The last step in oil exploration is done when petroleum engineers have a test well drilled. This step is important, because even with all the oil exploration methods available it is impossible to determine conclusively that oil or natural gas is present until a test well is drilled and oil or natural gas is actually recovered and verified. Oil exploration is very expensive, and it can cost millions of dollars with no results guaranteed. Petroleum engineers are crucial to discovering new oil fields, and there are a shortage of these engineers available, partly due to increased energy demand around the world. Because it is so labor and cost intensive to locate new oil fields, and because of the threat to the environment that fossil fuels pose, using renewable energy sources must be considered a priority. Oil reserves are becoming harder to find, and it is taking more money and effort to find new oil fields. Petroleum engineers make really good money, but this field requires years of study and experience in the field. This takes an extended amount of time to do, so filling the petroleum engineer shortage will not happen quickly.

3 Responses to “How Petroleum Engineers Find New Oil Fields?”

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   Anonymous Says:
   

   Who find petroleum is Petroleum Geologist. Petroleum Engineers is responsable by explotation and production.

   June 20th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
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   solid sam Says:
   

   i am a 2nd year chemical engineering student. i need more details on seismic surveys and how they are done exactly.

   May 31st, 2009 at 1:38 am
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   tech_girl Says:
   

   This is a great article for the lay person to read in order to find out more about how oil fields are found. Most people have no idea what it takes to seek out these wells. Thanks for the great work.

   January 19th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

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