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