SPE Oklahoma City section provides various opportunities for students to attend monthly technical talks at reduced rate. These talks often involve Subject Matter Experts and SPE Distinguished lecturers. The section also has specialized study groups on various disciplines such as drilling, reservoir and production. As a new initiative to engage students with industry experts, assistant […]
Month: October 2016
Recent Conference Papers
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 26 – 28 September 2016 in Dubai, U.A.E. A. Agarwal, Shell; C.S. Rai, C. H. Sondergeld, University of Oklahoma; J.A. Truax, Linn Energy. Petrophysical Characterization of Tight Sands in Granite Wash, Anadarko Basin. Paper SPE-181653 presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 26 — 28 September 2016 in […]
OU Participates in Alberta Energy Challenge
For the fourth year in a row, OU has been represented by a team of students in the Alberta Energy Challenge, an international business case competition that focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities within the energy sector. Taking place on the beautiful campus of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, teams research and develop […]
MPGE PhD Student Chosen as Guest Editor
The Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering has named Bin Yuan, a Ph.D. student studying under MPGE assistant professor Rouzbeh Moghanloo, to serve as guest editor of their special issue, Formation Damage During Enhanced Gas and Liquid Recovery. As guest editor, Yuan coordinates with scientists and engineers from across the U.S., Australia, China and the […]
Energy Department Funds New Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $29 million in funding for two projects at Sandia National Laboratories in Fallon, Nevada and the University of Utah in Milford for the establishment of a Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), which will create an underground laboratory to conduct cutting-edge research on enhanced geothermal systems […]
Leading OU Research Group Develops New Model
The Reservoir Geomechanics and Seismicity Research Group, led by MPGE Professor and alumnus Ahmad Ghassemi, has developed the first horizontal well stimulation model that takes into account shale anisotropy. Other developments to occur with this area include 3D hydraulic fracture propagation and analysis of re-fracturing. 3D fracture simulation in Niobrara chalk