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Mud logger

Other names

mudlogger, surface logging technician, surface logging specialist, logging geologist, surface logger, mud logging technican

Geology and surveying

Mud loggers analyse the drilling fluids after they have been drilled up.

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  1. 1

    Study the drilling liquids that come up from the ground.

  2. 2

    Test the liquids in a laboratory.

  3. 3

    Find where oil and gas lie at each depth.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

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Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien des boues/technicienne des boues
español
geólogo de pozo/geóloga de pozo
العربية
مسجل بيانات الطين / مسجلة بيانات الطين
português
Técnico de prospeção geológica/Técnica de prospeção geológica
Deutsch
Analytiker Bohrspülung/Analytikerin Bohrspülung
italiano
analista dei fanghi di perforazione

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