Careers: Geology/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| need advice | 5/9/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Respected Sir, i have passed my M.Sc in Geology from UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI,PAKISTAN ,sir, now i am ... A: Mrs Amir: Depending on your area of focus, a Masters degree should be adequate to gain employment ... | ||
| QUARRY and HYDROLOGY | 4/30/2012 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: Good day Sir, am a geology student in one of Nigeria top universities and planning to take Quarry or ... A: Daniel, Nigeria has become a prolific petroleum exploration and development hub during the past ... | ||
| Which Degree | 4/27/2012 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: OK so we've been asked to specify which type of degree we want in geology...Im a student of ... A: but this is a tricky question. In Indian subcontinent, after class XII, most common formation is ... | ||
| Jobs and America | 4/27/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: So ill be immigrating to the USA in the very near future and I want to ask you about the situation ... A: Hasan: I believe your professor is right. Go for the 4 year BS and then transfer to a good masters ... | ||
| Jobs and America | 4/23/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: So ill be immigrating to the USA in the very near future and I want to ask you about the situation ... A: Mining is dead and has been for 30 years. Environmetal geology is matured now, most large projects ... | ||
| well logging | 4/22/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Respected Sire i am working on a software that need data in LAS format but i have excel format ... A: Kashif: Most geology and geophysical software packages provide the import conversion routine to ... | ||
| Concentration area | 4/17/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I read your response to someone's question online and I thought you might be of assistance. I have ... A: And lastly, do you have a list of oil exploration companies in the Gulf Coast area especially ... | ||
| Concentration area | 4/14/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I read your response to someone's question online and I thought you might be of assistance. I have ... A: Ade: Enviromental Geology, hydrology engineering geology, all pay pretty pitiful. The ... | ||
| Geophysical logging machine | 3/27/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I work as a Hydrogeologist in Afghanistan; I am looking to buy a geophysical logging machine for ... A: Abdulhalim: As a petroleum geologist who has also worked in hydrology, there are a few things I ... | ||
| career in geology | 3/25/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I would like to ask the career path for geology/geophysics/geoengineer. I love mathematics and ... A: Eric: It sounds like you would probably do better in geophysics or perhaps even petroleum ... | ||
| career | 3/9/2012 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: Sir,I have passed Msc ( Pure Geology ) in 2006 in Pune University. After That Due to Some Problem, I ... A: 6 years is rather a long time in job market. Businesses in Geology related fields have moved quite a ... | ||
| Career and Salary Comparison | 2/15/2012 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: Chowdhury, In your experience, which oil industry jobs pay the best salaries? I am thinking of jobs ... A: Ali, Thanks for questioning. It is true that in the beginning a petrophysicist will start with ... | ||
| Salary comparisons | 2/15/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Patton, In your experience, which oil industry jobs pay the best salaries? I am thinking of jobs ... A: Ali: Petrophysicists are geologists, just specialists in one area. I have a friend who is a PhD ... | ||
| Best carrer option for me | 2/12/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I completed my graduation in geography, and now i finished my M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and GIS,now i ... A: Sunita: Open an Indian Restaurant perhaps? Just kidding. When I graduated, I had a somewhat ... | ||
| Salary of Engineers and Geoscientiests | 2/10/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I was reading many of your past question and answers, which are very informative and useful. I read ... A: Issi: If you are a BSc Engineer, you could work any number of places. I know that in the realm of ... | ||
| Salary of Engineers and Geoscientiests | 2/10/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I was reading many of your past question and answers, which are very informative and useful. I read ... A: In large companies, you are paid by your value to the company. There are something like 15,000 ... | ||
| Geophysics and PE | 2/9/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I am planning on studying in Germany (due to tuition fees). I have been unable to find any BSc ... A: I would go the engineering route, then work on geophysics later. Here is a dirty little secret. ... | ||
| Another BSc that may lead to Petroleum Engineering | 2/7/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Patton, I am a mathematics graduate, from the UK,who is looking to go back to university. I am ... A: Your plan would probably work, but it seems to be the long way round and might even hinder you in ... | ||
| Geology/Geophysics/Petroleum Engineering | 1/30/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Patton, I am a mathematics graduate, from the UK,who is looking to go back to university. I am ... A: Ryan: It will vary with the type of Petroleum engineering specialty you go into. For instance, a ... | ||
| Geology/Geophysics/Petroleum Engineering | 1/27/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Patton, I am a mathematics graduate, from the UK,who is looking to go back to university. I am ... A: Ryan: The pay scales are pretty much this: 1) BSc Petroleum Engineers, 2) MS Geophysicists 3) MS ... | ||
| Propoed Plsn of Study | 1/26/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: . My name is Ali Raza and I am a student of BS Geology from Pakistan. I have applied for admission ... A: Ali: The reasons you mention sound good. Stating something about the facilities, the curriculum and ... | ||
