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