Bibliography
Adrian MacDonald (2011) Petroleum, Pollution Issues [2nd September 2011] http://www.pollutionissues.com/Na-Ph/Petroleum.html
This website was very informative and was very factual and concise.
American Petroleum Institute (2011) Adventures in energy: exploration, American Petroleum Institute [20 August 2011] http://www.adventuresinenergy.org/Exploration-and-Production/Exploration.html
This explained how and why exploration is done in the petroleum industry and it also told me some of the techniques used. This website was fairly helpful.
Australian Government Department of Resources Energy and Training (2011) Minerals and Petroleum in the Australian Economy, Australian Governemnt http://www.ret.gov.au/resources/Documents/Minerals%20and%20Petroleum%20Exploration/Guide_for_%20Investors_1MineralsandPetroleum.pdf
This document was very helpful because it was written by a government
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. (2011). Objectives. Retrieved August 25, 2011, from APPEA Industry: http://www.appea.com.au/industry/safety-and-health/objectives.html
I found the above source helpful as it gave an overview on the oil and gas industry safety and health aims and objectives with their workers in the industry.
Australian Maritime College (2011) Areas of study, Australian Maritime College [25 August 2011] http://www.amc.edu.au/areas-study
This was a very helpful site that told me lots about the different Marine jobs within the industry.
Careers in Oil + Gas (2011) Chemical process engineers, Careers in Oil + Gas [23 August 2011] http://www.careersinoilandgas.com/working-in-oil-gas-/occupation-summaries-/chemical-process-engineers.aspx
This wasn’t extremely helpful because it only provided me with the name of the job and a very short job description.
Careers in Oil + Gas (2011) Civil engineering technologists, Careers in Oil + Gas [23 August 2011] http://www.careersinoilandgas.com/working-in-oil-gas-/occupation-summaries-/civil-engineering-technologists.aspx
The information from here told me the name of the job and didn’t provide much else. It wasn’t very helpful.
Chamber of Minerals and Energy. (2011). Occupational Safety and Health. Retrieved September 2, 2011, from The Chamber of Minerals and Energy: http://www.cmewa.com/Portfolios/Occupational_Safety_and_Health
I found the above source helpful as it gave the basic safety training ideas for occupational safety and health from the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA.
Chevron Australia (2011) Exploration, Chevron Australia [21 August 2011] http://www.chevronaustralia.com/Libraries/Chevron_Documents/CHEVA7459_Fact_Sheet_Exploration_V2.pdf.sflb.ashx
This gave me a brief overview of most of the techniques used in exploration, and also told me some interesting facts about exploration.
Chittenden, P. (2009) Coiled tubing operator, VeeDoor [25 August 2011] http://www.veedoor.com/Job_Description_Coiled_Tubing_Operator
This told me about coiled tubing operators and what coiled tubing was. It was very helpful for this job.
Curtin University (2011) ‘Be A Petroleum Engineer’, Curtin University
This gave me a general overview of the engineering jobs in the petroleum industry. It didn’t provide much information on them though.
Conoco Phillips Australiasia . (n.d.). Social . Retrieved September 2, 2011, from Energy Partnering Life: http://www.conocophillips.com.au/EN/responsibilities/sustain/documents/australasiasdreport.pdf
I found the above extremely source helpful as it gave information on Conoco Phillips safety standards and what they do to maintain a safe work environment and how they plan to further improve this also.
Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. and Jonathan Strickland (2011) How Oil Drilling Works, [29 August 2011] http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/oil-drilling3.htm
This site was extremely useful because it outlined the steps in detail and some of the quipment in land and offshore drilling.
Diamond, D. (2011) Job description for a document control specialist, eHow [26 August 2011] http://www.ehow.com/about_6547590_job-description-document-control-specialist.html This gave me a simple definition of what a document control specialist does. It was somewhat helpful because it confirmed what I thought document control specialists did.
Encyclopaedia Britannica (2011) Web ed. ‘Sedimentary rock’, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Web.
The information was very helpful to me because it helped me understand the terms used by the other websites. It also gave me information that allowed me to interchange terms that are different but mean the same.
