How do they match: Petroleum Engineers

  • Mining and Oil Field Equipment Design Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Field Equipment Test Engineer
  • Removal Technician

  • 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.

  • Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.
  • Coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment.
  • 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.
  • Simulate reservoir performance for different recovery techniques, using computer models.
  • Write technical reports for engineering and management personnel.

  • Develop technical methods or processes.
  • Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
  • Prepare technical reports for internal use.
  • Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.