- Edith Garland Dupré Library
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- Resources for Petroleum Engineering
- Internet & Other Resources
Resources for Petroleum Engineering
A guide to books, eBooks, journal articles, Internet resources and other material on the subject area of petroleum engineering.
Evaluating Web Content
- What to Look For (PDF)
Checklist and Tricks for Evaluating Web Pages
Other Engineering Guides
Search Google Scholar
- Google ScholarFrom one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, and other sources. Google Scholar provides links to Dupré Library to check for availability. Include 'library.louisiana.edu' in the library links section of your Google Scholar settings to automatically link to full-text through the library.
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Selected Web Resources for Engineering
- American Petroleum InstituteContains information about oil and natural gas for the general public; plus information for oil and natural gas professionals and policy makers, and the latest news, reports, testimony, and journalists' resources.
- Drilling Waste Management Information SystemAn online resource for technical and regulatory information on practices for managing drilling muds and cuttings, including current practices, state and federal regulations, and guidelines for optimal management practices. Funding provided by the U.S.DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory.
- Energy Resources Program: Oil and Gas ResourcesThis USGS website contains extensive information on oil and gas resources and the potential for future development in the United States, including a special emphasis on Alaska and the Gulf Coast.
- Eng-Tips ForumsPopular website for engineering professionals to exchange ideas and assistance. Online forums include specific disciplines from aeronautics engineering to structural engineering; other forums include hot topics, careers and even a section on proper language usage. Check out their Linked-In group, Networking for Eng-Tips.com Forums Members
- Engineering.comExcellent online source for engineers of all disciplines. Extensive directory, educator's resources, free tools, forum, career center, directories, and even textbook rentals.
- EngNet Engineering NetworkPowerful directory-search engine-buyers guide service aimed specifically at the engineering industry.
- GlobalSpecA leading specialized vertical search, information services and electronic publishing company serving the engineering, manufacturing and related scientific and technical market segments. Newsletters, product listings, broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content.
- LAGCOEInformation about the conference and exhibition of the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition, held every two years in Lafayette, LA.
- Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA)Wealth of information on the independent and service sectors of the state’s oil and gas industry.
- LSU Center for Energy StudiesThe Center for Energy Studies (CES) is the official repository of energy information from the state and The Energy Council.
- Society of Petroleum EngineersInternational professional organization that is the technical and professional home for all those engaged in all aspects of the upstream oil and gas industry.
- World OilAlthough full access to the site requires a subscription, there are many freely accessible news and magazine articles regarding drilling around the world.
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationThe EIA provides news, statistics and analysis.