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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2171.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 147,030.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 70.00
Currently, there are 32,780 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Petroleum Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Mining and Oil Field Equipment Design Engineer”

Test machinery and equipment to ensure that it is safe and conforms to performance specifications.
Inspect oil and gas wells to determine that installations are completed.
Direct and monitor the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys.
Assign work to staff to obtain maximum utilization of personnel.
Maintain records of drilling and production operations.
Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment.
Design or modify mining and oil field machinery and tools, applying engineering principles.
Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.
Evaluate findings to develop, design, or test equipment or processes.
Assist engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems.
Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.
Coordinate activities of workers engaged in research, planning, and development.
Assess costs and estimate the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites.
Simulate reservoir performance for different recovery techniques, using computer models.
Take samples to assess the amount and quality of oil, the depth at which resources lie, and the equipment needed to properly extract them.
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.
Design and implement environmental controls on oil and gas operations.
Coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment.
Conduct engineering research experiments to improve or modify mining and oil machinery and operations.
Interpret drilling and testing information for personnel.
Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.
Write technical reports for engineering and management personnel.
Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.

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