Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum engineering is a recent development in the field of technical education which is becoming very much popular among young masses.Petroleum Engineers are involved in exploration and production activities of petroleum which is an upstream end of an energy sector. Petroleum Engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil of natural gas. Exploration and production are deemed to fall with in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.
The prime motive of petroleum engineers to locate a natural reservoirs of petroleum deposits. They work to develop more effective, cost-efficient methods of petroleum recovery through the application of principles from chemistry, mathematics, engineering and geology.
The study covers a wide range of topics including economics, geology, geochemistry, geopolitics, geomechanics, geophysics, oil drilling, knowledge management, seismology, tectonics, thermodynamics, well logging, well completion, oil and gas production, reservoir development and pipelines etc.
With the development of new technology petroleum engineering has become a very useful in the extraction process improvement in computer modelling material and application of statistics, probability analysis, and new technologies like horizontal drilling and enhanced oil recovery have also improve the toolbox of the petroleum engineer in recent decades.
Petroleum engineers required a good knowledge for many other related disciplines such as geophysics, petroleum geology, formation evaluation drilling , economics reservoirs stimulation, reservoir engineering, well engineering, artificial lift systems, completions and petroleum production engineering.
There are are few institution in India offering B.Tech/M.tech programs petroleum engineering the courses are thought by professionals from petroleum industries including ISM, ONGC, IOCL and also academicians and researchers from several global centers dealing with petroleum technology and research.
Top Colleges in India
:- Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Mumbai
:- Indian School of Mines, ISM Dhanbad.
:- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, UPES Dehradun
:- Chandigarh University, Mohali
:- Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, PDPU Gandhinagar
:- Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Petroleum Technology, RGIPT Uttar Pradesh
:- Maharashtra Institute of Technology, MIT Pune
Scope
Being a field where the pay is on higher side, many student pursue petroleum engineering.
There is a demand for petroleum engineers, at all levels from the both public and the private sector companies and organizations.
Student Chapters
The most popular student chapter is Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and AAPG Student Chapter.
SPE Student Chapter
The Society of Petroleum Engineers is the largest individual members or organisation serving managers, engineers, scientist and other professionals worldwide in the upstream segment of the oil and gas industry. It is a unique opportunity to contribute the profession through their programs and activities and many of our accomplishments a driver by their dedicated members.
AAPG Student Chapter
AAPG is a global organisation that comprises a drive multiracial multicultural group of professional and as students may be connected by a love of the jio science and respect from our profession.
AAPG primary purpose is to advance the geoscience power code of ethics make it clear that "the privileges of the professional practice require professional morality and professional responsibility".
AAPG had a history of taking action and promoting program that express our key values and professionalisms. These include Global conference, educational programs, AAPG region activities the woman network and many worldwide student activities.