Guides: Bachelor of Applied Technology Petroleum Engineering: Library resources

Don't know where to start?

PetroWiki
Literally the Wikipedia for petroleum, PetroWiki provides detailed background information and suggested readings on a wide range of oil and gas topics.

Search the Library

Once you've decided on your topic, be sure to pick out the keywords - the big ideas or main concepts - in your research question. Use the following search terms to help construct your search phrase:

AND - find all the terms (ex. petroleum AND hydrocarbon)
OR - find any of the terms (ex. petroleum OR hydrocarbon)
NOT - exclude a certain term (ex. petroleum NOT hydrocarbon)

For more information about developing a research strategy, visit our Research Tutorial.

Find Articles

The following resources have vast collections of scientific and market research articles that can provide you with inspiration, ideas, and credibility for your reports and projects.

OnePetro
Technical reports and scholarly articles covering a variety of energy industries and disciplines.
Access Engineering
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A dynamic online resource that provides over 300 titles covering all aspects of engineering. Please be sure to follow site instructions to get full-contact access. AccessEngineering does NOT work well with the Edge browser.
IEEE Xplore
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IEEE Xplore (IEL) subscription includes full text access to: IEEE journals, magazines, and transactions (including Spectrum Magazine and the Proceedings of the IEEE); IET journals and magazines; Proceedings from IEEE and IET annual conferences; more than 3,700 approved and published IEEE standards in key technology fields; access to Bell Labs Technical Journal and VDE Verlag conferences.
SciTech Premium Collection
Articles covering hundreds of science-related topics, including: computing, engineering, transportation, technology, chemistry, and more.
Environment Complete
Covers diverse environmental topics, such as: agriculture, environmental law and technology, ecology, pollution and waste management and renewable energy.
Business Source Complete
Covers all disciplines of business, including: marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics. Additional content includes: market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Canadian Newsstream
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Provides access to Canadian daily and weekly newspapers with articles dating back to the early 1980s. Includes urban, rural and community news and publications from across the country.

Find Data

Petroleum DataMaps
Contains structure, isopach, and net pay maps from the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board. Presents concise geological descriptions of hydrocarbon producing formations in Alberta oil and gas fields and reservoir data for reserve calculations.
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the national statistical office. The agency ensures Canadians have the key information on Canada's economy, society and environment that they require to function effectively as citizens and decision makers.

Find Standards

CSA Ondemand
Contains the entire collection of CSA (Canadian Standards Association) standards and related documents. Some of the documents are quite large and may take couple of minutes to open.

Some documents are available in PDF versions from on-campus. Works best with Firefox.
Techstreet
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Techstreet provides easy, immediate access to some of the largest collections of industry codes and standards through their web platform.
The following industry codes and standards are now available through Techstreet:
• All ASME standards and BPVC Codes
• All API standards
• The National Building Code of Canada, including the Fire and Plumbing Codes of Canada
• Alberta Building Code
• Selected ISO standards for the WET programs
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