Written by Kai Wang MPGE Ph.D. student Kai Wang, along with diverse team members, Guomin Ji (Electrical Engineering), Yuxuan Chen (Electrical Engineering) and Huiyu Wang (Mechanical Engineering), brought their design to the National Sustainable Design Expo (NSDE) and showcased at the USA Science and Engineering Festival (USASEF) on April 7 and 8 at Washington Convention […]
AADE Field Trip to Oklahoma Corporation Commission
On April 10, AADE organized a trip to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission accompanied by Judge Keith Thomas, MPGE adjunct professor. The group attended several court proceedings which involved pooling order, permit to drill, spacing order, and density order. After the hearing, they proceed to meet and discuss with several members of the Oil & Gas […]
MPGE Alumnus Speaks at AADE Tech Talk
Christopher Shea, an OU alumnus of H&P company, accepted an invitation from the OU AADE section to come and speak at the last tech talk of the academic year on April 5. The presentation was focused on the different types of rigs and operation techniques that the company provides. Mr. Shea elaborated on the different […]
Undergraduate Researcher Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Grand Prize
MPGE undergraduate researcher, Rodrigo Rivera, has been awarded the Phi Kappa Phi Grand Prize for presentation at Undergraduate Research Day. He was awarded a total of $500. Recently, he presented an SPE paper at the SPE International Formation Damage Symposium on the effect of water hardness on cement properties. Rivera’s faculty sponsor is Dr. Saeed Salehi
MPGE Students Present at AADE Conference
Three MPGE students presented papers at the AADE 2018 National Fluid Conference on March 11 in Houston, TX. Fatemah Saleh presented her paper entitled “Mixing Energy of Well Cements: The Gap Between Laboratory Testing and Field Job” with her faculty advisor, Dr. Catalin Teodoriu. Saket Srivastava, also presenting with Dr. Teodoriu, presented his paper entitled ” […]
Graduate Service Award Bestowed Upon MPGE Faculty Member
MPGE professor and Graduate Liaison, Dr. Deepak Devegowda, was honored by the Graduate College with the Graddy Award. The Graddy Award is given based on nominations from the Graduate College and recognizes outstanding service to our graduate students. Dr. Devegowda was nominated for and ultimately given the award because he always has a smile on his […]
Student Day at the 2018 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
Written by Sarah Zink Thank you to the students of TU and to Mid-Continent SPE for hosting the first Student Day as part of the 2018 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference! This Student Day was an opportunity for our students to tour TU’s research facilities, compete in the the 2018 SPE Mid-Continent North American Regional […]
Norman Campus Research Council Awards Funding to MPGE Professor
Dr. Siddharth Misra was recently awarded the Faculty Investment Program funding by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Research Council. This award will help Dr. Misra undertake a new research direction to quantify the topology and morphology of connectivities of phases in organic-rich shale samples. Dr. Misra will use use statistical […]
MPGE Students and Alumni Published in Fuel Journal
Pratiksha Tathed is a graduate research assistant working with Dr. Siddharth Misra. Her research work recently got published in the Fuel Journal (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/fuel). The publication is titled: “Hydrocarbon saturation in upper Wolfcamp shale formation”. Yifu Han, a recent graduate from MPGE, has contributed to the data inversion code implemented in this publication. Fuel has been […]
MPGE Launches New Online Masters Program
MPGE now offers a new online masters program in Natural Gas and Engineering Management. This program is designed for adult learners who work full time, students may study when and where they want with the online format. And since the program can be completed in 24 months, students will rapidly start earning the benefit of the […]