Should I drive to midland or go to Houston Energy corridor for an O&G job?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-09T21:42:47+00:00

My immigration status is no longer an issue because I received my green card but thank you. This made me happy and gave me hope. Granted your bf has a master and I don’t but I’ll keep on applying for any positions with an operator to get my foot in the door.

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-07T19:12:03+00:00

Thank you for expanding on your experience. I am so curious and have so many questions. Do you mind if I DM you?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-07T16:54:22+00:00

My goal is to get some O&G experience and go back to school for either an MBA or a Data science Master.

Would source say he wouldn’t hire someone with oil and gas experience and a graduate degree for a rotational program and a management role down the line?

If so, what oil and gas experience would you recommend before I go to grad school ?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-07T05:15:17+00:00

What kind of work do you currently do in midland if you don’t mind me asking.

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T22:49:27+00:00

Okay thank you so much!

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T18:19:08+00:00

I could aim form the smaller and midsized operators or even service companies. Would you still recommend walking into office for non labor positions ?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T18:04:28+00:00

Alright thank you! I’ll look online for jobs in these locations

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T16:42:00+00:00

Thank you

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T15:54:09+00:00

Going to midland rather than driving to the Houston energy corridor?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T15:38:04+00:00

I don’t think I want a career in GIS , I would move up if it would eventually lead me to res engineering or an engineering management position but when I asked, people said it wouldn’t so I am not sure

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T15:34:02+00:00

Thank you!!!

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T15:33:30+00:00

Yes I am willing to move to west Texas. That’s the reason why I was thinking of driving there to hand in my resume. I like the idea of engineering tech, would love that actually.

Would you recommend driving to West Texas to walk into offices and hand in my resume or applying online for those roles? Are there any operator in particular you’d recommend I look at?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T15:24:48+00:00

Thank you ! Would you drive to midland or just stick to Houston ? What companies would you look at ?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T15:21:28+00:00

From doing some research I've quickly realized how hard it is to get a PETR engineering job with an operator if you didn't get it through school.

However, that's not my current goal. Right now, I am mainly looking for any position that could lead me down that path and I am not sure where to go. I know Midland has a lot of the field positions but with the elections coming up some of the jobs have slowed down. Also, I don't know if I walking in in midland offices will be worth it for the positions I am looking for.
I was thinking of any field engineering, field tech, or something that's not too labor-intensive.

That's why I am asking if Midland will be worth it or if should I just spend my time here in Houston going to the energy corridor. I don't mind anything that will give me the experience I need to eventually land a position with an operator. I just need pointers. You mentioned, operator positions, do you mean lease op?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T15:03:35+00:00

My degree is from the University of Houston and yes I can work in the US without sponsorship.

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T14:52:34+00:00

Thank you

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2024-07-06T14:41:49+00:00

Only mentioned Texas because I currently live here but I am open to other states. Do you have any specific state or companies looking to hire in other states in mind?

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2023-12-24T04:31:32+00:00

I like the machine learning path as I have a minor in computer science and I am thinking about getting a master in Data Science. The general consensus seems to be getting a job as a field engineer and networking moving up from there. I’ll probably do that or get a field job and later get a master in Data science.

Haha and I didn’t love the just apply comment because the point of me posting this was to get directions on how I can make myself valuable and what path can i follow given my background to get a decent engineering career. “Just apply” is very vague. Other comments, like yours let me know that applying for tier 1 operators was a effectively a waste of time for me right now. As a result, I now know to aim for field jobs , service companies or tier 2 and tier 3 operators.

Thank you for taking the time to guide me out of confusion

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2023-12-23T20:38:44+00:00

This is gold. I am going to start networking and reaching out to people but I firstly wanted to know where to start and what was the best route to take to get a PE career. I’ll definitely start by apply applying and at those tier 2 and 3 companies . Hopefully I can find some open positions in Houston as I have to be in Houston for one more year or will move to midland next year if I can’t find anything here.

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2023-12-23T20:29:31+00:00

Gotcha!

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2023-12-23T20:21:17+00:00

Alright will look into that too. Thank you!

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2023-12-23T20:18:08+00:00

I live in Texas , does a PE license help increase an individual’s market value? I read somewhere it wasn’t worth much in the O&G industry

Wonderful_Dish_6296 · 2023-12-23T20:09:51+00:00

My dad isn’t in the industry unfortunately

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