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Last updated: November 10, 2024
Mud Analysis Well Logging Operator Salary
in Riverside, California
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$80,689 (USD)
Average Salary
$39/hr
Average Hourly
$1,678
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Mud Analysis Well Logging Operator is $80,689 a year and $39 an hour in Riverside, California, United States. The average salary range for a Mud Analysis Well Logging Operator is between $56,966 and $97,795. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Riverside, California.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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About Riverside, California
Riverside Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside County, and is about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside is the 61st-most-populous city in the United States and the 12th-most-populous city in California. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 314,998. Along with San Bernardino, Riverside is a principal city in the nation's 13th-largest...
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Description:
- Analyzes mud and drill cuttings that are circulated through oil- or gas-well boreholes during drilling operations, using special testing equipment, to detect presence of oil or gas, and interprets findings to locate productive stratum: attaches pump-stroke counter, mud-tank level indicator, and other measurement devices to drilling rig equipment, and connects electrical conductor cables to measurement devices and drilling rig monitoring instruments to prepare field laboratory for testing of mud and well cuttings.
- Detects presence of gas in mud by reading dial of gas-detection meter hooked up to detection devices in mud.
- Collects mud and drill cutting samples during drilling operations, and inspects samples to determine nature of earth formations encountered and presence of oil or gas in formation, using ultraviolet light, microscope, and other laboratory equipment.
- Keeps records of dial readings and tests made, and calculates depth of formations found to contain gas or oil.
- Performs minor repairs to electrical and mechanical equipment.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Mud Analysis Well Logging Operator is $80,689 a year and $39 an hour in Riverside, California, United States. The average salary range for a Mud Analysis Well Logging Operator is between $56,966 and $97,795. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Riverside, California.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Mud Analysis Well Logging Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
Job family population: 8,860
Estimated population of Mud Analysis Well Logging Operator jobs: 602
Rate of error: 7.1%
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About Riverside, California
Riverside Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside County, and is about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside is the 61st-most-populous city in the United States and the 12th-most-populous city in California. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 314,998. Along with San Bernardino, Riverside is a principal city in the nation's 13th-largest...
Job Summary
Description:
- Analyzes mud and drill cuttings that are circulated through oil- or gas-well boreholes during drilling operations, using special testing equipment, to detect presence of oil or gas, and interprets findings to locate productive stratum: attaches pump-stroke counter, mud-tank level indicator, and other measurement devices to drilling rig equipment, and connects electrical conductor cables to measurement devices and drilling rig monitoring instruments to prepare field laboratory for testing of mud and well cuttings.
- Detects presence of gas in mud by reading dial of gas-detection meter hooked up to detection devices in mud.
- Collects mud and drill cutting samples during drilling operations, and inspects samples to determine nature of earth formations encountered and presence of oil or gas in formation, using ultraviolet light, microscope, and other laboratory equipment.
- Keeps records of dial readings and tests made, and calculates depth of formations found to contain gas or oil.
- Performs minor repairs to electrical and mechanical equipment.
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