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PERFORATOR OPERATOR, OIL WELL

Specialty Definition: PERFORATOR OPERATOR, OIL WELL

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Operates truck-mounted hoisting equipment and electrical control panel to position and explode charges in oil or gas wells to pierce drill pipes, casings, tubings, and fracture earth formations: Assembles tools and equipment at well site, using handtools. Lowers perforating gun into well, using hoist. Observes odometer, weight indicator, and instrument panel in truck, and positions gun at predetermined point in well. Moves controls at panelboard to detonate charge in gun which propels bullets through wall of bore to pierce or fracture oil- or gas-bearing formations, or to ignite chemical charge which burns fissures in rock formations for passage of oil or processing fluid, such as mud or cement. Observes instrument on control panel to verify detonation of charge in gun. Repairs electrical instruments, using electrician's handtools. Loads perforating guns at well site for special shots. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PERFORATOR OPERATOR, OIL WELL


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 45 52 46 4F 52 41 54 4F 52      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 2C      4F 49 4C      57 45 4C 4C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01000101 01010010 01000110 01001111 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 00101100 00100000 01001111 01001001 01001100 00100000 01010111 01000101 01001100 01001100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#69 &#82 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82 &#44 &#32 &#79 &#73 &#76 &#32 &#87 &#69 &#76 &#76

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0045 0052 0046 004F 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 002C      004F 0049 004C      0057 0045 004C 004C

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5039524049523554495224950395235544952142494346257394646

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