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