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Petroleum Engineers
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Petroleum
Engineers
30
Alternate Occupation Titles
Production
Engineer
Engineer
Automation
Engineer
Certification
Engineer
Completion
Engineer
Completions
Engineer
Design
Engineer
Drilling
Engineer
Exploration
Engineer
Logging
Engineer
Mining and Oil Field Equipment Design
Engineer
Mining and Oil Field Equipment Test
Engineer
Mining and Oil Well Equipment Research
Engineer
Mud
Engineer
Natural Gas
Engineer
Oil Drilling
Engineer
Oil Exploration
Engineer
Oil Well
Engineer
Operations
Engineer
Petroleum
Production
Engineer
Petroleum
Engineer
Project
Production
Engineer
Project Reservoir
Engineer
Research
Engineer
Reservoir
Engineer
Reservoir
Engineering
Consultant
Reservoir
Engineering
Manager
Supplier Quality
Engineer
Test
Engineer
Well Surveying
Engineer
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and
production
and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.
12
Tasks
Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance
production.
Assess costs and estimate the
production
capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites.
Assist
engineering
and other personnel to solve operating problems.
Conduct
engineering
research experiments to improve or modify mining and oil machinery and operations.
Confer with scientific,
engineering
, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.
Design or modify mining and oil field machinery and tools, applying
engineering
principles.
Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for
product
recovery and treatment.
Maintain records of drilling and
production
operations.
Monitor
production
rates, and plan rework processes to improve
production.
Supervise the removal of drilling equipment, the removal of any waste, and the
safe
return of land to structural stability when wells or pockets are exhausted.
Test machinery and equipment to ensure that it is
safe
and conforms to performance specifications.
Write technical reports for
engineering
and management personnel.
7
Detailed Work Activities
Collect samples of raw materials or finished
products.
Create models of
engineering
designs or methods.
Direct energy
production
or management activities.
Explain
engineering
drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
Monitor the
productivity
or efficiency of industrial operations.
Research advanced
engineering
designs or applications.
Supervise
engineering
or other technical personnel.
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