Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Career in Petroleum Engineering | Amet University

Petroleum is presently one of the main sources of fuel used widely in the world and thus as career students find petroleum engineering as a very attractive and lucrative option. Graduates in Petroleum engineering are called Petroleum Engineers and this domain of engineering deal with the study of production of hydrocarbons such as crude oil and natural gas

Petroleum engineers are usually responsible for the design and development of methods for extracting oil and natural gas from deposits under the Earth’s surface. They are also responsible to find new ways for extracting oil & natural gas from older wells. As this domain demands a person to have a skill set to handle multiple operations, a petroleum engineer needs to have knowledge about many other disciplines of science such as geophysics, formation evaluation, drilling, petroleum geology, reservoir simulation, reservoir engineering, well engineering, artificial lift systems, economics, etc.
There are three types of petroleum engineers:

Reservoir Engineers

They help evaluate field performance opportunities, maximize the final value of a property and enhance the production of oil and natural gas.

Drilling Engineers

They handle the technical aspects of drilling and are responsible to implement safe and environmentally sound practices in the field operations and maintenance.

Production Engineers

They handle the interface between reservoirs and wells and are responsible for the management of oil and natural gas production operations. Production Engineers also assist to maximize profitability by increasing revenue and reducing operating expenses.

Petroleum engineers usually work from an office or work at the petroleum drilling well sites. They often have to travel frequently to these work sites for meeting other engineers, oilfield workers, and customers.

The following is a list of duties of petroleum engineers:
  1. Design equipment for extracting oil & natural gas from onshore & offshore reserves deep underground.
  2. Develop strategies to drill and extract oil & gas from the reserves, and then recover it in the most environmentally safe and cost-efficient way.
  3. Develop innovative methods to inject water, chemicals, gas, or steam into this oil reserve to force out more oil or gas, thus increasing production.
  4. Ensure whether the oilfield equipment is installed, operated, and maintained properly.
  5. Evaluate and inspect the production of the petroleum reserve through surveys, testing, and analysis.
The following is a list of skills expected from a petroleum engineer:
  • Inquisitive mindset
  • Leadership qualities
  • Lucid communication skills
  • Team player
  • Logical and problem-solving thinking skills.
Petroleum engineers find employment opportunities in
  1. Petroleum & Oil production companies
  2. Oil exploration organizations
  3. Petroleum Research Institutions
  4. Oil & Gas Refineries
  5. Private Oil manufacturing industries
  6. Gas production and manufacturing companies
  7. Colleges and Universities

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