MPGE alumnus and Industry Advisory Board member Ronnie Irani has been recognized by The Journal Record as one of Oklahoma’s Most-Admired CEO’s. Irani is the founder and CEO of RKI Exploration and Production. He is known throughout the industry as a “take charge” kind of guy during times of adversity. While still in its early […]
On Saturday,February 7, The University of Oklahoma campus welcomed SPE International as the host of the first North American Regional Petrobowl Qualifier. Due to the increasing popularity of the annual competition, SPE moved towards a format that supported regional events to determine which teams would compete in the Petrobowl Finals held during ATCE. Twenty universities […]
MPGE students Madeline Bull, Amanda Knaup, and Charlie McDaniel, known as Team Blastoise, have been named one of seven finalists in BP’s Ultimate Fieldtrip Competition. Their project focuses on the Eagleford Shale region in Southern Texas–one of the driest places in the country. With increased drilling and production, along with hydraulic fracturing, the region has […]
Drs. Ahmed Ghassemi and Catalin Teodoriu presented two papers at the 40th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering at Stanford University January 26-28, 2015. Dr. Ghassemi’s paper , entitle “Analysis of Fracture Network Response to Fluid Injection”, was presented by his post-doctoral researcher and co-author Moien Farmahini-Farahani. Dr. Teodoriu’s paper was co-authored with Professor Gioia Falcone […]