<p>I want to learn more about the industry and be able to learn some stuff. I found a really small, for kids, project wondering if I should even bother: [Rocky</a> Secrets: Where Does Oil Hide?](<a href=“Rocky Secrets: Where Does Oil Hide? | Science Project”>Rocky Secrets: Where Does Oil Hide? | Science Project)</p>
<p>But what can I do project wise? Anything?</p>
<p>I am also interested in a project I could take on for petroleum engineering as well, and I’m a ME student.</p>
<p>Anyone got any suggestions?</p>
<p>What about ask some professors at your school about their opinions on this matter? They may actually give you a good direction.</p>
<p>Start looking at data from regulatory agency websites (Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, Texas Railroad Commission etc.) You could map production geographically, look for correlations or just identify trends.</p>
<p>If you wanted something much more complex, you could create reservoir simulators (using excel, Matlab or commercial software like Eclipse) and history match the model to current results.</p>
<p>Noleguy, what can I do to get started? How do I begin these? I hardly know much about reservoir engineering or related things, but definitely want to learn.</p>
<p>Check out some of SPE’s webinars:</p>
<p>[SPE</a> Webinars](<a href=“http://eo2.commpartners.com/users/spe/]SPE”>http://eo2.commpartners.com/users/spe/)</p>
<p>You can also start reading some books:</p>
<p>Petroleum Fluids by McCain
Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering by Craft and Hawkins</p>