An Associate's degree in gas/petroleum engineering will help you acquire the basic engineering principles and technical skills required by professionals who want to operate in the oil and natural gas industry. You get a basic knowledge of extraction and related geology, petroleum field mapping, testing/sampling methods, site analysis, laboratory analysis and instrument calibration.
A Bachelor's degree in gas/petroleum engineering will teach you how to deal with drilling, formation evaluation, reservoir engineering, production, enhanced oil recovery and computer simulation. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in this program, you will meet the demands required for petroleum extraction.
With a Master's degree in gas engineering, you will have the opportunity to specialize in a sub-category. The typical courses in a Master's program include the fundamentals of petroleum, drilling practices, drilling laboratory, well logging, reservoir rock and fluid properties, petroleum production engineering and natural gas engineering. After obtaining a Master's degree, you will find permanent employment opportunities in the oil and gas industry.
For obtaining a doctoral degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering, you have to have at least a Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited college while meeting a certain minimum grade point average specified by the college. Getting a Ph.D. in this subject will require picking a particular major in petroleum engineering that is suitable for meeting your objectives. To select a major, you usually have to consult an advisory committee of the college.