2.8 KiB
2.8 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| mud-logger | Occupational skill for the role 'mud logger' (also: mudlogger, surface logging technician, surface logging specialist, logging geologist, surface logger, mud logging technican). Use when the user asks for typical mud logger work such as: Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.; Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.; Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites. |
Mud Logger
Mud loggers analyse the drilling fluids after they have been drilled up. They analyse the fluids in a laboratory. Mud loggers determine the position of hydrocarbons with respect to depth. They also monitor natural gas and identify lithology.
Core workflow
- Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.
- Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.
- Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.
- Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete.
- Organize materials to prepare for use.
- Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.
- Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools.
- Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- chemical processes
- chemistry
- collect samples
- conduct soil sample tests
- examine geochemical samples
- geology
- monitor equipment condition
- natural gas
- perform data analysis
- perform sample testing
- prepare samples for testing
- test oil samples
- test samples for pollutants
- work safely with chemicals
- write production reports
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 58 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-18):
- Microsoft Excel — 24 %
- chromatography equipment — 7 %
- geological software — 7 %
- Microsoft SharePoint — 7 %
- Microsoft Teams — 7 %
- Microsoft Word — 5 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d8ff83c0-be8b-47f9-93e3-b13e261e7da5), ONET 30.3 (47-5081.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*