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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
This summer I went to Romania and took the Monitoring, Diagnosis and Maintenance of Drilling Equipment, a class taught by Dr. Catalin Teodoriu. The most notable parts of the trip were the company and site visits, the class set-up and the cultural aspects. No other class that I’ve been on has taken us to as […]
This post was written by Nate Johnson, a student in the 5-year Accelerated PE/MBA program. Nate also serves as Vice-President of the OU Student Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. This blog is about his summer in Pittsburg with EQT – which included some extracurricular activities like seeing the Penguins win the Stanley Cup. This […]
This post was written by Kate Oransky, a Petroleum Engineering Junior. Kate is also serving as secretary of the OU Student Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. This is a little about her internship experience with BP this summer. A cubicle, one in series of rows, yellowing under the glow of fluorescent lights. An […]
This post was written by Audrey Sharrock, a Petroleum Engineering Senior. She participated in the MPGE externship program over the summer. 2017 was the first time MPGE was able to offer an externship for our students by working with our close alumni and friends. This program allowed students to gain valuable experience all while working […]
This post was written by Alexander Freeman, a Petroleum Engineering Senior. He recently traveled to Bolivia with MCEE International Programs as a part of a study abroad component students can take. These students take an OU PE course, taught by an OU PE faculty member and earn credit towards their degree. Our two-week trip to […]
Each year, for nearly fifty years, the international community at OU comes together for the International Advisory Committee’s Eve of Nations. This multicultural event celebrates the cultural heritage of OU with fashion, food and performances. The India Student Association has been an active participant in the Eve of Nations each year, and is a group […]