PETRO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Schuyler Larson 6 th period

WHAT IS IT?  A petroleum Engineer is involved in nearly all of the stages of oil and gas development and production. The aim of their work is maintaining a strong emphasis on reducing environmental impact.  Petro Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that applies the natural (or experimental) sciences (chemistry and physics) and life sciences (biology, microbiology and biochemistry) together with mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy.

SKILLS & CHARACTERISTICS!  Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.  Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.  Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.  Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.  Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.  Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.  Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.  Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.  Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.  Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.  Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.  Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.  Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

EDUCATION  For this career you need to have your Bachelors and + 5 years in the field. In high school you need to focus on science and algebra.  Most chemical engineering jobs require a minimum of a bachelor's degree. The non-engineering requirements include extensive chemistry courses and labs, Other non-engineering requirements include sequences in calculus and physics. The engineering portion includes coursework and labs in chemical processes, transport and reactions. Colleges ▪ Texas A&M ▪ Texas Tech ▪ University of Texas

MONEY & HOURS  $130,000 a year ‘one hundred thirty thousand’  $62.64 per hour  $1,306 week (not including weekends)  5,659 a month  Drilling $212,123  Completions 197,739  Production 194,481  Reservoir 187,780 ▪ 40 hours a week ▪ 8 hours a day ▪ Monday<Friday Money and hours may depend on company, location, industry, experience and benefits.

WHAT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS TYPICALLY DO  Design equipment to extract oil and gas in the most profitable way  Develop ways to inject water, chemicals, gases, or steam into an oil reserve to force out more of the oil  Develop plans to drill in oil and gas fields, and then to recover the oil and gas  Make sure that wells, well testing, and well surveys are completed and evaluated  Use computer-controlled drilling or fracturing to connect a larger area of an oil and gas deposit to a single well  Make sure that oil field equipment is installed, operated, and maintained properly ▪ Completions engineers decide the optimal way to finish building a well so that the oil or gas will flow up from underground. They oversee well- completions work, which might involve the use of tubing, hydraulic fracturing, or pressure-control techniques. ▪ Drilling engineers determine the best way to drill an oil or gas well, taking into account a number of factors, including cost. They also ensure that the drilling process is safe, efficient, and minimally disruptive to the environment. ▪ Production engineers take over after a well is completed. They typically monitor the well’s oil and gas production. If a well is not producing as much as it was expected to, production engineers figure out ways to increase the amount being extracted. ▪ Reservoir engineers estimate how much oil or gas can be recovered from underground deposits, known as reservoirs. They study a reservoir’s characteristics and determine which methods will get the most oil or gas out of the reservoir. They also monitor operations to ensure that the optimal levels of these resources are being recovered.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS  American Chemical Society (ACS)  American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)  Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)  Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE)  National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)  Mexican Institute of Chemical Engineers (IMIQ), Mexico (North America) ▪ Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChe), R.B Tariq Pakistan ▪ Iranian Association of Chemical Engineering (IAChE) I.R. Iran ▪ Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChe), India ▪ Israel Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChe), Israel ▪ Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE), Korea ▪ Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE), Philippines ▪ The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ), Japan ▪ Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (TIChE), Thailand ▪ Society of Chemical Engineers, GPO Box 1548, Kathmandu, Nepal (Asia)

LISTINGS  Petroleum Engineer - Permian Basin (AT-Tech Houston, TX )  Principal Petroleum Engineer (Performance Search Group - Houston, TX) $200,000 - $225,000 a year  Principal Reservoir Engineer (Performance Search Group - Houston, TX $200,000 - $220,000 a year)  Trenchless Specialist (Lake Superior Consulting - Houston, TX )

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