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