Dave Childers is a graduate student under Dr. Xingru Wu. Below is his abstract that he will present at the ATCE conference in San Antonio in October. Analyzing Gas Well Production Data through the Concept of Connected Reservoir Storage Abstract This work presents a novel approach through the use of the connected reservoir […]
Month: August 2017
Graduate Student Research: Wei Tian

Wei Tian is a graduate student under Dr. Xingru Wu. Below is an abstract of his research that he will be presenting at ATCE in San Antonio, TX this October. Abstract The residual oil saturation obtained from SWCTT is critical for designing enhanced oil recovery (EOR). However, a key assumption in conventional SWCTT is that […]
Meet the Staff: Gary Stowe

Job: Lab Manager Hometown: Mustang, OK Education: OSU Class of 2001 – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Favorite OU Memory: When OU Men’s Basketball made the Final Four in Houston Favorite Spot on Campus: Our world-class lab spaces in Sarkeys Favorite Norman Restaurant: Charleston’s Favorite Thing to Do in Norman: Gamedays! One Thing […]
Graduate Students Research: Shiv Prakash Ojha

Shiv Prakash Ojha is a graduate student under Dr. Siddharth Misra. Below is an abstract of his research that he will be presenting at ATCE in San Antonio, TX this October. SPE-187398-MS Relative Permeability and Residual Saturation Estimates for Organic-Rich Shale Samples from Bakken, Wolfcamp, Eagle Ford and Woodford Formations Shiv Prakash Ojha, Siddharth […]
Meet the Staff: Sonya Grant

Job: Assistant to the Director Hometown: Monrovia, CA Education: OU Class of 1991 – Bachelor of Arts in Communications, OU Class of 2005 – Master of Education in Adult and Higher Education Administration Favorite OU Memory: Every time I hear The Pride of Oklahoma play “Boomer Sooner” Favorite Spot on Campus: The Great Reading Room in […]
2017 Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) Summary
The 2017 Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) was held in Austin, Texas, July 24-26. Attending the conference was seven members of the MPGE faculty, including, Dr. Chandra Rai, Dr. Carl Sondergeld, Dr. Ahmad Ghassemi, Dr. Deepak Devegowda, Dr. Faruk Civan, Dr. Rouzbeh Moghanloo and Dr. Ali Tinni. In addition to the faculty who attended the […]
51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium Summary

The American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) held their 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium in San Francisco, California, June 25-28. MPGE Professor Ahmad Ghassemi and some other members of the Reservoir Geomechanics & Seismicity Research Group attended the meeting and presented a total of 11 papers. Professor Ghassemi helped organize the second ARMA Technical Committee on […]
Meet the Staff: Sheriee Parnell

Job: Graduate Programs Coordinator Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma Education: OU Class of 2011 – Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Favorite OU Memory: Attending the U2 concert in the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Favorite Spot on Campus: Sitting area by the OU clock tower Favorite Norman Restaurant: Puebla Tacos Y Tequileria Favorite Thing to […]
Dr. Teodoriu Appointed Visiting Professor at Cranfield University

Dr. Teodoriu has been appointed Visiting Professor of Cranfield University, with the approval of the Senate and on the recommendation of the Pro-VC School of Cranfield. The appointment is effective from 01/06/2017 and is for an initial period of one year, renewable annually. Cranfield is an exclusively postgraduate university located at the heart of the […]
Drillbotics Team: Now Accepting Resumes

We are in the process of forming a team that is going to participate in the fourth drillbotics competition, which is organized by Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) of SPE, for more information visit drillbotics.com. The team representing the University of Oklahoma will be consisting of five students (undergraduate seniors and graduate (MS) […]