Job Description:

• 1) Plans and directs activities of field party engaged in collecting seismic data used in prospecting for oil or gas: Designates location of shot holes and placement of seismometers and connecting cables over blast area according to plot drawn by SURVEYOR, GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING.

• 2) Plans and directs activities of workers engaged in laying out seismographic measuring apparatus over test area.

• 3) Surveys area to verify that equipment is in position specified and tests electrical circuits for continuity.

• 4) Directs SHOOTER, SEISMOGRAPH to detonate charges placed in shot holes, using short wave radio.

• 5) Observes reaction of recording instruments to detect irregularity.

• 6) Develops picture of seismic wave pattern in photographic developing solution.

• 7) Examines wave pattern on subterranean strata for evidence of distortion caused by electronic crossfeed, short circuit, or loose connection.

• 8) Orders redrilling of shot holes and equipment layout to repeat shot.

• 9) Directs repair or repairs instruments or equipment, using manufacturers' manuals and handtools.