Petroleum engineering education in the year 2000

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Pet. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/15347-PA· OSTI ID:5686022

Von Gonten, W D

Petroleum engineering education is tied directly to the needs of the drilling and production sectors of the petroleum industry. The demand for petroleum engineering graduates has experienced the same boom-and-bust cycles as the petroleum industry. Since 1956, undergraduate petroleum engineering enrollments have been as low as 1,000 and as high as 10,000. These extreme fluctuations in enrollment have caused severe problems for petroleum educational programs. The article describes undergraduate petroleum engineering programs, effects of new technology and new areas of emphasis in the petroleum engineering curricula.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ.
• OSTI ID: 5686022
• Journal Information: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 39:10; ISSN JPTJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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