[aimhigh]

Thanks for the cite, I KNEW evolution HAD to be the underpinning theory for petroleum engineers.

But, still a theory with no application.

[AndyJackson]

But, still a theory with no application.

Oh boy! Just why would a petroleum engineer be interested in a theory with no application? Perhaps the point is that understanding the evolution of organisms in the fossil record gives you a record of time which helps you to understand the geological strata through which you are drilling which tells you something about the likelihood of finding oil, which is after all the point of the whole exercise - keeping the lights on so we can blog away on FR.

[muawiyah]

Then there are the petroleum engineers who argue that the existence of any biological fosils in petroleum deposits is coincidental ~ that the petroleum was there since the beginning of the Earth.