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73 lines
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name: mud-logger
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description: "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."
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# Mud Logger
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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.
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## Core workflow
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1. Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.
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2. Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.
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3. Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.
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4. Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete.
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5. Organize materials to prepare for use.
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6. Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.
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7. Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools.
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8. Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- chemical processes
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- chemistry
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- collect samples
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- conduct soil sample tests
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- examine geochemical samples
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- geology
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- monitor equipment condition
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- natural gas
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- perform data analysis
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- perform sample testing
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- prepare samples for testing
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- test oil samples
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- test samples for pollutants
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- work safely with chemicals
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- write production reports
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## Hot technologies
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Google Docs
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- Microsoft Word
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 58 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-18):
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- Microsoft Excel — 24 %
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- chromatography equipment — 7 %
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- geological software — 7 %
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- Microsoft SharePoint — 7 %
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- Microsoft Teams — 7 %
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- Microsoft Word — 5 %
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---
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d8ff83c0-be8b-47f9-93e3-b13e261e7da5), O*NET 30.3 (47-5081.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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