Encyclopaedia Britannica (2011) Web ed. ‘Magnetic survey’, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Web.
The information provided by this website did the same as the reference from above. The information was very helpful particularly in understand how magnetic surveys work.
Engineers against poverty. (2011, July 11). Extractive Industries. Retrieved September 2, 2011, from engineers against poverty: http://www.engineersagainstpoverty.org/eaps_programme/extractive_industries.cfm/
This website was very helpful, the website showed key aspects on the social benefits of the oil and gas industry.
Ernstson, K. (2011) Geomagnetic surveys, Impact Structures [20 August 2011] http://www.impact-structures.com/geophysic/geophysikmagnet.html
This explained to me how geomagnetic surveys are done and was very helpful. The information here was helpful but I found it hard to understand and needed to use other websites to understand it.
Farooq, S. (2011) Aeromagnetic surveys, Aligarh University [20 August 2011] http://www.cps-amu.org/sf/notes/m10-1-12.htm
This site told me how geomagnetic surveys are done. It didn’t have much information on how they work but it was still helpful.
Freudenrich, C. et Strickland, J. (2011) How oil drilling works, How Stuff Works [ 20 August 2011] http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/oil-drilling2.htm
This information wasn’t very helpful in understanding my section, but it helped me distinguish between my section and other people’s sections. The main information I got from this was why exploration wells are drilled.
Geoservices (2011) Mud logging, Geoservices [25 august 2011] http://www.slb.com/services/geoservices/services/mud_logging.aspx
This told me what mud logging is and what jobs are available in this section of the industry.
Get in Gear (2011) Derrickman jobs, Get in Gear [25 August 2011] http://www.1-oil-job.com/derrickman-jobs.html
This explained what a derrickman was and what they do. It was very helpful.
Gonzales, L. (2011) How geologists make geologic maps, American Geological Institute [20 August 2011] http://www.agiweb.org/environment/publications/mapping/makemaps.html
This didn’t provide much information on the job itself, but it told me what they do with the information and which maps they create. It was reasonably helpful even though it didn’t directly help with the section.
Hardy, M. (2011) Hazard and operability study, Wikipedia [26 August 2011] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_and_operability_study
This website isn’t very reliable and I don’t trust it because anyone can put information on it. It helped me understand what HAZOP stands for and it gave me some information which I backed up with another website.
Heading Out (2009) Drilling Rigs and Drilling Ships, The Oil Drum [19 August 2011] www.theoildrum.com/node/6015/
This website was very good in giving a breif overview in oil rigs.
Hellwig, D (2011) Finding petroleum: using geochemical sampling to decide where to drill, Digital Energy Journal [20 August 2011] http://www.findingpetroleum.com/n/Using_geochemical_sampling_to_decide_where_to_drill/748bf336.aspx
I used this website to determine what geochemical sampling is and it provided lots of information to me. The website was very helpful to me.
Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention. (2011). About us. Retrieved August 31, 2011, from IFAP Leading Safety Solutions: http://www.ifap.asn.au/IFAP/About_IFAP/About.aspx
The above source was helpful as it gave information on what IFAP specialise in, where they are located and information on the company and what they do.
Jeffress, D. (2011) What does a CNC machinist do?, Wise Geek [25 August 2011] http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-a-cnc-machinist-do.htm
This was my main resource that I used to find my information on CNC machinists. It was very helpful when I was working on the sections with it.
Johnson, S. (2011) Contracts engineer, oil and gas, Seek [25 August 2011] http://www.seek.com.au/Job/contracts-engineer-oil-gas/in/brisbane-brisbane/20486557
This was helpful to me, but it did lack some aspects of information that I needed. The main problem with this information was that it didn’t provide me with an in depth description.
Jonathan Wills (2000) The Effects of Discharges of Drill Cuttings, Offshore-Environment [2 September 2011] http://www.offshore-environment.com/drillcuttings.html
This site was useful because it described the impacts of discharging drill cuttings.
