Directional Surveyor / Drilling Engineer (Magnetic Single-Shot and Multi-Shot Film)

$20–60/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: STEM and Coding

Interpret magnetic single-shot and multi-shot film surveys, check wellbore positions, and identify interference or survey errors. This remote contractor role uses documented drilling expertise to help train and evaluate AI systems, with no prior AI experience required.

The work

You will review magnetic single-shot and multi-shot survey data, including traditional film-based survey discs. Day-to-day tasks may include reading instrument records, checking survey stations for inconsistencies, identifying magnetic interference, calculating declination and closure, verifying wellbore positions, and recommending corrections.

How your expertise is used

The project asks you to document step-by-step reasoning so that technical decisions can be used as educational and AI training material. You may also develop realistic drilling scenarios, evaluate model-generated survey interpretations, and explain why a calculation, correction, or quality-control decision is sound. Screening is likely to focus on verifiable field experience, familiarity with film-based instruments, command of wellbore survey calculations, and judgment when records are incomplete or conflicting.

Practical details

This is a remote contractor engagement through micro1. The listing does not specify typical weekly hours, project duration, time-zone coverage, or whether all work is asynchronous, so candidates should confirm those points during onboarding. No prior AI experience is required.

Pay band: $20–60/hr

What they look for

Magnetic single-shot and multi-shot survey film reading
Wellbore survey QC and calculation (declination - interference - closure)
Directional drilling fundamentals

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This tests whether the candidate has directly handled the older film-based workflow rather than only reviewing modern electronic MWD or gyro outputs.
A strong answer: A strong answer identifies the instruments or tool types used, the operating context, the candidate's personal responsibilities, and how the film or disc was developed, read, indexed, and transferred into a survey record. It should distinguish single-shot work from multi-shot work with a concrete example.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by discussing directional surveying generally while giving no evidence that they have actually read or interpreted film-based records.

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