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Job Description
Test or analyze geological samples, crude oil, or minerals to detect presence of petroleum, gas, or mineral deposits indicating potential for exploration or production or to determine physical or chemical properties to ensure that products meet quality standards.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4041.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geological Sample Test Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geological Sample Test Technicians
- Research Associate
- Quality Control Technician (QC Technician)
- Physical Science Technician
- Organic Section Technical Lead
- Materials Technician
- Laboratory Technician
- Environmental Sampling Technician
- Environmental Field Services Technician
- Electron Microprobe Operator
- Core Inspector
- Well Tester
- Well Logger
- Tester
- Test Technician
- Test Evaluator
- Test Engine Operator
- Test Engine Evaluator
- Temperature Logging Operator
- Specialist Field Engineer
- Petroleum Analyst
- Ore Tester
- Oil Well Logger
- Oil Tester
- Oil Laboratory Analyst
- Oil Field Tester
- Oil and Gas Exploration Technician
- Oil Analyst
- Mud Analysis Well-Logging Operator
- Mud Analysis Well-Logging Captain
- Mud Analysis Operator
- Mineral Technologist
- Laboratory Worker
- Laboratory Assistant
- Hydrology Technician
- Geotechnicial Properties Technician
- Geology Technician
- Geology Associate
- Geological Technician
- Gasoline Tester
- Gas Tester
- Gas Prover
- Gas Analyst
- Extractions Technologist
- Explorer
- Drilling Fluids Specialist
- Crude Tester
- Chalk Tester
- Acid Tester
Tasks for “Core Inspector”
- Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.
- Compile, log, or record testing or operational data for review and further analysis.
- Test and analyze samples from potential underground carbon sequestration sites.
- Assemble, operate, or maintain field or laboratory testing, measuring, or mechanical equipment.
- Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps, or cross sections.
- Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.
- Prepare, transcribe, or analyze seismic, gravimetric, well log, or other geophysical or survey data.
- Adjust or repair testing, electrical, or mechanical equipment or devices.
- Prepare or review professional, technical, or other reports regarding sampling, testing, or recommendations of data analysis.
- Participate in the evaluation of possible geothermal energy plant locations.
- Supervise well exploration, drilling activities, or well completions.
- Plot information from aerial photographs, well logs, section descriptions, or other databases.
- Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.
- Test and analyze samples to determine their content and characteristics, using laboratory apparatus or testing equipment.
- Inspect engines for wear or defective parts, using equipment or measuring devices.
- Assess the environmental impacts of development projects on subsurface materials.
- Participate in geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrographic, or oceanographic surveys, prospecting field trips, exploratory drilling, well logging, or underground mine survey programs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital hydrometers
- Single crystal x ray diffractometers
- General purpose burets
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Dissolved salt meters
- Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps
- Fluorescence spectrophotometers
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Personal computers
- Optical particle detectors
- Electronic laboratory balances
- Piezometers
- Digital cameras
- Automatic burets
- Laptop computers
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Rotary pulverizers
- Digital micropipettes
- Glass beakers
- Microwave digestion systems
- Mass spectrometers
- Glass graduated cylinders
- Glass funnels
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP optical emission spectrometers
- Water sampling bailers
- Heated magnetic stirrers
- Ground penetrating radar GPR systems
- Digital chlorine testers
- Total sulfur analyzers
- Glass laboratory crucibles
- Proton magnetometers
- Spectrophotometers
- Water distillation units
- Sieve shakers
- Carbon hydrogen nitrogen CHN analyzers
- Binocular polarizing microscopes
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Digital seismographs
- Desktop computers
- High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
- Gas chromatography equipment
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Sample microsplitters
- Laboratory drying ovens
- Top-loading electronic balances
- Portable dataloggers
- Cryogenic magnetometers
- Conductivity indicators
- Volumetric flasks
- Turbidimeters
- Phase contrast microscopes
- Terrain conductivity meters
- Dissolved organic carbon analyzers
- Gravitational field indicators
- Digital pH meters
- Laboratory pulverizers
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Jaw crushers
- Spinner magnetometers
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Shatterboxes
- Chipmunk crushers
- Rock saws
- Electronic distance meters
- Calorimeters
- Glass dropping pipettes
- Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Laboratory sieves
- Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
- Surface III
- Clark Labs IDRISI Andes
- Martin D Adamiker's TruFlite
- Landmark GeoGraphix
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Golden Software Surfer
- Microsoft Excel
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
- Parallel Geoscience SPW
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Midland Valley 2DMove
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint