Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum engineers may work on specific production-related problems in a technical area or may work as broad technical problem solvers within an organization. Petroleum engineers are required to utilize complex technologies. Exploration and production projects are sophisticated and the financial and physical risks must be integrated into engineering design of specific exploration and production systems to make them work.

Career Opportunities
Completion Engineer Drilling Engineer Geotechnical Engineer	Hydrology Engineer Production Engineer Reservoir Engineer

Related Skills

• Proficiency in written and oral communication
• Technical leadership
• Work well in groups and unsupervised
• Aptitude for accuracy and details
• Make sound decisions to solve quantitative problems

Hiring Institutions

• Energy
• Utilities
• Oil & Gas
• Government
• Engineering Firms

Personal Attributes

• High degree of personal integrity
• High personal work ethic
• Creative thinking
• Innovative
• Ensure safety and performance
• Encourage teamwork
• Independence
• Analytical and logical thinking
• Capacity for precision, detail and order
• Thoroughness

Career Paths of Recent Graduates

Related Websites

Job Listings:

National Index of Engineering Jobs and Resources
Engineering Central
EngineerJobs.com
Just Engineers
NationJob Network
Biotech Jobs
TopEngineeringJobs.com
OK Job Match

Career Planning:

What You Need to Know About
Occupational Outlook Handbook

Organizations and Associations:

Society of Petroleum Engineers
American Association of Drilling Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
American Indian Science & Engineering Society

Miscellaneous:

The University of Oklahoma Mewbourne School of Petroleum & Geological Engineering