# 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. - Code: 17-2171.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 17-2171) - Family: [Architecture & Engineering](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-17), one of its 59 occupations - Tasks: 23 tasks (13 core and 10 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2171.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/17-2171.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery. Core task · Task 3582 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 2. Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production. Core task · Task 3580 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 3. Maintain records of drilling and production operations. Core task · Task 3586 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 4. Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production. Core task · Task 3581 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 5. Assist engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems. Core task · Task 3584 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 6. Direct and monitor the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys. Core task · Task 3583 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 7. Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment. Core task · Task 3585 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 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 task · Task 3579 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 9. Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems. Core task · Task 3587 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 10. Interpret drilling and testing information for personnel. Core task · Task 3591 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 11. Coordinate activities of workers engaged in research, planning, and development. Core task · Task 3598 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 12. Write technical reports for engineering and management personnel. Core task · Task 3588 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 13. Evaluate findings to develop, design, or test equipment or processes. Core task · Task 3589 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2020 14. Test machinery and equipment to ensure that it is safe and conforms to performance specifications. Supplemental task · Task 3600 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 15. Assign work to staff to obtain maximum utilization of personnel. Supplemental task · Task 3590 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 16. Simulate reservoir performance for different recovery techniques, using computer models. Supplemental task · Task 3596 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 17. Design and implement environmental controls on oil and gas operations. Supplemental task · Task 3592 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 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 task · Task 3594 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 19. Inspect oil and gas wells to determine that installations are completed. Supplemental task · Task 3595 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 20. Coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment. Supplemental task · Task 3593 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 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 task · Task 3597 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 22. Design or modify mining and oil field machinery and tools, applying engineering principles. Supplemental task · Task 3599 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2020 23. Conduct engineering research experiments to improve or modify mining and oil machinery and operations. 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