At-a-Glance: The most reliable transition into a drilling engineer role combines short, targeted training (well control + well planning), 2–6 months of rig exposure, and a portfolio that proves you ...

The prediction of the rate of penetration (ROP) in drilling engineering is a linchpin for optimising operational efficiency and reducing costs. Recent advances in machine learning have prompted the ...

Kurt Mix, a former BP drilling engineer, was convicted Wednesday by a federal jury for obstructing a federal probe into a 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Prosecutors charged Mix for deleting ...

One of BP's onshore drilling engineers is expected to decline to testify at a joint U.S. Coast Guard/Bureau of Energy Management hearing today, invoking his Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate ...

In Part 1 we discussed why there is rapid expansion of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) for undergrounding transmission and distribution line; mainly to prevent storm-related and wildfire outages ...

Located in one of the country's most resource-rich states, the University of Wyoming's petroleum engineering program is taking bold steps to redefine the future of energy. Our program harnesses the ...

Progression from trainee to independent deepwater coverage typically adds $150–$300/day. Moving to lead on complex wells (HP/HT, narrow ECD window, synthetic/oil-based systems) can add $200–$400/day ...

The U.S. produces some of the best engineering talent in the world, and engineers trained in in-demand fields can command some of the highest salaries among college graduates. Although a bachelor of ...