Geoscience Technician Final
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GEOSCIENCE TECHNICIAN & TECHNOLOGIST #GeologicalTechnologist #SeismicTechnologist As a Geoscience Technician or Technologist, you are the gatekeeper. You store, retrieve, compile, manipulate and display large amounts of oil and gas data. With all this information, geophysicists and geoscientists look to you for the data they need to make decisions. Seismic data, geophysical data, well data, core data - you have it.
HOW DO I GET HERE? For Geoscience Technicians, a one- or two-year post-secondary diploma in petroleum, chemical or mechanical engineering technology is typically required. For Geoscience Technologists, a two or three-year post-secondary diploma in petroleum, chemical or mechanical engineering technology is typically required.
What does this career look like? Not unlike a bookkeeper who compiles financial data, as a Geoscience Technician or Technologist, you compile data from underground. The rocks, the sand, the oil content. You collate the data about wells, rock formations, topography and other geological information. It’s one thing to have the numbers, but what you also bring is visualization. It allows others to view what a subsurface formation actually looks like. That means your job involves using various software programs to convert data into suitable formats.
Certification by provincial associations of the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT). Certification for both Certified Technicians (C.T.) and Certified Technologist (C.E.T.) requires a certain level of experience, three professional references and successful completion of an exam.
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What would I do? Your stewardship of specific data helps companies understand and evaluate oil and gas reservoirs. One of your key tasks is converting data to different formats for different software. You may play a role in planning, conducting and completing seismic and geological mapping surveys. Specifically, you be: Gathering, transferring and loading information to ensure seismic data is properly matched to well logs and measurement data Conducting or assisting environmental audits Assembling, maintaining or distributing information for library or database systems Reporting problems that arise in the field and working with a Geophysicist to determine the best solutions
+5YRS
Using sophisticated software to create seismic models, synthetic seismograms and contour maps of seismic reflectors
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Senior Level Activity
• Standard and emergency first aid • H2S Alive • Other health and safety training requirements to be determined by specific job requirements.
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What competencies do I need?
PATHWAYS
You’re a problem solver, especially when it comes to computer programming and working with different software and data formats. Organized, detail-oriented and comfortable with following procedures and routine, you love the investigative nature of your job. You bring it together with these skills and knowledge:
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You could move into roles such as:
ENTRY LEVEL 4 Engineering and technology 4 Active listening 4 Computer use 4 Numeracy 4 Attention to detail
0-5YRS
SENIOR LEVEL 4 Physics 4 Critical thinking 4 Document use 4 Monitoring operations 4 Judgment and decision making
5-10YRS+
• Technician/Technologist-inTraining • Certified Technician (CT) • Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) • Technical Specialist • Professional Technologist (P. Tech) • Qualified Professional (QP) You could transfer to different sectors such as:
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• Forestry and logging • Mining and quarrying • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing • Professional, scientific and technical services • Public administration including regulatory
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How can I learn more? To find out more about the roles related to Geoscience Technicians and Technologists and other careers in the oil and gas industry, visit the Careers in Oil + Gas online tool at careersinoilandgas.com.
#GeoscienceTechnicians store, retrieve, compile, manipulate and display large amounts of oil and gas data.
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GEOSCIENCE TECHNICIAN & TECHNOLOGIST #GeologicalTechnologist #SeismicTechnologist As a Geoscience Technician or Technologist, you are the gatekeeper. You store, retrieve, compile, manipulate and display large amounts of oil and gas data. With all this information, geophysicists and geoscientists look to you for the data they need to make decisions. Seismic data, geophysical data, well data, core data - you have it.
HOW DO I GET HERE? For Geoscience Technicians, a one- or two-year post-secondary diploma in petroleum, chemical or mechanical engineering technology is typically required. For Geoscience Technologists, a two or three-year post-secondary diploma in petroleum, chemical or mechanical engineering technology is typically required.
What does this career look like? Not unlike a bookkeeper who compiles financial data, as a Geoscience Technician or Technologist, you compile data from underground. The rocks, the sand, the oil content. You collate the data about wells, rock formations, topography and other geological information. It’s one thing to have the numbers, but what you also bring is visualization. It allows others to view what a subsurface formation actually looks like. That means your job involves using various software programs to convert data into suitable formats.
Certification by provincial associations of the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT). Certification for both Certified Technicians (C.T.) and Certified Technologist (C.E.T.) requires a certain level of experience, three professional references and successful completion of an exam.
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HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING
What would I do? Your stewardship of specific data helps companies understand and evaluate oil and gas reservoirs. One of your key tasks is converting data to different formats for different software. You may play a role in planning, conducting and completing seismic and geological mapping surveys. Specifically, you be: Gathering, transferring and loading information to ensure seismic data is properly matched to well logs and measurement data Conducting or assisting environmental audits Assembling, maintaining or distributing information for library or database systems Reporting problems that arise in the field and working with a Geophysicist to determine the best solutions
+5YRS
Using sophisticated software to create seismic models, synthetic seismograms and contour maps of seismic reflectors
Like · Share ·
+5YRS
Senior Level Activity
• Standard and emergency first aid • H2S Alive • Other health and safety training requirements to be determined by specific job requirements.
www.careersinoilandgas.com
What competencies do I need?
PATHWAYS
You’re a problem solver, especially when it comes to computer programming and working with different software and data formats. Organized, detail-oriented and comfortable with following procedures and routine, you love the investigative nature of your job. You bring it together with these skills and knowledge:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 IS THIS YOU?
You could move into roles such as:
ENTRY LEVEL 4 Engineering and technology 4 Active listening 4 Computer use 4 Numeracy 4 Attention to detail
0-5YRS
SENIOR LEVEL 4 Physics 4 Critical thinking 4 Document use 4 Monitoring operations 4 Judgment and decision making
5-10YRS+
• Technician/Technologist-inTraining • Certified Technician (CT) • Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) • Technical Specialist • Professional Technologist (P. Tech) • Qualified Professional (QP) You could transfer to different sectors such as:
4 Lorem ipsum dolor What can I expect?
4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem ipsum dolor You’re physically at the office in front of a computer screen, but mentally, you’re dealing 4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem ipsum dolor with data deep underground. Engaged in face-to-face discussions, email and phone calls, your job involves interaction with colleagues and technology. Typically employed in the oil sands, exploration and production (E&P), and oil and gas services sectors of the oil and gas industry, you generally work 40 hours a week, but...
• Forestry and logging • Mining and quarrying • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing • Professional, scientific and technical services • Public administration including regulatory
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How can I learn more? To find out more about the roles related to Geoscience Technicians and Technologists and other careers in the oil and gas industry, visit the Careers in Oil + Gas online tool at careersinoilandgas.com.
#GeoscienceTechnicians store, retrieve, compile, manipulate and display large amounts of oil and gas data.
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Funded in part by the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program.
