Written by: Jack Borer The University of Oklahoma is proud to announce that its 2018 Drillbotics team has been awarded 2nd place in this year’s Drillbotics International Student Competition. Ten teams from four countries (Canada, Norway, Germany, and the United States) participated in this year’s challenge, which tested the wit and determination of all those […]
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ATCE 2017: San Antonio
ATCE 2017 in San Antonio, Texas has just ended and the University of Oklahoma was there in full force. Here are some of the highlights from the conference, and a student perspective. See more pictures on our Facebook. Our PetroBowl team took 3rd place overall in the international competition. OU was the highest placed team […]
OU Participates in Alberta Energy Challenge
For the fourth year in a row, OU has been represented by a team of students in the Alberta Energy Challenge, an international business case competition that focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities within the energy sector. Taking place on the beautiful campus of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, teams research and develop […]
OU Competes in 2016 Drillbotics Competition
The Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) of SPE International was established in 2008 to help accelerate the uptake of automation in the drilling industry. Their goal is to link surface machinery with downhole machines, tools and measurements through drilling systems automation (DSA) in order to improve safety and efficiency. To encourage new entrants into the drilling […]
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 […]
Hajirezaie Takes 2nd in Student Research Competition
MPGE Master’s student, Sassan Hajirezaie, placed 2nd in the engineering category of the 2016 Student Research and Creativity Day hosted by OU’s Graduate College. With over sixty-five entries, this year’s SRCD was a huge success in showcasing the broad range of graduate research taking place across OU. Sassan is in his second year of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
ATCE 2015: Houston
Registration totals exceeded expectations as 13,500 global exploration and production professionals gathered at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) flagship event the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston over three days 28-30 September. This year’s event, despite the challenges currently being seen in the industry, was […]
OU Hosts Petrobowl Qualifer
On Saturday,February 7, The University of Oklahoma campus welcomed SPE International as the host of the first North American Regional Petrobowl Qualifier. Due to the increasing popularity of the annual competition, SPE moved towards a format that supported regional events to determine which teams would compete in the Petrobowl Finals held during ATCE. Twenty universities […]
