Petroleum Engineering News
Miskimins Fall Semester Review 2024
Greetings from Golden! As I write this, we are headed into finals week for the semester, and that mixed blend of anxiety (exams and ...
Introducing Our New Drilling Professor: Mohamed Khaled
I am Mohamed Shafik Khaled, an assistant professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines, where I joined ...
New Rock and Fluid Lab Equipment
The Department of Petroleum Engineering has recently made significant investments in advanced laboratory equipment designed to elevate ...
Alumni Highlight: Victor Eifealdt ’04
Victor Eifealdt graduated in 2004 with his Bachelors and currently works for Antero Resources in Denver, Colorado as a Senior ...
Alumni Highlight: Owen Jordan ’22
Owen Jordan graduated in 2022 with his Bachelors and is currently working for ExxonMobil (formerly with Pioneer Natural Resources ...
Modeling Tool Donation, Enhances Mines Geology and Petroleum Student’s Education
_________________________________________________ Colorado School of Mines geology and petroleum engineering students and ...
Society of Petroleum Engineers: The 100th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
The 100th annual Society of Petroleum Engineering’s (SPE) ATCE conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) this year, a ...
Dept. Head Letter, Sept. 2023
Dr. Jennifer Miskimins Petroleum Engineering Department HeadGreetings from the start of another school year! The M Climb has happened, ...
Faculty Achievements AY22-23
External AwardsCongratulations to Dr. Pejman Tahmasebi for receiving the Interpore Award for Porus Research!SPE 2023 REGIONAL AWARD ...
Welcome Back BBQ with Continental Resources
On Wednesday September 6th the SPE Mines Chapter together with Continental Resources hosted this year's welcome back BBQ! The two-hour ...
Student Achievements AY 2022-2023
Balnur Mindygaliyeva placed third in ARMA Photo Contest (student section) summer 2022.Congratulations to Gizem Yildirim, Arkhat ...
Chevron Short Course Series AY22-23
In the past year we have had the opportunity to host several short courses on a variety of topics covering everything from economic ...
PE in the News
- Media tip sheet: Venezuela’s vast oil reserves
Mines experts on Venezuelan oil reserves, energy economics, and global geopolitical impacts are available for media interviews. - Media tip sheet: Harnessing the power of geothermal energy
Colorado School of Mines has a variety of geothermal experts who stand ready to answer questions from journalists about this rapidly expanding energy field. - Emptying aquifers creating sinkholes, economic issues worldwide
Researchers at Colorado School of Mines are revealing the risks of aquifer sinkholes and groundwater loss from local farms to megacities, threatening infrastructure and livelihoods. - Potential Gas Committee reports 15 percent increase to future natural gas supplies in the United States, the highest reported level on record
The estimated future supply of natural gas in the United States has increased 15 percent since 2022, to the highest reported levels on record, according to the Potential Gas Committee’s (PGC) latest r … - Payne Institute for Public Policy to convene on minimizing methane emissions
The Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines is pleased to announce two upcoming events focused on strategies to reduce methane emissions in the production and distribution of nat … - Colorado School of Mines inducts new class into Petroleum Engineering Hall of Fame
Each of the nine inductees has been recognized as an outstanding industry member through their contributions or leadership. - Jennifer Miskimins nominated as 2026 president of Society of Petroleum Engineers
A Mines alum, Miskimins has 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry and has led Mines' Petroleum Engineering Department since 2020. - Field Session gives students hands-on opportunity to apply classroom concepts in the real world
- Mines in Top 10 for Geophysics, Geology, Petroleum Engineering grad programs: U.S. News & World Report
Colorado School of Mines is a top spot for graduate education in earth sciences and engineering, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report. - Petroleum engineering faculty cracking open enhanced geothermal energy
By Ashley Piccone, Special to Mines Research Magazine As the U.S. transitions to clean energy and a net-zero carbon future, renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, are becoming commonplace. …