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UT PGE Announces 2025 Distinguished Alumni

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Grad Program Remains No. 1 in 2025–2026 U.S. News Rankings

The Hildebrand Department’s graduate program in petroleum engineering is No. 1 in the country, according to the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings released today. UT PGE has held this top ranking continuously since 2003.

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UT PGE Students Compete in SPE Paper Contest

The Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) held its annual department-wide Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) local paper contest on Feb. 21, with 25 students participating in the bachelor’s, master’s and PhD divisions.

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UT PGE Hosts 5th Annual Energy AI Hackathon

Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering (UT PGE) professors John Foster and Michael Pyrcz co-hosted The University of Texas at Austin’s fifth annual Energy AI Hackathon Jan. 24–26.

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Geothermal at UT PGE

If geothermal power constitutes just 3% of the global energy mix in 2050, as much as 9 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions could be eliminated. Here’s how UT PGE is helping to make it happen.

Research Areas

Geologic Carbon Storage

Geologic Carbon Storage

CO2 storage research investigates methods for CO2 sequestration, including storage in deep…

Drilling and Completions

Drilling and Completions

Drilling, well completions, and rock mechanics research includes: well bore stability in…

Enhanced Oil Recovery

Enhanced Oil Recovery

Enhanced oil recovery research includes topics such as how to improve oil…

Formation Evaluation

Formation Evaluation

Formation evaluation research understands and characterizes the physical properties of reservoir rocks…

Integrated Reservoir Characterization

Integrated Reservoir Characterization

Integrated Reservoir Characterization research focuses on: 1. providing practical approaches for assessing…

Production Engineering

Production Engineering

Production engineering research covers a wide range of interests while presenting front-end…

Reservoir Engineering

Reservoir Engineering

Reservoir engineering research includes topics such as how to extract oil and…

Unconventional Resources

Unconventional Resources

Unconventional resources research includes areas such as rock imaging, well monitoring, fluid…

Petrophysics and Pore Scale Processes

Petrophysics and Pore Scale Processes

Petrophysics and pore-scale processes research develops the basics science that underlies all…

Reservoir Simulation

Reservoir Simulation

Reservoir simulation research focuses on development and application of reservoir simulators for…

Natural Gas Engineering

Natural Gas Engineering

Natural gas engineering research includes topics such as how to extract gas…

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Geomechanics

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Geomechanics

Hydraulic fracturing produces fractures in the rock formation that stimulate the flow…

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BS Students with Jobs or Grad School Admission at Graduation

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