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