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re: Petroleum engineering technology
Posted on 4/3/22 at 5:26 pm to terd ferguson
Posted on 4/3/22 at 5:26 pm to terd ferguson
Kyleww1@yahoo.com
Posted on 4/3/22 at 5:28 pm to Kyleww1
Make sure he takes a lot of coding classes. Will need them every 10 years when he is laid off
Posted on 4/3/22 at 5:53 pm to Kyleww1
Certainly not an engineering degree would not be an engineer. Would probably be more along the lines by of operations or project manager. Probably better to go into Information Systems
This post was edited on 4/3/22 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 4/3/22 at 5:56 pm to Kyleww1
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La Tech which has a good engineering dept
Anecdotally, in my 20+ years in engineering I've never run across an engineer from LA Tech in my industry. If you're staying in LA and studying engineering, LSU is probably the best bet.
To the OP, FWIW, my current and previous company won't hire engineering tech degrees...only full engineering degrees.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 6:34 pm to Kyleww1
I do know that LA Tech was highly regarded at one point for Petroleum Engineering, if that's what he wants to do. My dad went there and did well with his degree, but he's been retired for a bit (he went to Tech with Terry Bradshaw and Phil Robertson, but retired pretty late because the money was hard to walk away from).
This post was edited on 4/3/22 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 4/3/22 at 6:41 pm to Kyleww1
FYI, Tech does the quarter system. I know a few people who couldn’t do engineering at Tech because it’s all crammed into 10 week periods.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 7:02 pm to Kyleww1
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. If not it may be La Tech which has a good engineering dept
Probably the best in the state.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 7:13 pm to Kyleww1
He could make good money being an MWD
Posted on 4/3/22 at 7:17 pm to aileron
quote:If you're in LA, regardless of your industry, that's hard to believe. Not that your lying or mistaken, just hard to believe.
20+ years in engineering I've never run across an engineer from LA Tech in my industry
Posted on 4/3/22 at 7:24 pm to Kyleww1
PET isn’t a fully accredited Engineering Curriculum.
Chose a better school or a fully accredited program at Nichols.
Chose a better school or a fully accredited program at Nichols.
This post was edited on 4/4/22 at 7:26 am
Posted on 4/3/22 at 7:46 pm to Blutarsky
It's like architecture and construction management.
Hmmm..sorta…not sure this is what you are looking at but a PetE eng is a four year degree… … the Petroleum tech was two years… guys took less math and weed out classes like organic, thermo etc and more petroleum courses up to a sophomore ish.. also had more classes for hands on stuff like valves…
I would say it was similar to a ptech job that specifically is for chemical plants but is focused around field work like field operations…
So … look at it and see if ptec two year for plant.. good path.. petroleum technology for field operations ..not a bad life…which also leads into petroleum technologist for office jobs..
As a petroleum engineer working for a major we had a few petroleum techs that started in field operation ( district offices) and were moved into corp offices…. we had them do our clerical busy work.. easy job.. office job…
Regardless the pay is good, job is good, and quality of life good if able to get into corp office
But as a retired 30plus guy with degrees in petroleum engineering, geology, geophysics my recommendation is stay away from oil industry.. constant boom bust… layoffs … etc
They have interesting things around the electrical industry… tech…turbine…electric eng.. or medical…
Hmmm..sorta…not sure this is what you are looking at but a PetE eng is a four year degree… … the Petroleum tech was two years… guys took less math and weed out classes like organic, thermo etc and more petroleum courses up to a sophomore ish.. also had more classes for hands on stuff like valves…
I would say it was similar to a ptech job that specifically is for chemical plants but is focused around field work like field operations…
So … look at it and see if ptec two year for plant.. good path.. petroleum technology for field operations ..not a bad life…which also leads into petroleum technologist for office jobs..
As a petroleum engineer working for a major we had a few petroleum techs that started in field operation ( district offices) and were moved into corp offices…. we had them do our clerical busy work.. easy job.. office job…
Regardless the pay is good, job is good, and quality of life good if able to get into corp office
But as a retired 30plus guy with degrees in petroleum engineering, geology, geophysics my recommendation is stay away from oil industry.. constant boom bust… layoffs … etc
They have interesting things around the electrical industry… tech…turbine…electric eng.. or medical…
Posted on 4/3/22 at 7:57 pm to Kyleww1
Stat away from O&G, I have been hoping to get laid off to force my hand and switch industries. It is still not what it was before the 14 downturn.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 7:58 pm to Kyleww1
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Petroleum engineering technology
With any of the engineering technology degrees you would dypically work under an actual engineer doing more hands-on type of a job instead of being in an office doing design work.
With the degree that you mention, I would guess that he would end up working for either a drilling company or an oil field service company. In both of those jobs, the money is damn good but you work long hours under adverse conditions. I did some of these types of jobs for internships during college.
Don’t get too hung up on this, as almost everyone changes majors a couple times before graduation. You just need to be damn sure when he changes majors, some of his credits will transfer. Because tech is on the quarter system, you can lose a hell of a lot of credits if he ever tries to transfer to the LSU system….I don’t know how interchangeable nichols is.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 8:02 pm to thegreatboudini
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he should do something outside of O&G.
Absolutely awful advice. O&G is a young man’s game. Tell your son to come get some oilfield cash while it’s still available
Posted on 4/3/22 at 8:06 pm to Spankum
tech is on the quarter system,
Fwiw I started at la tech and after my freshman years switched to LSU Baton Rouge.. as op said I lost some applicable hours .. I was half done in a few things ie you needed two quarters of the class to equal a three hour class in br of same type..
But at least when I had to retake the class the first half of the semester was easy ( sorta)… no college was easy for me:(
Fwiw I started at la tech and after my freshman years switched to LSU Baton Rouge.. as op said I lost some applicable hours .. I was half done in a few things ie you needed two quarters of the class to equal a three hour class in br of same type..
But at least when I had to retake the class the first half of the semester was easy ( sorta)… no college was easy for me:(
Posted on 4/3/22 at 8:13 pm to Captain Crackysack
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Absolutely awful advice.
I agree, oil is here to stay until there is no more oil to be drilled. I don’t see oil keeping pace with the current boom. But in 20 years there will be a severe shortage of people with oilfield skills and education all because people keep telling the young ones to stay away.
With that being said , if i was picking one of the technology degrees i would either pick industrial or electrical first . Petroleum is too focused and something you could go back and add later.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 8:25 pm to Yukon7
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i would either pick industrial or electrical first
Posted on 4/3/22 at 8:45 pm to WildManGoose
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If you're in LA
Not in LA. Took my degree and ran. Not in the Petro/chem business either. Just saying I've run into engineers from LSU and even Southern U across the country but never LA Tech. Maybe the tech engineers all stay in LA and go work in the plants.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 8:49 pm to OilfieldTrash
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Speaking from over 25 years experience, I would tell your son to look into another field or go to an accredited engineering school and take up ChemE or Mechanical.
This. ABET is the accreditation you're looking for, and ditch the "technology" part. If he doesn't want to be a formal engineer there's good money to be made with a ptech degree or the like.
Eta:If I were to do it over again I would probably still stick with structural stuff but even ME's do plenty of O&G stuff as well and are not cornered into only doing O&G, same with electricals and structurals.
This post was edited on 4/3/22 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 4/3/22 at 8:56 pm to Kyleww1
Chemical Engineer. $$$$$$$$$$$
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