Keinhorst, M. (2011) Directional driller jobs, Infomine [25 August 2011] http://careers.infooil.com/jobsbytitle/DirectionalDriller.aspx
This website wasn’t from the petroleum industry but it told me what the job description was. It was very helpful except for the fact I had to use other sites to confirm that the information was correct for the petroleum industry.
MacDonald, A. (2011). Petroleum. Retrieved August 24, 2011, from Pollution Issues: http://www.pollutionissues.com/Na-Ph/Petroleum.html
The above source was helpful as it gave an overview on petroleum and the environmental impacts it has caused and what the effects are on the environment when an oil spill occurs.
Matt .h, S. d. (2010, August 19). Oil & Gas Refining . Retrieved September 2, 2011, from wikinvest: http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Oil_%26_Gas_Refining/
This website was tremendously helpful; the website gave me an insight into the oil and gas industry’s refining process, a great website.
Morris, Neil. (2006) Fossil Fuels, Franklin Watts, London.
This book was useful because it gave an overview of petroleum.
Nixon, R (2008) Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards, Live Science [2 September 2011] http://www.livescience.com/4979-oil-drilling-risks-rewards.html
This site described the environmental impacts of the petroleum industry.
Oil Australia (2011) Derrickman jobs in the Australian oil industry, Oil Australia [25 August 2011] http://www.oil-australia.com/jobs-derrickman.html
This was another site that provided information on what a derrickman does; I used information from another site to gain enough information for the project. This wasn’t as helpful as the other website’s information.
Oil Careers (2011) Australia oil and gas jobs, Oil Careers [23 August 2011] http://www.oilcareers.com/regions/658/AUSTRALIA_htmjoblist.asp
This website didn’t provide information on the jobs. I used it to create a base list of the jobs that I was going to do further research into.
Oil Careers (2011) Drilling, Oil Careers [25 August 2011] http://www.oilcareers.com/content/career/drilling.asp
This information gave me a general overview of all the jobs related to drilling in the industry. It was reasonably helpful.
Park Seismic (2011) Reflection survey method, Park Seismic [20 August 2011] http://www.parkseismic.com/ReflectionSurvey.html
This was reasonably helpful and told me what a seismic survey involves. I found it somewhat helpful.
Petroleum. ( 2011). In Britannica Student Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au/all/comptons/article-286231
The above source was extremely helpful as it had lots of information about the transportation of petroleum through pipes, sea tankers and land tankers and the safety involved in the transportation.
Rigzone (2011) How does coiled tubing work?, Rigzone [25 August 2011] http://www.rigzone.com/training/insight.asp?insight_id=324&c_id=22
This was one of the websites that I used to give me background information on one of the jobs.
Rizos, C. (2004) GPS positioning for helicopter gravity surveys, The University of New South Whales [20 August 2011] http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/snap/work/helicopter.htm
This site was very helpful in my search for information on how the gravity surveys are done.
Ryan, V. (2009) What does CNC mean?, Technology Student [25 August 2011] http://www.technologystudent.com/cam/cnccut1.html
The website helped me to understand what a CNC technologist does and what it stands for.
Saudi Aramco (2008) Drilling fluid specialist, Oil Offshore Marine [25 August 2011] http://www.oil-offshore-marine.com/show_job.php?id=18734
This explained what drilling fluid specialists do in an easy to understand way. The site was reasonably helpful.
Schafer, J. (2010) What does a CNC machinist do? What does CNC mean?, Yahoo [25 August 2011] http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100831070349AAVub6t
This was one of the few websites that I used that I don’t believe was extremely trustworthy. I still found it helpful though.
Schlumberger (2011) Jack-Up Rig, Schlumberger [18 August 2011] http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=jackup%20rig
This definition was very helpful to give us a general idea on what the properties of rigs are.
Sheriff, R. (2011) Introduction to geophysical exploration, Society of Exploration Geophysics [20 August 2011] http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/ES304/MODULES/GRAV/main.html
This was helpful in my basic understanding of exploration but I needed to check more resources to find more information.
SRK Consulting (2011) Radiometric data, SRK Australia [21 August 2011] http://www.srk.com.au/English/Our_Services/Exploration_Services_/Geophysics_/Radiometric_Data
This explained how radiometric surveys are conducted and how they are read. The website was reasonably helpful.
