Coiled Tubing Operator

Insert detection instruments into wells with obstructions.

Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Close and seal wells no longer in use.

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

Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.

Perforate well casings or sidewalls of boreholes with explosive charges.

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

Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.

Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.

Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.

Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.