Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Fields of Study
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (PNGE) is concerned with the design and application aspects of the discovery, production, and transportation of oil and gas resources. Professionals in this field must have a thorough understanding of the geological principles relating to the occurrence, discover, and production of fluid hydrocarbons. The petroleum and natural gas engineer must know and be capable of applying both conventional engineering design principles and natural gas engineering. Petroleum engineers can expect to work for oil or gas companies, research facilities, private consulting firms, or state and federal government agencies.
| Drilling Engineering |
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| Applying engineering expertise to the procedures involved in drilling for oil and natural gas. |  | | | |
| Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves |
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| Calculating the recovery potentials of oil and gas reservoirs and predicting reservoir performance under a variety of production methods for maximum conservation. |
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| Petroleum Properties |
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| Utilizing knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of petroleum to extract, transport, and process it for maximum benefit and minimum environmental impact. |
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| Production Engineering |
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| Applying engineering expertise to the many phases of oil and gas production, reservoir development, drilling and pumping systems to well stimulation and storage. |
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| Rock Properties |
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| Applying knowledge of the earth's rock structures and characteristics to the discovery and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. |
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| Transport Phenomena |
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| Understanding and applying the principles of fluid dynamics and heat transfer to the many aspects involved in moving oil or gas through pipes, including drilling hydraulics, flow calculations, flow measurments, and fluid machinery. |
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