| Propoed Plan of Study | 1/25/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: . My name is Ali Raza and I am a student of BS Geology from Pakistan. I have applied for admission ... A: Ali: This is pretty simple. I looked at their website. If you are applying for the Developing ... | ||
| Propoed Plsn of Study | 1/25/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: . My name is Ali Raza and I am a student of BS Geology from Pakistan. I have applied for admission ... A: Maria: This is pretty simple. I looked at their website. If you are applying for the Developing ... | ||
| Professional "recycling" into oilfield geology | 1/21/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Hey Keith, I was hoping I could get some advice from you. I have a BS in Aerospace Engineering and ... A: JJ: There are numerous career paths in the oil industry. The oil "finders" are considered ... | ||
| Selecting Minor Subjects with Geology | 1/20/2012 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: So I've just started college and I have to take up TWO minor subjects with Geology.I have been given ... A: You must not opt for geography. In most of the advanced countries, this is not allowed. You should ... | ||
| Minor Subjects to take with Geology | 1/19/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: So I've just started college and I have to take up TWO minor subjects with Geology.I have been given ... A: The Chemistry and Geography in my opinion would be a better option for someone going into ... | ||
| A beginer geologist | 1/18/2012 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: Am so happy finding myself in this site and I appreciate so much what the experts are doing ... A: First let us describe the subject; then talk about the job. HYDROGEOLOGY deals with geological ... | ||
| Minor Subjects to take with Geology | 1/17/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: So I've just started college and I have to take up TWO minor subjects with Geology.I have been given ... A: Hasan: I would take either the Chemistry and Physics or the Mathematics and Physics. Since you are ... | ||
| Query about Academic Intent | 1/6/2012 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Sir I am a student of BS Geology and have applied for admission in M.SC Geology in Sequence ... A: Niaz: First, I am not sure that you understand what a letter of acadmemic intent is. Think of it ... | ||
| Query about Academic Intent | 1/6/2012 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: Sir I am a student of BS Geology and have applied for admission in M.SC Geology in Sequence ... A: I got your point. If you go through literature on "sequence stratigraphy", you will see that most of ... | ||
| ACADEMIC INTERESTS for MS SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPGY PROGRAM | 11/29/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: "I am a student of BS GEOLOGY about to complete my undergraduate degree and I have applied for ... A: Niaz: If I was you, I would look into seismic sequence stratigraphic analysis. This applies the ... | ||
| career question | 11/28/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Sir I am a 24 year old B.Tech graduate of Geology from Nigeria and i love Geology,i will like to ... A: Dolapo: I don't know that there is a hot new thing is geology at the moment. Good basic skills in ... | ||
| Oil and Gas | 11/28/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I have discovered that the love for knowledge is not what gets you the oil company job all they are ... A: Dolapo: The current "hot" thing is the "unconventional resource" play. This is the shale gas and ... | ||
| Career Guidance | 11/27/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Hey I am in my last year of BS Geophy and hopefully my degree will be completed by the coming ... A: Haider: My advice to you is to think about what areas you like and have an aptitute for. Then do ... | ||
| career question | 11/25/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Sir I am a 24 year old B.Tech graduate of Geology from Nigeria and i love Geology,i will like to ... A: Dolapo: Based on my experience, most large oil companies no longer maintain remote sensing ... | ||
| How do i know my career | 11/10/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Pls sir, how can one identify his career A: Anngy: I assume the ponunciation of your name is the same as our Angie? Determining what you what ... | ||
| Fields of Work | 10/19/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: Ok, so i'm getting ready to leave highschool and I have to find a university and decide what I want ... A: Jeremy: Yes there are. When I was in college, I had a classmate, who at the time said he wanted to ... | ||
| CV and career advice- Petroleum Geoscience | 10/9/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: I recently graduated from a UK redbrick university with a First Class degree in MSci Geology and ... A: Oliver: I have been asked similar questions regarding the CV/resume. I know that in the EU they ... | ||
| M. Sc | 9/17/2011 | Amit Roy Chowdhury |
| Q: Respected sir,myself shaikh sameer presently studying b.sc in geology from m.s.university, baroda ... A: I shall tell you to do M.Sc in either of the follwing: 1. Pure Geology 2. Applied Geology 3. ... | ||
| msc | 9/9/2011 | Keith Patton |
| Q: i am a graduate of geophysics from a nigerian university, hoping to do a graduate study in canada, i ... A: Nelly: Nothing is assured, but you sound like a likely candidate for admission. I ask you though, ... | ||
Keith Patton
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Expertise
Career and educational options open for fledgling geoscience students. What courses you should take to prepare for the current job market.
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24 years experience in Petroleum, Environmental Consulting and geological and geophysical computer software development.
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Registered Geologist in Texas
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