Does the mining engineer interest in petroleum industry?

Answer 1

I will rephrase your question as follows: What is the relationship between mining engineering and petroleum engineering (PE)? Mining engineering came before PE, and at some universities, the PE department was initially part of the Mining Engineering Department. Both require geological understanding. Both are involved in the mapping and volumetric estimation of fossil fuels. But both disciplines have grown and become more specialized. Today, they are different career options in engineering as the extraction of coal and many other minerals is uniquely different from the production of hydrocarbons. Mining of oil deposits? Only in very unique situations. There is the possibility of physically remove oil shale and burn it directly. Beyond this, hydrocarbons will either flow naturally or require artificial lift.