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