Paper: The Engineering Computer Toolbox

Today in this environment of uncertain oil price and the drive to become more cost effective, a Petroleum Engineer must have all the help possible to work smarter and more efficiently. To this end, many excellent software packages devoted to such specific disciplines such Reservoir Engineering, Project Economics, sophisticated drafting programs, and varied programs to calculate everything from bottomhole pressure to pumping unit design have been created. However how does an engineer handle the much more mundane tasks that beset him everyday that these specific packages weren't designed for? In order to effectively and efficiently manage these varied tasks, a "Computer Toolbox" of off the shelf "generic" software needs to be utilized.