Alaska § 31.05.009 - Qualifications of members.

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§ 31.05.009. Qualifications of members.

Members shall be qualified as follows:        (1) one member shall be a petroleum engineer who             (A) holds a certificate of registration as an engineer under AS 08.48 and, under regulations adopted to implement that chapter, has qualified as a petroleum engineer; or

 (B) has earned a degree from a university in the field of engineering and has at least 10 years of professional subsurface experience in the oil and gas industry in drilling, well operations, production process operations, reservoir engineering, or a combination thereof; for the purposes of this subparagraph, a person meets the requirement of earning a degree in the field of engineering if the person obtains an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering that meets the requirements for program accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and the person completes university or industry training specific to petroleum engineering that illustrates application of engineering principles to the problems encountered and methods used in the petroleum industry, including drilling, production, reservoir engineering, fluid flow through subsurface formations, and hydrocarbon transportation;

 (2) one member shall be a geologist who             (A) holds a certification as a professional geologist under AS 08.02.060 and has professional experience in the field of petroleum geology; or

 (B) has earned a degree in the field of geology from a university accredited in the field of geology and has a minimum of 10 years professional experience in the field of petroleum geology; and

 (3) one member who shall have training or experience that gives the person a fundamental understanding of the oil and gas industry in the state.

Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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