April 25, 2024
Distinguished Engineers Awards Recipients Announced
The Edward E. Whitacre College of Engineering celebrates esteemed alumni with the Distinguished Engineer Awards.
Welcome to the
Bob L. Herd
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Fast Facts
$104K/yr
Average salary of a Petroleum Engineer Student in 2023
Oilfield Technology Center
Texas Tech is the only university in the country with a working Oil Rig.
100%
Seniors who had jobs after graduation in 2023
Statistics based on U.S. citizen seniors who participated in our exit survey.
Research Areas
Carbon-Zero Hydrogen Production
Dr. Yuan and his PhD student Keju Yan are working on generating hydrogen within petroleum reservoirs using catalytic microwave heating.
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OTC
The Oilfield Technology Center (OTC) is a unique educational facility designed to serve both research and teaching needs to give petroleum engineering students a hands-on experience in the design and operation of typical oilfield equipment.
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SWPSC
Petroleum companies are working on new methods of performing tasks in safer and more environmentally consious methods.
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Fiber Optic Sensing
Dr. Leggett's lab is utilizing fiber optic sensing technology to gather valuable data on multiphase flow, including strain, temperature, and noise measurements over long extents of pipe.
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Department News
From Chance Encounter to Distinguished Career: The Terry Fuller Story
Discover the transformative journey of Terry Fuller, whose life took an unexpected turn during a chance encounter with Dr. Herald Winkler, shaping his career in petroleum engineering at Texas Tech.
April 20, 2024
Jerry S. Rawls Award Recipients Announced
The Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering celebrates teaching excellence with the Jerry S. Rawls Distinguished Undergraduate Educator Awards
March 13, 2024
Student Organizations of the WCOE Host Engineering Fair
Fueling Futures: TTU Engineering Fair Sparks Creativity and Inspires the Next Generation of Engineers at the Science Spectrum
Earn Your Master's Degree In
Petroleum Engineering Online
Mold the future of the petroleum engineering industry.
What kind of jobs can I get?
Students in our program go on to get jobs such as:
• Drilling Engineer
• Production Engineer
• Reservoir Engineer
• Geophysicist
• Project Engineer
• Field Engineer
• Completion Engineer
• Professor
• Analyst
• Field Inspector
• Carbon Management
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Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering
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