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THE MARVELOUSMARCELLUS

Post-secondary Educational

Opportunities

Michael A. ArthurDepartment of GeosciencesCollege of Earth and Mineral SciencesPennsylvania State University

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Gas & Oil Drilling Permits to9/08/09 (source: PA DEP)

Marcelluswell permitsfor 2009 inred.

Even witheconomic

challenges,activity isstrong

Keeping Pennsylvanians in Pennsylvania?

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What specific jobs arerequired?

General Office20%

CDL

10%

General Labor20%

Heavy Equipment17%

Geologists3%

Lawyers4%

Paralegal1%

Cartog/GIS1%

Timber Logging1%

Welders1%

Welders-Helpers1%

X-Ray1%

X-Ray Tech1%

Engineers3%

Inspectors1%

Supervisors5%

LandmenRealty

5%

Semi-SkilledTech.6%

Natural Gas WorkforceRequirements ByCategory

Source: www.msetc.org

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Geoscience Job Opportunities

Exploration Geologist (MS-level)

Well-site Geologist (BS-level)

Geohydrologist (BS/MS levels)

Are there geoscience-oriented jobs that require only anAA Degree or equivalent?

Starting Salaries: BS--$55k; MS--$90k+

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What do Petroleum GeologistsNeed to Know?

Sedimentary geology

--description of sed rx.; geometry of rk. bodies

Fluid flow and chemistry

--pore fluids and fluid/rock interaction; regionalflow patterns.

Geophysical Techniques

--downhole log interpretation

--seismic reflection profiling and interpretation

Petroleum Geology

--hydrocarbons, behavior, source, migration, traps

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Training for Geoscience Jobs

BS Programs in Geoscience

Geosciences BS GeneralOption (also Geophysics)

Geosciences BS

Hydrogeology Option

Earth Sciences BS(no field camp required)

Geobiology BS

Integrated BS/MS inGeoscience (5 yrs)

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Bill Craddock, PhDLaMichelle Arnold, BS

Jonathan Schueth, MS

Marco Finotello, MS

Matt Gentoso, BS

Andy Rathbun, PhDEnrique Perez, BS

Rachel Shaak, BS

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INDUSTRY

INTERNS

2008

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State Game Lands 252Penn State Marcellus Shale Well,

Elimsport, PA (industry andendowment funded)

Individual MS Programs inSedimentary Geology,

Geohydrology, and ExplorationGeophysics

Petroleum Geosystems MS

Program (collaborativebetween Geosciences andEME)--a team approach toexploration

Geoscience Graduate Programs

leading to industry employment

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Undergraduate Degree in Petroleum andNatural Gas Engineering (PNGE)

Drilling Engineer

Production Engineer

Reservoir Engineer

PNGE BS ca. $90k/y starting salary

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Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering(P N G)

P N G 489 Engineering Evaluation of Oil and Gas Properties (3) Application ofpresent worth and rate-of-return analysis; reserve calculations; decline curveanalysis; uncertainty and risk analysis to engineering project design andevaluation.

The objective of this course is to introduce to students the application of presentworth and rate-of-return analysis to problems peculiar to oil and gas evaluation.

The course is divided into four sections: introduction to present worth and rate-of-return analysis; the calculation of oil and gas reserves; the analysis of declinecurves; and the application of uncertainty and risk analysis to engineering projectdesign and evaluation. This course is the first course of a four-course sequence(P N G 489, 490, 491, 492) that culminates in a capstone engineering designproject and is intended to be taken during the first semester of the junior year. As

such the application of these principles elucidated above to engineering designwill be emphasized.

This course is a pre-requisite for most of the Petroleum and Natural GasEngineering Major Courses. It is an elective course for majors such asEnvironmental Systems Engineering. It will be offered every Fall semester.

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Related Undergraduate Programs at

Penn State in Earth and Mineral Sciences

Energy, Business and Finance Major

Minors/Options

Energy Engineering

Global Business Strategies for Earth,

Energy, & Materials

Industrial Health and Safety

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Butwhats new?How do we respond quickly to industry needs?

This is where we would like to have audience interaction inthe discussion.

1) Modular one-credit courses by elective in Yr. 4 of BSProgram to prepare for industry employment

2) Training/Retraining using World Campus (online)curriculum. Petroleum Technologist? Mudlogger?

Possible 1 to 2-yr intensive program with certification forHS graduates. Require short residency for practicum (e.g.4 weeks).

3) Use 2- and 4-year regional campuses for special training

programs in areas of high unemployment.

[Secondary-level Earth Science. Take this seriously!]

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What is Needed?

Resources instructors and instructional resources

Appropriate industry datasets

Industry buy in Curricular approval

Supporting internships or brief experiences in thefield

Access to drilling/production sites

Interactions with industry personnel in the classroom, etc.

Recruiting graduates of programs

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http://www.ems.psu.edu/

GeosciencesEarth & Mineral Engineering

The College of Earth andMineral Sciences, Penn State

http://www.ems.psu.edu/http://www.ems.psu.edu/

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Earth and Environmental Systems

Institutes spring 2009 EarthTalksseminar series

Online resource of talks covering the geology,technology, economics, water impacts and socialcosts of developing the Marcellus Shale resource.

www eesi psu edu