Career Exploration Project 1
David Rojas
Educ. 1300, 2060
Dr. Bryant
11/5/14
Petroleum Engineer I chose Petroleum Engineering, because it is a fascinating field in engineering which helps the community by providing a supply of power in an efficient manner. Additionally, it is a job that is bountiful in Texas and as a plus the pay is amazing. Petroleum Engineering is basically drilling and producing petroleum and natural gas in an efficient, safe and profitable way. They also do a lot of planning, which includes looking for yields in production, cost of drilling and production, and simulating future oil field performance using computer modeling techniques. In addition, they design and apply recovery processes and equipment to optimize oil and gas production. Furthermore, they supervise the drilling of other operations in the field. Moreover petroleum engineers can specialize in drilling, completions production operations, reservoir engineering, and economic evaluations. Job duties include keeping up with developments in the field, conducting research, performing economic evaluations of oil reservoirs, optimizing production, planning drilling and production operations, and performing initial reservoir evaluations. Educational requirements include a minimum of Bachelor’s degree. Master’s or Doctorate degrees are usually required for research positions and also provide an advantage in every area. A Doctorate is required for university teaching. It would also be wise to take the fundamentals of engineering exam shortly before or after graduation. Those who pass the exam are given the designation engineer in training. Practical experience in the field work under guidance of experienced engineers, which is frequently provided by summer internships for college students on a competitive basis through the campus interview process. Some petroleum engineers are required to be licensed depending on where you work. In most states, registration criteria involves having a degree from a
Educ. 1300, 2060
Dr. Bryant
11/5/14
Petroleum Engineer I chose Petroleum Engineering, because it is a fascinating field in engineering which helps the community by providing a supply of power in an efficient manner. Additionally, it is a job that is bountiful in Texas and as a plus the pay is amazing. Petroleum Engineering is basically drilling and producing petroleum and natural gas in an efficient, safe and profitable way. They also do a lot of planning, which includes looking for yields in production, cost of drilling and production, and simulating future oil field performance using computer modeling techniques. In addition, they design and apply recovery processes and equipment to optimize oil and gas production. Furthermore, they supervise the drilling of other operations in the field. Moreover petroleum engineers can specialize in drilling, completions production operations, reservoir engineering, and economic evaluations. Job duties include keeping up with developments in the field, conducting research, performing economic evaluations of oil reservoirs, optimizing production, planning drilling and production operations, and performing initial reservoir evaluations. Educational requirements include a minimum of Bachelor’s degree. Master’s or Doctorate degrees are usually required for research positions and also provide an advantage in every area. A Doctorate is required for university teaching. It would also be wise to take the fundamentals of engineering exam shortly before or after graduation. Those who pass the exam are given the designation engineer in training. Practical experience in the field work under guidance of experienced engineers, which is frequently provided by summer internships for college students on a competitive basis through the campus interview process. Some petroleum engineers are required to be licensed depending on where you work. In most states, registration criteria involves having a degree from a