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