Any Petroleum Engineering guys here to help him make up his mind?

[RedCajun]

Hey, I'm in the same boat right now and considering a few different schools for a masters in pete engr. I finished my undergrad in environmental engr. I'm considering LSU, Colorado School of Mines, and even a few in Texas. I wanted to ask how your experience has been so far at the UL? How difficult is the curriculum? Also, how are the research opportunities and career placement opportunities (internships, etc.) there from your own experience? After reading this entire thread, I tried contacting Dr. Zappi just now, unfortunately, he wasn't in the office but I left a message so hopefully I'll hear back from him soon.

Just fyi- the entire university shuts down at 12 on Fridays. You may not hear back until next week.

[cajunfan337]

If you can get accepted and afford Colorado school of mines go there. You'll have your pick of what job you want. Jmo

agree with this

[shah]

Cajunsmike and I both work here at a major in Lafayette and are on the recruiting team to hire engineers. We have hired several PEs with masters from UL. I'm not certain about the rate for master's graduates but I believe the undergrad program has managed to place 100% of the PE grads upon graduation in recent years. I know it has been a competitive market with numerous candidates we offered having several offers from competitors.

Thanks for all the quick responses. From what I've read at other sites, it seems like the UL program is fantastic and especially the faculty here is very personable and helpful. The reason I asked about the job market post graduation is because I'm just a little bit worried after hearing a few conflicting reports regarding the recent job market trends in the field. (http://costofcollege.wordpress.com/2...ring-students/) I have seen this report on several sites and it is a legitimate report passed out by the TAMU engineering school. I'm not highly concerned as I am just very interested in the field and learning about the process of drilling, etc. however, it will be nice if there are plenty of jobs available too. Hammer58 do you know what region the people hired from UL generally end up working around? Any particular area/company with the highest concentration of UL pet eng. grads?

I'm applying to ULL right now along with the other schools and at this point I'm not even thinking about choosing between multiple schools, I'll consider that if and when I'm in that position. From these posts I gather the ULL program will well fit my needs.

[shah]

Thanks, CSM is definitely on top of my list as well and is def a great school. I'll keep this in mind.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Cajunsmike and I both work here at a major in Lafayette and are on the recruiting team to hire engineers. We have hired several PEs with masters from UL. I'm not certain about the rate for master's graduates but I believe the undergrad program has managed to place 100% of the PE grads upon graduation in recent years. I know it has been a competitive market with numerous candidates we offered having several offers from competitors.

Hiring any ee's haha

[CajunFan3406]

Hiring any ee's haha

As of about 2 months ago my old company was in the market for an EE. Company is in Pineville though. Also looking for one at their San Diego office.

[Hammer58]

Hiring any ee's haha

I don't recall if we've ever had any EEs apply for the type of jobs we interview for. Generally we look at PE, ME, and ChemE. I do know EEs are prevalent in many of the logging service companies

[Hammer58]

Thanks for all the quick responses. From what I've read at other sites, it seems like the UL program is fantastic and especially the faculty here is very personable and helpful. The reason I asked about the job market post graduation is because I'm just a little bit worried after hearing a few conflicting reports regarding the recent job market trends in the field. (http://costofcollege.wordpress.com/2...ring-students/) I have seen this report on several sites and it is a legitimate report passed out by the TAMU engineering school. I'm not highly concerned as I am just very interested in the field and learning about the process of drilling, etc. however, it will be nice if there are plenty of jobs available too. Hammer58 do you know what region the people hired from UL generally end up working around? Any particular area/company with the highest concentration of UL pet eng. grads?

I'm applying to ULL right now along with the other schools and at this point I'm not even thinking about choosing between multiple schools, I'll consider that if and when I'm in that position. From these posts I gather the ULL program will well fit my needs.

I don't know of any particular company that has a particularly high concentration of UL grads. We have a number in our office and in our company. One of our recently retired VPs was a UL grad. We interview at UL but place them all across the country depending on the needs of the company and the interests of the individual.

[cajunfan337]

Hiring any ee's haha

If you're interested in moving to Houston, PM me

[shah]

I don't know of any particular company that has a particularly high concentration of UL grads. We have a number in our office and in our company. One of our recently retired VPs was a UL grad. We interview at UL but place them all across the country depending on the needs of the company and the interests of the individual.

For those of you working in the oil and gas industry currently, what are the prospects of someone with a bachelors in environmental engineering and a masters in petroleum. Is that something employers would value more or less? Ideally, I wanted to focus on the environmental aspects of fracking, i.e. fracking fluid or wastewater treatment and general EHS aspects. so I thought an more in-depth technical understanding of the extraction processes would better position me to work within that field too. I also like the engineering aspects of designing/drilling a well so maybe even a position as a reservoir/drilling engineer would be interesting. Thanks for the response and suggestions so far!

[Hammer58]

For those of you working in the oil and gas industry currently, what are the prospects of someone with a bachelors in environmental engineering and a masters in petroleum. Is that something employers would value more or less? Ideally, I wanted to focus on the environmental aspects of fracking, i.e. fracking fluid or wastewater treatment and general EHS aspects. so I thought an more in-depth technical understanding of the extraction processes would better position me to work within that field too. I also like the engineering aspects of designing/drilling a well so maybe even a position as a reservoir/drilling engineer would be interesting. Thanks for the response and suggestions so far!

That combo sounds like it would be more suited for R&D type work which would be a separate arm of my company though we do refer candidates to that division when we come across them in the interview process. But for us those positions are not as plentiful as reservoir, drilling, facilities or production engineers.

[moorecajun]

For those of you working in the oil and gas industry currently, what are the prospects of someone with a bachelors in environmental engineering and a masters in petroleum. Is that something employers would value more or less? Ideally, I wanted to focus on the environmental aspects of fracking, i.e. fracking fluid or wastewater treatment and general EHS aspects. so I thought an more in-depth technical understanding of the extraction processes would better position me to work within that field too. I also like the engineering aspects of designing/drilling a well so maybe even a position as a reservoir/drilling engineer would be interesting. Thanks for the response and suggestions so far!

Sounds like a setup for work with an environmental firm or an environmental division with the big boys.