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When you oil your bike chain or skateboard bearings, or put a quartof 10–40W in the family car, do you wonder where the oil comesfrom? A gas and petroleum technologist not only knows where itcomes from, but also is involved in many of the technical activities

that go into its production.As a gas and petroleum technologist, you could specialize in gas and petroleum,geological or geophysical studies, exploration and production, or transmission anddistribution. Your knowledge and training would be applied to petroleum drilling,production procedures, formation evaluation and reservoir engineering.You might be involved in sizing equipment and setting procedures necessary forthe production of oil and gas, or calculating and compiling production statisticsfrom various tests required for the evaluation of projects.Some of the activities you might do as a technologist in this field are:

• Directing the work required in assembling the mechanical and electricaltesting instruments used at the well-site

• Measuring and recording pressures, temperatures and flow rates at productionfacilities

• Analyzing the mud that is extracted through boreholes during drillingoperations

• Calculating the optimum consistency of mud required for different drillingoperations

• Designing well completions (including casing designs, and cementingvolumes and pressures)

• Sizing gas dehydration and hydrate suppression equipment• Specifying surface equipment (separators, treaters and storage vessels for gas

gathering facilities)• Specifying artificial lift systems to suit well conditions• Calculating well deliverability, hydrocarbon reserves (through volumetric,

material balance and decline curve analysis), and the economic viability ofvarious projects and procedures

• Making recommendations regarding specific techniques for removing solidsand water from the oil or for increasing well production

• Correlating well logs• Assisting in well stimulations• Enhancing recovery project design• Performing reservoir surveillance• Submitting reports to government and regulatory agencies

How Much Will You Earn? 1

Technologist: $65,000/yrTechnician: $55,000/yr

How Does the Future Look?The employment outlook in thisoccupation is expected to be averagecompared to other occupations. Themajority of jobs can be found inAlberta, with some in BritishColumbia, offshore in the Maritimesand in the Northwest Territories.Opportunities are also availableoverseas.

How Can You Get Started?In high school, be sure to take coursesin English, chemistry, physics andmathematics.

Post secondary options are listed on thereverse side…

CAREER PROFILE

GAS & PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY

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Design/Art: Richard Mayer © 1996 rev: 98 06 05/RJM

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TechWORKS! on the web…

techworks.asttbc.orgturn over for more info!

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What Will You Need?To pursue this career you should have an aptitude for the sciences, particularly chemistry, physics and mathematics. You willneed good oral and written communication skills, and you should be comfortable working alone as well as on a team.You should enjoy working with tools and instruments at tasks that require precision, analyzing data and finding innovativesolutions to problems and taking charge of situations. You should also be willing to relocate.

Post Secondary PossibilitiesCCOOLLLLEEGGEE PPRROOGGRRAAMM AACCCCRREEDDIITTEEDD SSTTAATTUUSS DDIISSCCIIPPLLIINNEE

BCIT Petroleum & Natural Gas Technologist Gas & Petroleum

• Programs listed are those accredited by the Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC); check www.asttbc.org forupdates on accredited programs.

• Check with your career facilitator or counsellor for other sources of information applicable to education options for this technology.1 Salary figures indicated in the ‘How Much Will You Earn?’ section are extracted from ASTTBC’s Member Compensation Survey or other Canadian

sources applicable to the specific technology discipline. These figures are representative only; actual figures will vary depending on academic training,practical experience, job responsibilities and location of employment.

• The TechWORKS! web site is an important online resource and provides links to career information that will be of interest to students pursuing acareer in technology.

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WORKS!... LIGHT gradient (blacks) as overprint fill KO behind gradient created via…

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Design/Art: Richard Mayer © 1996 rev: 98 06 05/RJM

trade mark (WHITE) added… for BLACK / DARK backgrounds

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S P O N S O R SLEAD AGENCY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH…

Information, Science and Technology Agency

Ministry of Advanced Education,Training and Technology

Ministry of Education

BCG L1A–L (B).art eps

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Design/Art: BCG © 1996 rev: 96 06 17/RJM

CEISS L1—S (B).art eps

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Art: as supplied by client EXCEPT for trappingRev: 2001 04 03/RJM

IRC L1—S (B).art eps

font(s): Helvetica NeueÉ heavily customized (outlines)

mark (background)É BLACK op fill with 0.5 pt op stroke; WHITE KO behindmark (reverse)É WHITE fill with 0.25 pt stroke

full nameÉ BLACK op fill, 0.25 pt op stroke; WHITE KO behind

Art: Richard Mayer (based on PNG file supplied by IRC)Rev: 2001 03 28/RJM

HRDC Logo S1 (B).art eps

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Art by: ASTTBC 1994rev: 98 05 19/RJM

MISTIC L1—S (B).art eps

font(s): none (custom)MISTICÉ BLACK fill, 0.4 pt op strokestarburstÉ BLACK fill, 0.4 pt op stroke

Art by: Richard Mayer (based on electronic bitmap image from MISTIC)rev: 2000 05 23/RJM

APEGBC L1NW—S (GS).art eps

font(s): outlinesfills/strokesÉ grayscale equivalents for various tints of

PMS 485 (75% Black), PMS Reflex Blue (100% Black) and Blackweb site URL omitted

Art by: APEGBC ' 1999rev: 2001 03 06/RJM

BCIT LN S1 (B).art eps

font(s) required: None BCIT has 0.4 pt op black stroke

ellipse has 0.3 pt op black stroke (both have KO white behind)

electronic art by BCIT

Design/Art by: BCIT © 1994 rev: 95 04 10/RJM

ITAC L1/01—S (B).art eps

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Mark/ITACÉ BLACK op fill onlyKO behindÉ WHITE fill only

Full NameÉ BLACK op fill only

Design/Art: ITAC Designer; art adjusted by RJM (25% of original supplied)Rev: 2001 01 08/RJM

SCBC L1–S 95 (B).art eps

font(s) required: None

Design/Art: Science Council © 1995 rev: 95 12 18/RJM

PMS 328 PMS WG8

FEAT M1S–01SS (B).art eps

font(s): Bauhaus Bold (outlines)

Design/Art: Richard Mayer © 2001 Rev: 2001 07 01/RJM

BC Biotech L1A—L (B).art eps

font(s): Trebuchet MS (heavily customized; outlines)

mark/nameÉ BLACK op fill only, NO stroke

mark scaled to 55% of proper relationship to nameBC Biotech also centred vertically on makr

rev: 2001 04 17/RJM

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