SURVEYOR

Minimum Education Requirements: Bachelor Degree in Surveying or Civil Engineering

Surveyors review maps, deeds and other legal documents to determine property lines prior to any oil and gas activity. They use a wide range of highly technical and skilled equipment including GPS and sophisticated computer technology. Surveyors also utilize UAVs or drones and other aerial equipment to assist them. Their work provides data about the shape and size of an area for engineering, mapmaking and construction of oil and gas infrastructure, from well pads to pipelines.