Two papers were presented at the AADE National Technical Conference and Exhibition in Houston, Texas, April 11-12: How Does Rock Type and Lithology Affect Drilling Fluid’s Filtration and Plastering? – Chinedum Ezeakacha and Saeed Salehi (University of Oklahoma); Hongfeng Bi (Grace Instrument) Thermo-Poro-Elastic Modeling of Time-Dependent Wellbore Strengthening and Casing Smear – Raj Kiran One […]
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Senior Awarded Outstanding Senior by AIAS
Senior, Jeff Calhoun, was awarded the 2017 Brett Williams Outstanding Senior Award by the OU American Indian Alumni Society. Students who receive this honor are recognized for their leadership, academic success and exemplary service to the American Indian community at OU. Upon graduating, Jeff will begin work as a reservoir engineer for Shell in New […]
Undergraduates Awarded Blue Waters Internship
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications Blue Waters project, in collaboration with the National Computational Science Institute (NCSI) and national high performance computing (HPC) programs, has launched a coordinated effort to prepare current and future generations of students with the computational thinking skills, knowledge and commitment to advance scientific computing through the use of HPC resources and […]
First Giving Day a Success
The University of Oklahoma launched a brand new one-day event this year called Giving Day, whose focus was to raise funds for scholarships through crowd-source funding. Using the university’s Thousand Strong platform, colleges across campus diligently appealed to their students, alumni and friends to contribute to the cause. Designed as a way to plant the […]
Well Integrity Laboratory Presents Globally
High precision testing and accurate research are the core of well integrity understanding and improvement. Through novel concepts and investigation methods aimed to increase knowledge and deliver a balanced mix of science and expertise, the Well Integrity Laboratory has been diligent in its research and has been sharing their findings at conferences around the world. SPE Latin […]
Petrobowl Advances to Finals
OU’s Petrobowl team competed at the regional qualifier in Denver, Col. After competing against Tulsa University, University of Texas Permian Basin, Missouri Science & Technology, University of Toronto and Colorado School of Mines, the team secured its place in the international finals, which will be held during SPE ATCE in San Antonio later this fall. […]
MPGE to Launch Externship Program
Internships play a crucial role in the success of any degree program by allowing students to apply knowledge gained within the classroom to a real-world, hands-on industry setting. The Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering (MPGE) at OU believes so strongly in the importance of internship experiences that it has embedded them into the required curriculum. […]
OU Alumnus Named Executive VP and COO
MPGE Industry Advisory Board member and 1999 petroleum engineering alumnus Oleg Tolmachev has been appointed to executive vice-president and chief operations officer for Eclipse Resources. Tomachev has assumed full responsibility for the company’s operations in the Utica and Marcellus shale while, also, continuing his previous oversight of the drilling and completion operations.
Salehi to Showcase Research
Assistant Professor Saeed Salehi has been selected to showcase his research at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Tex., May 1-4. OTC is the largest oil and gas event, featuring more than 2,300 exhibitors and attendees representing one-hundred nations. Universities selected to present their research receive exposure from 70,000 industry professionals. Salehi will […]
Faculty Research Update: February 2017
Xingru Wu, Associate Professor, has been awarded a $45,000 project by Ballard Petroleum, Phase I of Gaither Draw Units Well Spacing Optimization Study Wu has also received funding in the amount of $40,000 from Yangtze University for his project Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Study Gas Phase and Flow Behaviors in Shale Formations Associate Professors […]