What this code covers
Well drillers and borers and related workers position, assemble and operate drilling machinery and related equipment to sink wells, extract ore, liquids and gases or for a variety of other purposes. Their tasks include: a) dismantling, moving and assembling drilling rigs and auxiliary equipment; b) assembling and dismantling pipes, casings and drill heads, and replacing dysfunctional equipment; c) operating controls to lower and raise drill pipes and casings in and out of wells, regulate pressure in the well and control the speed of tools; d) preparing drilling fluid and checking the operation of pumps to ensure adequate circulation of fluid in drill pipe and well; e) monitoring gauges and other indicators and listening to equipment to detect malfunctions and unusual well conditions, and determining the need to change drilling or equipment; f) maintaining, adjusting, repairing and cleaning drilling rigs, hoisting and other machinery; g) maintaining records of drilling and servicing operations; h) operating machines and tools to extract dust, cuttings and lost and broken drilling equipment from holes and wells; i) closing and sealing wells no longer in use; j) may supervise and train crew members. Examples of the occupations classified here: Artesian well driller, Boring equipment/wells operator, Bore sinker, Cable driller (gas/oil well), Core driller, Derrickman, Derrick/oil and gas well operator, Developmental driller, Directional driller, Dredgeman, Drilling equipments/wells operator, Drilling rig operator, Gas/oil well rotary driller, Gas/oil well puller, Jumbo operator, Powertong operator, Toolpusher, Tourpusher, Well borer, Well cable tools driller, Well driller, Well testing crew Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Blaster -7542, Miner -8111, Quarrier -8111