On Thursday, October 27, OU’s Women in Petroleum and Geological Engineering (WPGE) hosted their third annual Plant a Seed dinner in the Scholar’s Room of the OU Memorial Union. Bringing together faculty, students and alumni, the event focuses on planting a seed of awareness about the challenges faced by women in the oil and gas […]
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Enhanced Learning through Drill Sim 50
MPGE’s efforts to enhance student learning through hands-on experience continue to add value to the program with the addition of a portable well control simulator from Drilling System LLC, named Drill Sim 50 (pictured below). As a compliment to the full-sized National OilWell Varco offshore simulator, MPGE will be able to offer a more holistic […]
MPGE Faculty Collaborate with Energy Institute of the Americas
Faculty of the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering (MPGE) at the University of Oklahoma (OU) have been collaborating with the Energy Institute of the Americas (EIA) to bring their expertise to partner universities in South America. Founded in in 1995, EIA mission to to bring together universities in the Western Hemisphere to share […]
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 […]
A Report from the U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium
The American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) held their 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium in Houston, Texas, June 26-29. This was a special year for OU faculty and students in attendance because MPGE Professor Emeritus Jean-Claude Roegiers not only served as a keynote speaker but was recognized with a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the field […]
Teodoriu Continues to Utilize New Approaches for Classroom Success
Since joining the faculty of MPGE last year, associate professor Catalin Teodoriu has been transformative in his classroom techniques. Rather than using straight lecture, Teodoriu encourages his students to explore through hands-on projects that enhance their learning, and has even added a gaming element to it by obtaining corporate sponsorship for in-class contests. This past […]
Pournik Awarded Outstanding Faculty of the Year
Assistant Professor Maysam Pournik has been a respected member of MPGE’s faculty who is dedicated to his students and their learning. On April 7, Pournik was recognized for his talent in teaching by being named Outstanding Faculty of the Year by OU’s Student Government Association. This prestigious award comes directly from the student body. Just […]
Sooners Abroad
During Spring Break, MPGE Associate Professor Catalin Teodoriu visited Clausthal University of Technology (TUC) in Germany, where he had previously served head of Drilling Technology, Completion and Workover, to examine and celebrate three new petroleum engineering Ph.D.’s—two as advisor and the third as a committee member. The visit allowed Teodoriu to come full-circle with students […]
Development of the Next Level Drilling Simulator – A Hardware in the Loop Concept for Classroom and Research
Catalin Teodoriu, Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, has been appointed as the Director of the Drilling Simulation Center at OU. The National Oilwell Varco (NOV) drilling simulator, donated to OU’s Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, is an industrial standard simulator used to create unique virtual experiences that allow students to safely apply their […]
Completion and Workover at OU
The inaugural edition of PE 5970 Completion and Workover, offered by Associate Professor Catalin Teodoriu, has been a success. This is a new course within the University of Oklahoma (OU) Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering (MPGE) graduate curriculum that was developed over the span of a decade by Teodoriu and taught at four […]