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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
- Crude Tester
- Chalk Tester
- Acid Tester
Tasks for “Drilling Fluids Specialist”
- Participate in the evaluation of possible mining locations.
- Assess the environmental impacts of development projects on subsurface materials.
- Prepare notes, sketches, geological maps, or cross sections.
- Plot information from aerial photographs, well logs, section descriptions, or other databases.
- Collaborate with hydrogeologists to evaluate groundwater or well circulation.
- Prepare or review professional, technical, or other reports regarding sampling, testing, or recommendations of data analysis.
- Adjust or repair testing, electrical, or mechanical equipment or devices.
- Supervise well exploration, drilling activities, or well completions.
- Assemble, operate, or maintain field or laboratory testing, measuring, or mechanical equipment.
- Compile, log, or record testing or operational data for review and further analysis.
- Test and analyze samples to determine their content and characteristics, using laboratory apparatus or testing equipment.
- Test and analyze samples from potential underground carbon sequestration sites.
- Participate in geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrographic, or oceanographic surveys, prospecting field trips, exploratory drilling, well logging, or underground mine survey programs.
- Participate in the evaluation of possible geothermal energy plant locations.
- Prepare, transcribe, or analyze seismic, gravimetric, well log, or other geophysical or survey data.
- Collect or prepare solid or fluid samples for analysis.
- Inspect engines for wear or defective parts, using equipment or measuring devices.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laboratory drying ovens
- Portable dataloggers
- High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
- Cryogenic magnetometers
- Rotary pulverizers
- Carbon hydrogen nitrogen CHN analyzers
- Digital seismographs
- Laptop computers
- Volumetric flasks
- Fluorescence spectrophotometers
- Gravitational field indicators
- Binocular polarizing microscopes
- Rock saws
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Calorimeters
- Dissolved oxygen meters
- Gas chromatography equipment
- Glass graduated cylinders
- Heated magnetic stirrers
- Jaw crushers
- Chipmunk crushers
- Top-loading electronic balances
- Terrain conductivity meters
- Glass beakers
- Piezometers
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Automatic burets
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Conductivity indicators
- Turbidimeters
- Groundwater sampling peristaltic pumps
- Phase contrast microscopes
- Digital cameras
- Dissolved salt meters
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP optical emission spectrometers
- Proton magnetometers
- Single crystal x ray diffractometers
- Microwave digestion systems
- Optical particle detectors
- Spinner magnetometers
- Electronic distance meters
- Electronic laboratory balances
- Digital chlorine testers
- Glass funnels
- Sieve shakers
- Water distillation units
- Digital pH meters
- Desktop computers
- Ground penetrating radar GPR systems
- Shatterboxes
- Sample microsplitters
- Dissolved organic carbon analyzers
- Laboratory sieves
- Fourier transfer infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Personal computers
- Glass dropping pipettes
- General purpose burets
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Glass laboratory crucibles
- Digital micropipettes
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Total sulfur analyzers
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Mass spectrometers
- Spectrophotometers
- Water sampling bailers
- Digital hydrometers
- Laboratory pulverizers
- Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM
- Microsoft Excel
- Clark Labs IDRISI Andes
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Martin D Adamiker's TruFlite
- Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Midland Valley 2DMove
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Surface III
- Parallel Geoscience SPW
- Golden Software Surfer
- Landmark GeoGraphix
- Microsoft Word
- Autodesk AutoCAD