1. Welcome to the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering

2. What is Petroleum Engineering?
Locate, evaluate and develop the world’s oil and natural gas supply
Reservoir Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Production Engineering
Geology/Geophysics
Design and manage well systems
Provide the world’s energy needs safely and environmentally sound
Three (3) primary fields of focus:
Drilling
Production/Completions
Reservoir 2

3. Fun Facts What is the longest drilled oil well in the world?
How much oil is produced in the U.S. each day?
What are oil & gas used for?

4. Many executives of major, multinational oil companies are Aggie Petroleum Engineers
Aggie Network
Over 200 CEOs of Major/Independent Energy Companies (since 1937)
4 National Academy of Engineers
8 SPE Presidents
10 Campus Buildings Named after PETE Alumni

5. The Texas A&M PETE Program
Texas A&M enrollment = 58,724
College of Engineering = 15,352
Petroleum Engineering = 641 undergraduates (Soph.-Sen.) and 427 graduate students
Undergraduate program size is restricted from growth
40 professors and lecturers (4 National Academy of Engineering)
Undergraduate program---best in the nation (most recent ranking, U.S. News and World Report)
Study abroad opportunities including China, Germany, Brazil, Scotland, Greece, Qatar and more!

6. What Do Texas A&M Petroleum Engineers Study?
Freshman year – Engineering Foundation
English, math, science, intro engineering
Sophomore year – Advanced Engineering Concepts, Begin Major
Math, geology, engineering science, first petroleum engineering courses (drilling, petrophysics)
Junior year – Fully Invested in Major
foundation petroleum engineering courses (reservoir, production, petroleum evaluations)
Senior year – Advanced Major Topics
advanced petroleum engineering courses plus technical electives & capstone design course
Summer after Sophomore or Junior year
All PETE Students are required to complete a full summer internship in the oil & gas industry
Optional study abroad opportunities

7. Many Aspects of Petroleum Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Engineering
Communication
Finance/Business/Economics
Politics/World Events

8. Society of Petroleum Engineers
The largest official student organization at Texas A&M
Second largest student chapter in the world!
Winner of the Outstanding Student Chapter Award
Connect TAMU PETE’s with the industry

9. For more information see a PETE advisor:
Professor McLeroy, Director
Dr. Ding Zhu, Honor Program Coordinator
Ms. Gail Krueger, Sr Administrator
We are located in Room 501 Richardson Bldg.
Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Contact:
Alex Lambros, Director of Recruitment