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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Drillbotics Team: Now Accepting Resumes
We are in the process of forming a team that is going to participate in the fourth drillbotics competition, which is organized by Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) of SPE, for more information visit drillbotics.com. The team representing the University of Oklahoma will be consisting of five students (undergraduate seniors and graduate (MS) […]
MPGE Undergrad Receives Research Award
MPGE undergraduate student Rodrigo Rivera Reyes is recipient of an Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grant from OU Honors College. The program offers financial assistance for scholarly and creative projects under the mentorship of a faculty member. Dozens of research projects are funded each year so that undergraduates may undertake ambitious and exciting research endeavors. […]
Drilling & Well Completion Group Receives Research Award
A new project has been awarded to MPGE’s Drilling and Completion Group. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will study failure in wellbore cements and elastomer liner hanger in conjunctions with loss of well control incidents. The aim is to develop new testing protocols for sealing assemblies and […]
Enhanced Learning through Drill Sim 50
MPGE’s efforts to enhance student learning through hands-on experience continue to add value to the program with the addition of a portable well control simulator from Drilling System LLC, named Drill Sim 50 (pictured below). As a compliment to the full-sized National OilWell Varco offshore simulator, MPGE will be able to offer a more holistic […]
Romania: June 17-20
Our students have returned from their conference by the Black Sea, and have provided us with some wonderful reports and photos on their cultural activities in addition to their coursework. Alex Romanyuk tells us: Today (June 17) we visited the Oil Museum in Ploiesti. Housed in a beautiful building near the center of the city, […]
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 […]
Romania: Day 5
As reported to the editor by Jerry Lessley: Before attending their classroom lectures for the day, the group visited the university’s drilling simulator where they learned to operate a rig’s control panels and how to handle a gas kick. They also observed a much larger simulator in use at the university that mimics an actual […]
Romania: Day 4
Today’s contributor is Alex Romanyuk: We started early today, driving to the neighboring town of Negoiesti, to visit two service companies. Local industry professionals met us at the first location, John Crane Production Solutions Inc. They are a leader in artificial lift systems (rod pump, PCP, and ESP) here in Romania, and they explained to us […]
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 […]
