrial control software

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