Engineers Make a World of Difference

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Engineers Make aWorld of Difference

• Presenters Name
• Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
• _____________ ___, 200_

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Energy Where Would We Be Without It?

• Heat and light
• Transportation
• Electrical products
• Petroleum products
• Lipstick
• Glasses
• Clothing

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Energy Where Would We Be Without It?

• Heat and light
• Transportation
• Electrical products
• Petroleum products
• Cosmetics
• Clothing
• Medicines
• Sports equipment
• Automotive parts

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Fossil Fuels Natures Batteries

• 86 of energy used in U.S. is derived from
  fossil fuels
• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Coal

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Where Do Oil and Gas Come From?
(NOT FROM UNDERGROUND LAKES!)
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Where Do Oil and Gas Come From?
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Discovering Oil and Gas The Ultimate Treasure
Hunt

• Geoscientists (geologists, geophysicists) The
  Finders
• Study the Earth to search for clues to where oil
  and gas might be hidden
• Analyze minerals, soil, and rocks samples
• Evaluate underground geologic structures to find
  oil and gas fields
• Petroleum engineers The Movers
• Determine best drilling methods to find oil and
  gas deep in the Earth
• Manage production when oil and gas are drained
  from underground

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What Petroleum Engineers Do

• Team with geoscientists to understand rock
  formations
• Analyze oil and gas fields qualities
• Determine best drilling methods
• Monitor drilling and production
• Design equipment, processes so maximum amount of
  oil and gas is recovered

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Petroleum Engineers High-Tech Tools Success

• Shoot 3D pictures to virtually walk around
  inside an image of Earth
• Guide drilling rigs from control rooms miles
  away
• Use
• Advanced directional drilling
• technology
• Sophisticated software
• Remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) under water
• 3D visualization

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About My Job

• Where I work
• Company office
• Travel to the field where well is located
  (could be anywhere from Gulf of Mexico to Asia
  or South America)
• What I do
• Determine oil or gas field size
• Decide on best drilling method (consider
  geology)
• Manage drilling of oil and gas wells
• Ensure operation runs smoothly and safely

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About My Job

• What I enjoy
• Problem solving
• Traveling
• Developing new technology
• Flexibility to work for a company or start my
  own business
• Helping turn oil and gas into fuel we use every
  day

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Talents and Skills You Need To Be an Excellent
Petroleum Engineer

• Excel at math and science
• Enjoy problem solving
• Be analytical but also a good communicator
• Like working with people
• Adapt easily to change
• Thrive on challenges

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How You Can Prepare for a Petroleum Engineering
Career

• Enroll in math and physics courses
• Practice problem solving and communicating the
  results
• Study hard and earn top grades (college entry and
  petroleum engineering curriculum quite
  competitive)

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Petroleum Engineering Job Prospects Are Bright

• Petroleum engineers in demand
• Competitive starting salaries range from 65,000
  to 80,000
• Among highest-paid professions
• Petroleum engineering career offers a chance to
  capitalize on what you do best production
  engineer, drilling engineer, reservoir engineer,
  completion engineer, environmental engineer, etc.

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Petroleum Engineering Job Prospects Are Bright

• Ability to remain on technical side or move into
  a managerial position
• Well-respected position in oil and gas industry,
  business world

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Additional Opportunities
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The Oil Industry Saved the Whales

• Mid-1800s 735 U.S. whaling ships whales
  hunted to near extinction
• 1849 method to distill kerosene from petroleum
  discovered
• 1859 first U.S. patent for clean-burning
  kerosene lamp
• Kerosene took over lighting market
• 1876 only 39 U.S. whaling ships

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Drilling Rigs, Production Platforms Are Pit
Stops for Monarch Butterflies

• 300 million monarchs fly from Canada, U.S.
• Spend winters in warm central Mexico
• Offshore oil-industry equipment in Gulf of
  Mexico offers ideal rest stop
• Monarchs attracted to structures with bright
  yellow paint
• Sleep-over lets them take a breather

Source Gary Noel Ross, PhD, professor emeritus
of biology, Southern University, Louisiana
Environmentalist, September-October 1994.
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Shhhh! Dont Disturb the Bears

• When drilling in an area that was home to grizzly
  bears,
• companies cared enough to protect them

• Restricted human access by using remote
  technology to monitor drilling
• Controlled hours of road use
• Drilled wells only during winter
• Muffled equipment noise
• Let sleeping bears lie

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Oil A Timeless Energy Source
People have used oil for thousands of years and
for many purposes, beginning in

• 3000 B.C. Mesopotamians used rock oil in
  architectural adhesives, ship caulks, medicines
  and roads
• 2000 B.C. Chinese refined crude oil for use in
  lamps and to heat their homes

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The Energy Industry Needs You!

• Energy sources are diverse
• Renewable can be replenished in a short time
  biomass (energy from plant and animal matter),
  geothermal, solar, water and wind
• Nonrenewable fuels that cannot be easily made
  or renewed oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear
• All types of energy are depleting and none is
  free of environmental impacts
• Fossil fuels especially oil and gas expected
  to be primary energy sources worldwide for years
  to come

There is a long-term future for petroleum
engineerswho help find oil and gas!
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How Can You Save Energy?

• Turn down the thermostat
• Participate in a car pool
• Drive vehicles that get good gas mileage
• Turn out the lights when you leave a room
• Turn off appliances when you leave a room or
  wont be home

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