Sub Surface Surveys (2007) Electromagnetic (EM) surveys, Sub Surface Surveys [21 August 2011] http://www.subsurfacesurveys.com/em.htm
This website was reasonably helpful to me in my search for information. The information doesn’t directly relate to the petroleum industry but it was still helpful.
Thorsden, J (2005) Environental Impacts of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production: Ground Water at Osper Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma, Geological Society of America [2 September 2011] http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91663.htm
This site went into details of more environmental issues with petroleum.
Timpetra, (2011) Geochemical sampling, Timpetra [20 August 2011] http://www.timpetra.com/geochemical-sampling.html
This was another website that gave a general overview of the section and it was reasonably helpful.
Totaljobs.com (2011) Engineering jobs brief - CAD technician, Totaljobs.com [24 August 2011] http://www.totaljobs.com/Content/Job-descriptions/Engineering/Cad-technician.html
The information provided here wasn’t very helpful at all.
U.S. Department of Labor (2011) Occupational outlook handbook, 2010-11 edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics [23 August 2011] http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm
This was a very helpful selection of information that gave me lots of the information that I needed.
Victorian Resources Online (2009) Radiometrics, Department of Primary Industries [21 August 2011] http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/landform_glossary_radioThis was very helpful when I needed to understand the basics of radio metrics but it didn’t provide much else.
Wikipedia (2011) Hydrocarbon exploration, Wikipedia [19 August 2011] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_exploration
I try not to rely on Wikipedia due to the fact that anyone can put information on it. The website was still helpful despite this.
Wikipedia (2011) Subsea (Technology), Wikipedia [2nd Spetember 2011] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsea_(technology)
Even though Wikipedia can be edited the information is very helpful in giving a starting place for all further research.
Yahoo (2011) What does a logging engineer do? What should be her or his major? Is it exactly the same as field engineer?, Yahoo [26 August 2011] http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100227022226AALdqsa
I found this reasonably helpful because of the information it contained. The information was answered by an unknown person so I didn’t trust it fully.
This website was very informative and was very factual and concise.
American Petroleum Institute (2011) Adventures in energy: exploration, American Petroleum Institute [20 August 2011] http://www.adventuresinenergy.org/Exploration-and-Production/Exploration.html
This explained how and why exploration is done in the petroleum industry and it also told me some of the techniques used. This website was fairly helpful.
Australian Government Department of Resources Energy and Training (2011) Minerals and Petroleum in the Australian Economy, Australian Governemnt http://www.ret.gov.au/resources/Documents/Minerals%20and%20Petroleum%20Exploration/Guide_for_%20Investors_1MineralsandPetroleum.pdf
This document was very helpful because it was written by a government
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. (2011). Objectives. Retrieved August 25, 2011, from APPEA Industry: http://www.appea.com.au/industry/safety-and-health/objectives.html
I found the above source helpful as it gave an overview on the oil and gas industry safety and health aims and objectives with their workers in the industry.
Australian Maritime College (2011) Areas of study, Australian Maritime College [25 August 2011] http://www.amc.edu.au/areas-study
This was a very helpful site that told me lots about the different Marine jobs within the industry.
Careers in Oil + Gas (2011) Chemical process engineers, Careers in Oil + Gas [23 August 2011] http://www.careersinoilandgas.com/working-in-oil-gas-/occupation-summaries-/chemical-process-engineers.aspx
This wasn’t extremely helpful because it only provided me with the name of the job and a very short job description.
Careers in Oil + Gas (2011) Civil engineering technologists, Careers in Oil + Gas [23 August 2011] http://www.careersinoilandgas.com/working-in-oil-gas-/occupation-summaries-/civil-engineering-technologists.aspx
The information from here told me the name of the job and didn’t provide much else. It wasn’t very helpful.
Chamber of Minerals and Energy. (2011). Occupational Safety and Health. Retrieved September 2, 2011, from The Chamber of Minerals and Energy: http://www.cmewa.com/Portfolios/Occupational_Safety_and_Health
I found the above source helpful as it gave the basic safety training ideas for occupational safety and health from the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA.
