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PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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RADIOACTIVITY-INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
radioactivity technician Repairs and services
electrical radioactivity-detecting instruments used to locate radioactive
formations in oil- or gas-well boreholes, using special testing apparatus. Tests
electronic, electrostatic, and electromagnetic elements and circuits of
instruments with special laboratory testing apparatus to locate defective parts
and to verify precise adjustments. Services special
subsurface instruments containing radium or radioactive compounds.
RESEARCH ENGINEER, MINING-AND-OIL-WELL EQUIPMENT
nducts research to develop improved
mining and oil well equipment, performing duties as described under RESEARCH
ENGINEER (profess. & kin.) Master Title.
Reservoir Engineer 010.061-018
ROTARY DERRICK OPERATOR
Rigs derrick equipment and
operates pumps to circulate mud through drill hole: Sets and bolts crown block
to posts at top of derrick. Strings cables through pulleys and blocks.
Clamps holding fixture on end of hoisting cable. Weighs
clay, and mixes drilling mud, using portable power mixer. Starts pumps that
circulate mud through drill pipe and borehole to cool drill bit and flush out
drill-cuttings. Cleans and oils pulleys, blocks, and cables. May repair pumps
[PUMP SERVICER (any industry)].
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