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