Chevron Australia (2011) Exploration, Chevron Australia [21 August 2011] http://www.chevronaustralia.com/Libraries/Chevron_Documents/CHEVA7459_Fact_Sheet_Exploration_V2.pdf.sflb.ashx
This gave me a brief overview of most of the techniques used in exploration, and also told me some interesting facts about exploration.
Chittenden, P. (2009) Coiled tubing operator, VeeDoor [25 August 2011] http://www.veedoor.com/Job_Description_Coiled_Tubing_Operator
This told me about coiled tubing operators and what coiled tubing was. It was very helpful for this job.
Curtin University (2011) ‘Be A Petroleum Engineer’, Curtin University
This gave me a general overview of the engineering jobs in the petroleum industry. It didn’t provide much information on them though.
Conoco Phillips Australiasia . (n.d.). Social . Retrieved September 2, 2011, from Energy Partnering Life: http://www.conocophillips.com.au/EN/responsibilities/sustain/documents/australasiasdreport.pdf
I found the above extremely source helpful as it gave information on Conoco Phillips safety standards and what they do to maintain a safe work environment and how they plan to further improve this also.
Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. and Jonathan Strickland (2011) How Oil Drilling Works, [29 August 2011] http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/oil-drilling3.htm
This site was extremely useful because it outlined the steps in detail and some of the quipment in land and offshore drilling.
Diamond, D. (2011) Job description for a document control specialist, eHow [26 August 2011] http://www.ehow.com/about_6547590_job-description-document-control-specialist.html This gave me a simple definition of what a document control specialist does. It was somewhat helpful because it confirmed what I thought document control specialists did.
Encyclopaedia Britannica (2011) Web ed. ‘Sedimentary rock’, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Web.
The information was very helpful to me because it helped me understand the terms used by the other websites. It also gave me information that allowed me to interchange terms that are different but mean the same.
Encyclopaedia Britannica (2011) Web ed. ‘Magnetic survey’, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Web.
The information provided by this website did the same as the reference from above. The information was very helpful particularly in understand how magnetic surveys work.
Engineers against poverty. (2011, July 11). Extractive Industries. Retrieved September 2, 2011, from engineers against poverty: http://www.engineersagainstpoverty.org/eaps_programme/extractive_industries.cfm/
This website was very helpful, the website showed key aspects on the social benefits of the oil and gas industry.
Ernstson, K. (2011) Geomagnetic surveys, Impact Structures [20 August 2011] http://www.impact-structures.com/geophysic/geophysikmagnet.html
This explained to me how geomagnetic surveys are done and was very helpful. The information here was helpful but I found it hard to understand and needed to use other websites to understand it.
Farooq, S. (2011) Aeromagnetic surveys, Aligarh University [20 August 2011] http://www.cps-amu.org/sf/notes/m10-1-12.htm
This site told me how geomagnetic surveys are done. It didn’t have much information on how they work but it was still helpful.
Freudenrich, C. et Strickland, J. (2011) How oil drilling works, How Stuff Works [ 20 August 2011] http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/oil-drilling2.htm
This information wasn’t very helpful in understanding my section, but it helped me distinguish between my section and other people’s sections. The main information I got from this was why exploration wells are drilled.
Geoservices (2011) Mud logging, Geoservices [25 august 2011] http://www.slb.com/services/geoservices/services/mud_logging.aspx
This told me what mud logging is and what jobs are available in this section of the industry.
Get in Gear (2011) Derrickman jobs, Get in Gear [25 August 2011] http://www.1-oil-job.com/derrickman-jobs.html
This explained what a derrickman was and what they do. It was very helpful.
Gonzales, L. (2011) How geologists make geologic maps, American Geological Institute [20 August 2011] http://www.agiweb.org/environment/publications/mapping/makemaps.html
This didn’t provide much information on the job itself, but it told me what they do with the information and which maps they create. It was reasonably helpful even though it didn’t directly help with the section.
