Job Description:

• 1) Measures resistance of earth formations to electrical charges, using electrical apparatus to obtain data for locating rock strata favorable to further petroleum exploration activities: Transports electrical equipment and instruments to designated locations, and directs and assists in laying out and connecting cables, electrodes, instrument panels, and other electrical equipment.

• 2) Adjusts electrical instruments to eliminate electrical interferences from earth currents or weather conditions.

• 3) Opens and closes circuits to send electrical current through electrodes into earth.