To help prepare freshman for the PE 2011: Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Systems final, OU SPE Freshman Liaisons hosted a study session at the dorms. Course TA’s Wes Herron and Yang Zhou were there to help students to review and answer questions. This was a new event for OU SPE, but one they definitely feel was worthwhile and […]
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Schlumberger Presents Miniature Rig Camp
On Friday, March 25, more than forty MPGE students took a break from studying to take part in a fun, yet intense, competition. AADE and WPGE collaborated to host Schlumberger’s Miniature Rig Camp led by Cody Carter, lead recruiter for Schlumberger. Participants were divided into seven teams of six, and tasked with building a miniature […]
Research Day Hosted by OU SPE
On Friday, April 1, OU SPE hosted their first Research Day on OU’s Norman campus. The event, chaired by Wes Herron and Shelby Goss, came about as a way to address the current lack of internships available for petroleum engineering students while also highlighting the research that takes place within MPGE. Faculty members Carl Sondergeld, Catalin […]
103rd E-Week Was a Hoot and a Holler
February 21-27 saw the 103rd Engineers Week celebrations on OU’s Norman campus. Throughout the student led week, petroleum engineering students were found at taking part in a variety of events to honor the engineering profession and those pursuing it at OU. E-Week kicked-off, as it always does, with the annual Road Rallye on Sunday, co-hosted, this […]
OU SPE Prepares for Career Fair
In preparation for the Spring Career Fair on February 17, OU SPE hosted a resume workshop. Members of OKC SPE volunteered their time to meet with OU students in order to review their current resumes and offer advice on how to best present themselves and their talents. The group also provided dinner from Cane’s for […]
A New Approach to Drilling and Completions
PE 4323, Drilling and Completions II, a senior level course in OU’s petroleum engineering curriculum, was taught by MPGE associate professor Catalin Teodoriu during the 2015 fall semester. This was Teodoriu’s first time teaching the course, and he introduced a new component to enhance the learning process, group oriented design projects. Students were asked to […]
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 […]
Oktoberfest: Raising Awareness with a Pie in the Face
On Friday, October 30, OU SPE hosted Oktoberfest in the ROTC Armory on campus. The event was designed as a benefit to kick-off their Relay for Life fundraising. In spite of the rain, around 80 people were in attendance. The highlight of the evening was the Pie in the Face event. Student leaders, MPGE faculty, […]
Mewbourne Leadership Scholars Annual Luncheon
On Wednesday, October 21, MPGE faculty and staff joined representatives from Mewbourne Oil Company to recognize and applaud the twenty-one 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 of $4,000 a year for up to four years, which […]
Alberta Energy Challenge 2015
The University of Oklahoma was invited to take part in the Alberta Energy Challenge (AEC). AEC is hosted by the University of Alberta School of Business and is an international energy case competition between nine universities. Teams from the United States, Canada and Egypt were participants for this year’s competition. For the second year in […]