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Collect data on underground areas, such as reservoirs, that could be used in carbon sequestration operations.
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Supervise well exploration, drilling activities, or well completions.
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Compile, log, or record testing or operational data for review and further analysis.
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Compile data used to address environmental issues, such as the suitability of potential landfill sites.
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Interview individuals, and research public databases in order to obtain information.
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Assess the environmental impacts of development projects on subsurface materials.
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Record readings in order to compile data used in prospecting for oil or gas.
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Operate or adjust equipment or apparatus used to obtain geological data.
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Assemble, maintain, or distribute information for library or record systems.
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Prepare or review professional, technical, or other reports regarding sampling, testing, or recommendations of data analysis.
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Evaluate and interpret seismic data with the aid of computers.
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Evaluate and interpret core samples and cuttings, and other geological data used in prospecting for oil or gas.
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Plot information from aerial photographs, well logs, section descriptions, or other databases.
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Read and study reports in order to compile information and data for geological and geophysical prospecting.
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Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.
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Inspect engines for wear or defective parts, using equipment or measuring devices.
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Test and analyze samples to determine their content and characteristics, using laboratory apparatus or testing equipment.
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Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.
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Participate in geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrographic, or oceanographic surveys, prospecting field trips, exploratory drilling, well logging, or underground mine survey programs.
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Plan and direct activities of workers who operate equipment to collect data.
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Apply new technologies, such as improved seismic imaging techniques, to locate untapped oil or natural gas deposits.
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Create photographic recordings of information, using equipment.
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Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps, or cross-sections.
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Collect geological data from potential geothermal energy plant sites.
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Set up or direct set-up of instruments used to collect geological data.
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Measure geological characteristics used in prospecting for oil or gas, using measuring instruments.
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Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.
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Conduct geophysical surveys of potential sites for wind farms or solar installations to determine their suitability.
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Adjust or repair testing, electrical, or mechanical equipment or devices.