In this occupation, activities may include:

• Generating production reports as required.
• Analyzing, optimizing and calculating economics of well operations and industry projects.
• Performing tests, recording data, carrying out statistical process control on process operations, and writing production logs.
• Preparing drilling and workover programs, measuring well log information and obtaining core data, and supervising drilling and field servicing operations
• Operating electronic or computerized control panels from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units.

Education

• Petroleum Engineering Technologists require completion of a two- to three-year college program in such as geological technology, petroleum technology, petroleum engineering technology.

Certifications

• Certification in geological and mineral technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required by employers.
• A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
• Certification by The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta is available in Alberta.

Licensing

• Membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."

Additional Requirements

• Health and Safety requirements vary by role, and by company but may include:
• Standard and emergency first aid
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

• Chemistry
• Computers and Electronics
• Application of Engineering Design and Technology
• Security of People and Property
• Mathematics 
• Mechanical  Engineering
• Production and Processing
• Understanding Risk
• Data Entry
• Interpreting Documents/Plans 
• Mechanical Operation
• Preventative Maintenance
• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring
• Quality Control Analysis
• Systems Evaluation and Analysis
• Technology Design
• Troubleshooting