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WORK-OVER RIG OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: WORK-OVER RIG OPERATOR

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Occupations

Controls power hoisting equipment to pull casing, tubing, and pumping rods from oil and gas wells for repair and to lower repaired equipment, testing devices, and servicing tools into well: Attaches cable clamp to top of pump rod or casing and starts winch or hydraulic jack that raises rod or casing. Disconnects sections of rod or casing, using hand and power wrenches and tongs. Runs packer (plug device) into well to control flow of oil, water, or gas during well-pulling operations. Lowers swabber into well to clear mud from screens at bottom of well and to establish flow of oil. Lowers pressure-recording device into well and interprets charts. Lowers special tools into well to fish for broken rods and tubing and to scrape paraffin and incrustations from casing or tubing. Plugs well with cement [CEMENTER, OIL WELL (petrol. & gas)]. Tests pipe for leaks, using hydraulic-testing equipment. May drive truck equipped with portable hoisting equipment. May be designated according to type of equipment used as Hydraulic Oil-Tool Operator (petrol. & gas). (references)

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

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Alternative Orthography: WORK-OVER RIG OPERATOR


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

57 4F 52 4B 2D 4F 56 45 52      52 49 47      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52

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

        

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

01010111 01001111 01010010 01001011 00101101 01001111 01010110 01000101 01010010 00100000 01010010 01001001 01000111 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#79 &#82 &#75 &#45 &#79 &#86 &#69 &#82 &#32 &#82 &#73 &#71 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 004F 0052 004B 002D 004F 0056 0045 0052      0052 0049 0047      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

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

574952451549563952252434124950395235544952

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