Hardy, M. (2011) Hazard and operability study, Wikipedia [26 August 2011] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_and_operability_study
This website isn’t very reliable and I don’t trust it because anyone can put information on it. It helped me understand what HAZOP stands for and it gave me some information which I backed up with another website.
Heading Out (2009) Drilling Rigs and Drilling Ships, The Oil Drum [19 August 2011] www.theoildrum.com/node/6015/
This website was very good in giving a breif overview in oil rigs.
Hellwig, D (2011) Finding petroleum: using geochemical sampling to decide where to drill, Digital Energy Journal [20 August 2011] http://www.findingpetroleum.com/n/Using_geochemical_sampling_to_decide_where_to_drill/748bf336.aspx
I used this website to determine what geochemical sampling is and it provided lots of information to me. The website was very helpful to me.
Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention. (2011). About us. Retrieved August 31, 2011, from IFAP Leading Safety Solutions: http://www.ifap.asn.au/IFAP/About_IFAP/About.aspx
The above source was helpful as it gave information on what IFAP specialise in, where they are located and information on the company and what they do.
Jeffress, D. (2011) What does a CNC machinist do?, Wise Geek [25 August 2011] http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-a-cnc-machinist-do.htm
This was my main resource that I used to find my information on CNC machinists. It was very helpful when I was working on the sections with it.
Johnson, S. (2011) Contracts engineer, oil and gas, Seek [25 August 2011] http://www.seek.com.au/Job/contracts-engineer-oil-gas/in/brisbane-brisbane/20486557
This was helpful to me, but it did lack some aspects of information that I needed. The main problem with this information was that it didn’t provide me with an in depth description.
Jonathan Wills (2000) The Effects of Discharges of Drill Cuttings, Offshore-Environment [2 September 2011] http://www.offshore-environment.com/drillcuttings.html
This site was useful because it described the impacts of discharging drill cuttings.
Keinhorst, M. (2011) Directional driller jobs, Infomine [25 August 2011] http://careers.infooil.com/jobsbytitle/DirectionalDriller.aspx
This website wasn’t from the petroleum industry but it told me what the job description was. It was very helpful except for the fact I had to use other sites to confirm that the information was correct for the petroleum industry.
MacDonald, A. (2011). Petroleum. Retrieved August 24, 2011, from Pollution Issues: http://www.pollutionissues.com/Na-Ph/Petroleum.html
The above source was helpful as it gave an overview on petroleum and the environmental impacts it has caused and what the effects are on the environment when an oil spill occurs.
Matt .h, S. d. (2010, August 19). Oil & Gas Refining . Retrieved September 2, 2011, from wikinvest: http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Oil_%26_Gas_Refining/
This website was tremendously helpful; the website gave me an insight into the oil and gas industry’s refining process, a great website.
Morris, Neil. (2006) Fossil Fuels, Franklin Watts, London.
This book was useful because it gave an overview of petroleum.
Nixon, R (2008) Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards, Live Science [2 September 2011] http://www.livescience.com/4979-oil-drilling-risks-rewards.html
This site described the environmental impacts of the petroleum industry.
Oil Australia (2011) Derrickman jobs in the Australian oil industry, Oil Australia [25 August 2011] http://www.oil-australia.com/jobs-derrickman.html
This was another site that provided information on what a derrickman does; I used information from another site to gain enough information for the project. This wasn’t as helpful as the other website’s information.
Oil Careers (2011) Australia oil and gas jobs, Oil Careers [23 August 2011] http://www.oilcareers.com/regions/658/AUSTRALIA_htmjoblist.asp
This website didn’t provide information on the jobs. I used it to create a base list of the jobs that I was going to do further research into.
Oil Careers (2011) Drilling, Oil Careers [25 August 2011] http://www.oilcareers.com/content/career/drilling.asp
This information gave me a general overview of all the jobs related to drilling in the industry. It was reasonably helpful.
Park Seismic (2011) Reflection survey method, Park Seismic [20 August 2011] http://www.parkseismic.com/ReflectionSurvey.html
This was reasonably helpful and told me what a seismic survey involves. I found it somewhat helpful.
