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