petroleum engineer
Petroleum engineers evaluate gas and oil fields. They design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from underneath the earth's surface. They maximise the recovery of hydrocarbon at a minimum cost, pursuing minimal impact on the environment.
Also called: petroleum geologist, reservoir engineer, petroleum engineers, gas engineer, oil and gas engineer, petroleum production technician
- 24
- essential skills
- 3
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
24- address problems critically
- chemistry
- compile reservoir performance plans
- design well flow systems
- determine flow rate enhancement
- geology
- interpret extraction data
- liaise with mine professionals
- liaise with well test engineers
- manage fluid production in gas
- manage production fluid in oil production
- manage well interaction
- mathematics
- monitor extraction logging operations
- prepare extraction proposals
- prepare scientific reports
- prepare well formation evaluation programmes
- provide petroleum engineering support
- report well results
- select well equipment
- supervise staff
- troubleshoot
- use reservoir surveillance
- well testing operations
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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