08.04.2010 Review Course prior to SPE Certification Exam

SPE Petroleum Professional Certification

The dates of the Review Course prior to SPE Certification Exam are: April 20-22 and April 27-29. For participation please contact SPE Moscow Section: info@spe-moscow.org

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SPE Professional Certification

PURPOSE

SPE Professional Certification provides an international benchmark of the capabilities and knowledge of a petroleum engineer.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Science or Technology
2. 4 years of hands-on experience in the upstream oil and gas industry
3. SPE member in good standing
4. Peer references
5. Satisfactory completion of a one-time comprehensive written examination (see below)
6. Acceptance of SPE’s Guide to Professional Conduct
7. Completion of 16 hours of continuing professional/technical education annually – to maintain certification

THE EXAM

• 8-hour written, openbook exam; 2 sessions of 4 hours each before and after lunch
• 100 multiple choice items scored at 1 point each (100% objective)
• Exam will be offered at ROGC 2010 if there are enough candidates (20-40)

EXAM CONTENT 

Exam topics are based on the SPE Competency Matrix:

• General Petroleum Engineering (20%)
• Drilling Engineering (17%)
• Production Engineering (26%)
• Reservoir Engineering (28%)
• Formation Evaluation (9%)

RECOMMENDED EXAM  STRATEGY 

• Review SPE Competency Matrix
• Download a Study Guide from SPE
• Take a Review Course from SPE (offered in Moscow April 2010)
• Study the areas covered by exam
• Allocate about 1 hour/day to study – total 100 hours
• Chose the books to bring into the exam and mark them.  You may bring unlimited number of books but no loose papers or sheets; 5-10 books should be enough