Essay On Petroleum Engineering

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Malik Haynes
Ms. Gaines
English 3
22, May 2014

Inspiring Career of Petroleum Engineering
HISTORY
Petroleum engineering is one of the most important leading careers of society. This is a field of engineering which relates to parts of chemistry, hydrocarbons that can be crude/oil of natural gas. Petroleum engineering has many difficult stages. As you read more many other facts on why petroleum engineering is important will be stated.
Petroleum engineering is the development and exploitation of crude/oil and natural gas. The foundation was established during the 1890s in California. This career was developed to correlate oil- producing zones and water zones from well to prevent large amounts of water from entering oil- produced zones.
The word relies on oil and gas for energy. Gas and oil have to be located and extracted. Petroleum engineering makes it possible; they are responsible for getting oil and gas fields running. They have a promising future as long as gas and oil are main resources for energy needs.
Petroleum engineers work with other scientists, geologist, chemists and other engineers, to determine how to have oil and gas fields run smooth and safely as possible. They also design equipment used for drilling operations. Their main goal is to establish a system that would produce more oil and gas out of deposits.
Requirements

A petroleum engineer must obtain a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Some engineering programs offer field work while in school to get the student equated with the type of work in the petroleum engineering field. They are required to license to work in the public with others are under another petroleum engineer. Licensing requires an individual to have a degree from an ABET- accredited progr...

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...ions. Oil and gas extraction is the largest industry so that makes it easier to for a petroleum engineer to find employment. Oil and gas companies will begin to drill in deeper water and in less open places due to high prices. This while result in more engineers to work on each drilling site at a time. Many petroleum engineers will be needed to meet regulations for drilling in deep water. Petroleum engineering is one of the highest paying occupations in the economy. Experienced petroleum engineers also may start their own companies and provide services to larger oil and gas companies (‘Petroleum Engineers: Occupational Outlook Handbook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.”U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. N.P., n.d. Web Retrieved on 22 May 2014).
Petroleum engineering is a very challenging field to work in. it would all pay off in the end. The pay is very excellent

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