Alumni Ronnie K. Irani Recognized as 2019 Living Legend Award from The Oklahoma Geological Foundation

Ronnie K. Irani is Founder and CEO of the RKI Energy Resources, LLC. A privately held company whose headquartered in Oklahoma City. Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering alumni Ronnie K. Irani was recognized as 2019 Living Legend Award from The Oklahoma Geological Foundation. The Directors of the Foundation have recognized many individuals who have […]

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Mewbourne Leadership Scholars Annual Luncheon

On Wednesday, November 6, MPGE faculty and staff joined representatives from Mewbourne Oil Company to recognize and applaud the six Mewbourne Leadership Scholars within our program. Scholars are selected for this distinguished honor through an application and interview process as incoming freshman. Recipients receive an annual, renewable scholarship up to four years; recognition as a Mewbourne School […]

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OU Veteran’s Recognition and Appreciating Week

OU Veteran’s Recognition and Appreciating Week is November 6th through 11th On Wednesday, Senior Petroleum Engineer major Sohail Faroq and former Seal Team 2 member and retired Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Thompson, participated in the Flag-Raising Ceremony. Faroq (left) is active in the OU Student Veteran’s Association, Community Service Coordinator, and Army Reserves for 8 […]

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OU Students Participate in Software Training

MPGE Seniors and Graduate students participated in a software training which included three commonly used oil and gas industry softwares: Aries, Spotfire, and Enverus Drillinginfo. Aries Petroleum Economics and Reserves Software provides comprehensive property and data management, production and reserve forecasting, and proven economic evaluations for operations, engineering and business teams. Spotfire is a business […]

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Student Honored with Rock Mechanics Research Award

Ph.D. student from OU Reservoir Geomechanics Group Honored with Rock Mechanics Research Award from American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Ph.D. candidate Zhi Ye from OU Reservoir Geomechanics & Seismicity Research Group received the American Rock Mechanics Association’s (ARMA) prestigious “Rock Mechanics Research Award” at the Annual Meeting held last June in Brooklyn, New York. The […]

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Students Receive Society of Petroleum Engineers Scholarship

The Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering would like to announce five students who received the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) scholarship from the Dallas Section. A total of $11,500 was awarded for the 2019-2020 Fall and Spring semesters. Students awarded are Katelyn Ashcraft, Ducha Hapsari, Rahmat Ashari, Ammar Chaudhry, and Jinyoung Park. Should […]

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