Career as Petroleum Engineer
Petroleum Engineers work in drilling oil wells, safe and economical recovery of oil and natural gas, development and processing of petroleum, and management of the production process.
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Job Profile
- Are involved in the several activities involved in the recovery of oil and natural gas
- Develop drilling plans, ascertain the commercial viability of exploration of an oil well
- Work in specialist capacities as reservoir engineer, drilling engineer, production engineer
- As reservoir engineers they estimate the best methods of oil exploration from oil reservoir to ensure commercial productivity
- As drilling engineers they work with the geoscientists to design drilling operations, determine the drilling procedure and supervise the process of drilling
- As production engineers they select the equipments method, and conduct preliminary tests, decide on stimulation techniques to optimize oil recovery from the reservoir
- Design new equipment for drilling as well as oil well machinery
Employment Opportunities
- Oil exploration organizations
- Petroleum and oil companies
- Refineries
- Private Oil Industries
- Gas companies
- Universities
- Petroleum Research Institutions
Recruiting Companies
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. 
Oil India Ltd. 
IBP Co. Limited - Gas Authority of India
- Essar Oil Limited
- Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
- Oil & National Gas Commission
- Reliance Petroleum Industries
How do I get there?
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Std XII
Stream: Sc PCM
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Entrance Exam
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Petroleum Engineer
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Std XII
Stream: Sc PCM
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Entrance Exam
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MTech Petroleum Engineering
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Petroleum Engineer
**JEE( Joint Entrance Examination) selects students for admission to various engineering colleges in India. There are 2 different exams JEE Main and JEE Advanced. JEE Main is conducted by CBSE while JEE-Advanced is conducted by different IITs as decided on rotation basis.
JEE-Mains selects students for admission to BE or B.Tech courses, Integrated MSc’s, B.Arch/B.Planning courses in the NITs, IIITs and all GFTIs (Government – Center & State Funded Technical Institutes).
JEE-Advanced Students qualifying JEE Mains through the prescribed cut-off marks are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced.
JEE Advanced score is required for admission into the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) , ISM-Dhanbad, Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER).
JEE Main Exam Pattern- There are 2 papers
Paper 1-Engineering Entrance Exam for B.Tech/B.E.( 3 hrs objective test on PCM of Class XII level) The test has negative marking. Exam can be taken as a paper pencil test or online.
Paper 2-Architecture Entrance exam for B. Arch/ B.Planning. This is a 3 hr paper and has 3 parts.
Objective test PCM, Aptitude Test, Drawing test
Eligibility: XII PCM from a recognised Board, minimum aggregate 75% or in the top 20 percentile in the XII examination.(65% for Sc/ST)
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun Admission criteria is as follows
B. Tech. Exam Pathway (up to 80% Seat distribution) - Minimum 60% in 10th & 12th & Minimum 60% aggregate in PCM.- UPES Engineering Aptitude Test
Non-Exam Pathway (up to 20% Seat distribution) - Merit in XII /Minimum 80% in 10th & 12th/Minimum 80% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in XII OR
JEE Main Scores -Minimum 60% marks 10th & 12th/ Minimum 60% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in 12th JEE Mains cut off 70 and above for applying for a UPES B.Tech program .
M.Tech Petroleum Engineering-Minimum 60% in 10th & 12th B. Tech /BE in Petroleum/ Gas Engineering/ Petroleum Refining/ Petrochemical Engineering/ Geo Science/Mechanical/ Chemical or M.Sc. in Geology with minimum 60% marks
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