‘Oil business was more like an
epic card game, in which excitement was worth more than great stack of chips…..’
– William C. Mellon
I feel the statement
quoted in the book ‘The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power’ in
the early 20th century still holds true. The wide expanse of this
industry is dotted with uncertainties. This profession caters to be evincive
inferring valuable information from primary indications buried, geological
uncertainties, interpretations & predictions helping to visualize a
sub-surface model.
Being in close touch
with the industry from last three years as a student, a sense of pride instills
within. I now watch for the
overpassed, decipher the ignored and understand the bewildering for instigating
a sense of innovation & knowledge. Inspiration lures my
soul evoking endurance and abysmal hopes having capability to tackle the
challenges, confronting with a feasible solution. Every day the rising sun
outcrops confidence for a new beginning, dreams & expectations with dawn
culminating to satisfaction achieved making it a top-flight career.
Society of Petroleum
Engineers (SPE) plays an important role in overall transformation of a high
school pass out - engineer – petroleum discipline – integral part of the
industry. Starting from an insight into the oil & gas industry, interesting
articles, JPT, eMentoring, SPE Connect, scholarships, webinars, volunteer opportunities,
distinguished lectures, conferences, workshops, technical library, E&P
industry wiki, classroom presentation etc. serves as a valuable resource for
any individual associated with this industry.
Our MIT Pune SPE
Chapter has been active all way along. With various case studies, business
challenges, model making, paper presentations, quizzes, debates & extempore
with the panel discussions have been encouraging budding petroleum engineers
right from the first year. I have been active in SPE activities from my second
year onwards. With winning the paper presentation competition at this level, it
boosted my confidence to smear up technical skills, build a global personality
& network through the events. From then, there has been no stopping since.
Alongside our college
curriculum, it became a routine to spend time every day on www.spe.org and other societies as well like
EAGE, SEG etc. A thirst for knowledge quenched me in books to continue reading
and learning, also being updated about day-to-day activities around the globe.
With this, I was well prepared to participating in my second SPE chapter fest
in my college. Having worked rigorously for two months on the problem
statements released, the SPE event was a huge success. I won many prizes like
first in case study, first in debate & second in extempore. This instilled
a confidence inside about the firm foundation laid of the basic courses of
petroleum engineering. Since then, I have been working towards expanding my
horizons on technical grounds and learning courses allied to the college curriculum,
which surely has been enticing me.
At this point, I am
eagerly waiting for attending my third MIT Pune SPE Chapter fest to be held in
March, 2016. I have plans to make this event a grand success like previous
years with a remembrance for years to come. Diligent work, enthusiasm,
whole-hearted participation and eagerness to learn is the key to be successful in
this field, which is what I’ve realized in due course of time -which is though
relatively very short!
Lavish Garg
Final Year Petroleum Engineering
MIT Pune, India
#Passion #journey #SPE #Volunteer #petroleum #Student