Petroleum. ( 2011). In Britannica Student Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au/all/comptons/article-286231
The above source was extremely helpful as it had lots of information about the transportation of petroleum through pipes, sea tankers and land tankers and the safety involved in the transportation.
Rigzone (2011) How does coiled tubing work?, Rigzone [25 August 2011] http://www.rigzone.com/training/insight.asp?insight_id=324&c_id=22
This was one of the websites that I used to give me background information on one of the jobs.
Rizos, C. (2004) GPS positioning for helicopter gravity surveys, The University of New South Whales [20 August 2011] http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/snap/work/helicopter.htm
This site was very helpful in my search for information on how the gravity surveys are done.
Ryan, V. (2009) What does CNC mean?, Technology Student [25 August 2011] http://www.technologystudent.com/cam/cnccut1.html
The website helped me to understand what a CNC technologist does and what it stands for.
Saudi Aramco (2008) Drilling fluid specialist, Oil Offshore Marine [25 August 2011] http://www.oil-offshore-marine.com/show_job.php?id=18734
This explained what drilling fluid specialists do in an easy to understand way. The site was reasonably helpful.
Schafer, J. (2010) What does a CNC machinist do? What does CNC mean?, Yahoo [25 August 2011] http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100831070349AAVub6t
This was one of the few websites that I used that I don’t believe was extremely trustworthy. I still found it helpful though.
Schlumberger (2011) Jack-Up Rig, Schlumberger [18 August 2011] http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=jackup%20rig
This definition was very helpful to give us a general idea on what the properties of rigs are.
Sheriff, R. (2011) Introduction to geophysical exploration, Society of Exploration Geophysics [20 August 2011] http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/ES304/MODULES/GRAV/main.html
This was helpful in my basic understanding of exploration but I needed to check more resources to find more information.
SRK Consulting (2011) Radiometric data, SRK Australia [21 August 2011] http://www.srk.com.au/English/Our_Services/Exploration_Services_/Geophysics_/Radiometric_Data
This explained how radiometric surveys are conducted and how they are read. The website was reasonably helpful.
Sub Surface Surveys (2007) Electromagnetic (EM) surveys, Sub Surface Surveys [21 August 2011] http://www.subsurfacesurveys.com/em.htm
This website was reasonably helpful to me in my search for information. The information doesn’t directly relate to the petroleum industry but it was still helpful.
Thorsden, J (2005) Environental Impacts of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production: Ground Water at Osper Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma, Geological Society of America [2 September 2011] http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91663.htm
This site went into details of more environmental issues with petroleum.
Timpetra, (2011) Geochemical sampling, Timpetra [20 August 2011] http://www.timpetra.com/geochemical-sampling.html
This was another website that gave a general overview of the section and it was reasonably helpful.
Totaljobs.com (2011) Engineering jobs brief - CAD technician, Totaljobs.com [24 August 2011] http://www.totaljobs.com/Content/Job-descriptions/Engineering/Cad-technician.html
The information provided here wasn’t very helpful at all.
U.S. Department of Labor (2011) Occupational outlook handbook, 2010-11 edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics [23 August 2011] http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm
This was a very helpful selection of information that gave me lots of the information that I needed.
Victorian Resources Online (2009) Radiometrics, Department of Primary Industries [21 August 2011] http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/landform_glossary_radioThis was very helpful when I needed to understand the basics of radio metrics but it didn’t provide much else.
Wikipedia (2011) Hydrocarbon exploration, Wikipedia [19 August 2011] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_exploration
I try not to rely on Wikipedia due to the fact that anyone can put information on it. The website was still helpful despite this.
Wikipedia (2011) Subsea (Technology), Wikipedia [2nd Spetember 2011] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsea_(technology)
Even though Wikipedia can be edited the information is very helpful in giving a starting place for all further research.
Yahoo (2011) What does a logging engineer do? What should be her or his major? Is it exactly the same as field engineer?, Yahoo [26 August 2011] http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100227022226AALdqsa
I found this reasonably helpful because of the information it contained. The information was answered by an unknown person so I didn’t trust it fully.