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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Petroleum Engineers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

Petroleum Engineers · O*NET 17-2171.00 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

16 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

36 matched to the tools petroleum engineers use. Showing 24.

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Powerpoint

    MCP server
  • Apple Notes

    MCP server
  • AutoCAD is a design and drafting platform which supports automated design tasks and offers features such as 2D drafting, drawing and annotation, 3D modeling and visualization, and more.

  • Autodesk

    MCP server
  • Easy Autocad

    MCP server
  • Easy Project

    MCP server

    Easy Project is a professional project management software for you, your team and the whole company. Based on WBS, Gantt, Agile and other best PM practices. It is compatible with modules for Resources, Finances, Help Desk and CRM.

    Easy Project

  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Excel

    Skill
  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Analytics MCP or direct API to generate reports, analyze user trends, monitor conversion funnels, and surface insights through natural language.

  • Matlab

    Skill
  • Make (make.com)

  • Oracle Primavera cloud is an integrated CPM and task management solution for Construction & Engineering industry.

    Oracle Primavera Cloud

The tools this job actually uses

44 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Autodesk AutoCADhot
  • Chot
  • Chot
  • Eclipse IDEhot
  • Google Analyticshot
  • Linuxhot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Projecthot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Visual Studiohot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Oracle Databasehot
  • Oracle Javahot
  • Pythonhot
  • Rhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • SAShot
  • The MathWorks MATLABhot
  • Computer Modelling Group CMG STARS
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • DFA Capital Management GEMS
  • eProduction Solutions PanSystem
  • Finite element analysis FEA software
  • GeoGraphix ARIES Portfolio
  • IBM Notes
  • IHS Petra
  • IHS QUE$TOR
  • Landmark Graphics TOW/cs
  • Neotec WELLFLO
  • Oracle Primavera Systems
  • Schlumberger ECLIPSE
  • Schlumberger Petrel E&P
  • Schlumberger PVTi
  • Software development tools
  • Structure query language SQL
  • TERRASCIENCES TerraStation

What this job involves

24 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.
  2. Test machinery and equipment to ensure that it is safe and conforms to performance specifications.
  3. Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.
  4. Maintain records of drilling and production operations.
  5. Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.
  6. Assist engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems.
  7. Assign work to staff to obtain maximum utilization of personnel.
  8. Direct and monitor the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys.
  9. Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment.
  10. Assess costs and estimate the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites.
  11. Simulate reservoir performance for different recovery techniques, using computer models.
  12. Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.
  13. Design and implement environmental controls on oil and gas operations.
  14. Supervise the removal of drilling equipment, the removal of any waste, and the safe return of land to structural stability when wells or pockets are exhausted.
  15. Interpret drilling and testing information for personnel.
  16. Coordinate activities of workers engaged in research, planning, and development.
  17. Write technical reports for engineering and management personnel.
  18. Inspect oil and gas wells to determine that installations are completed.
  19. Evaluate findings to develop, design, or test equipment or processes.
  20. Coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment.
  21. Take samples to assess the amount and quality of oil, the depth at which resources lie, and the equipment needed to properly extract them.
  22. Design or modify mining and oil field machinery and tools, applying engineering principles.
  23. Conduct engineering research experiments to improve or modify mining and oil machinery and operations.
  24. Use drone technology for aerial surveying and monitoring of drilling sites.