Colorado school of mines petroleum engineering department

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Marquez Hall – A vision for the Future!! This – state-of-the-art $25 million facility for pioneering teaching, research and service – promises to further Colorado School of Mines’ position as a global leader with a unique breadth of industry expertise. With the construction of this cutting-edge building, Mines’ Department of Petroleum Engineering will push the forefront of new technology and remain at the top of its class in recruiting and training new petroleum engineers. The support of corporate partners, alumni and friends for the Marquez Hall project will ensure that Mines is poised to help industry meet the challenge of increased worldwide energy demand and the need for innovative approaches to resource recovery. Lead contributing partners are:

Marathon Oil Corporation donates $1 million to support Marathon Center of Excellence for Reservoir Studies and the new petroleum engineering building.
Ward Petroleum - $100,000
Whiting Petroleum - $100,000
St. Mary Land & Exploration - $125,000
Questar - $400,000
BHP Billiton Petroleum - $500,000
Devon Energy - $500,000
Noble Energy - $500,000
Anadarko - $500,000
Hess - $1,000,000
ConocoPhillips - $1,000,000
Chevron – for Cheveron Center in Marquez Hall
EnCana Oil & Gas - $2,000,000
Timothy & Bernadette Marquez Foundation original donation of $10,000,000
Harold and Patricia Korell $1,250,000
Harry Campbell $700,000
Marshall and Jane Crouch $250,000
Bud and Kaye Isaacs $250,000
Buck and Rose Curtis $100,000
Southwestern Energy $1,250,000
Bonanza Creek Energy Company $100,000