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Petroleum Engineers

Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

Tasks
23 tasks13 core, 10 supplemental
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Architecture & EngineeringOne of its 59 occupations
Code
17-2171.00SOC 2018: 17-2171

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13 core tasks and 10 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.Core taskTask 3582Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  2. Task 2. Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.Core taskTask 3580Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  3. Task 3. Maintain records of drilling and production operations.Core taskTask 3586Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  4. Task 4. Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.Core taskTask 3581Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  5. Task 5. Assist engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems.Core taskTask 3584Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  6. Task 6. Direct and monitor the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys.Core taskTask 3583Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  7. Task 7. Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment.Core taskTask 3585Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  8. Task 8. Assess costs and estimate the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites.Core taskTask 3579Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020
  9. Task 9. Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.Core taskTask 3587Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  10. Task 10. Interpret drilling and testing information for personnel.Core taskTask 3591Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  11. Task 11. Coordinate activities of workers engaged in research, planning, and development.Core taskTask 3598Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  12. Task 12. Write technical reports for engineering and management personnel.Core taskTask 3588Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  13. Task 13. Evaluate findings to develop, design, or test equipment or processes.Core taskTask 3589Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020
  14. Task 14. Test machinery and equipment to ensure that it is safe and conforms to performance specifications.Supplemental taskTask 3600Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  15. Task 15. Assign work to staff to obtain maximum utilization of personnel.Supplemental taskTask 3590Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  16. Task 16. Simulate reservoir performance for different recovery techniques, using computer models.Supplemental taskTask 3596Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  17. Task 17. Design and implement environmental controls on oil and gas operations.Supplemental taskTask 3592Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  18. Task 18. Supervise the removal of drilling equipment, the removal of any waste, and the safe return of land to structural stability when wells or pockets are exhausted.Supplemental taskTask 3594Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  19. Task 19. Inspect oil and gas wells to determine that installations are completed.Supplemental taskTask 3595Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  20. Task 20. Coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment.Supplemental taskTask 3593Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  21. Task 21. Take samples to assess the amount and quality of oil, the depth at which resources lie, and the equipment needed to properly extract them.Supplemental taskTask 3597Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  22. Task 22. Design or modify mining and oil field machinery and tools, applying engineering principles.Supplemental taskTask 3599Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020
  23. Task 23. Conduct engineering research experiments to improve or modify mining and oil machinery and operations.Supplemental taskTask 3601Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 17-2171
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