Petroleum Engineering Department

Petroleum Engineering student works in the High Bay Research Center

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Welcome to the Department of Petroleum Engineering!

Petroleum engineers are involved in all facets of oil exploration and development, from identifying and characterizing the reservoir through drilling and completion to production. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells. We offer courses that prepare students for careers in petroleum and energy-resource fields. Our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment provide higher levels of research capabilities. Our award-winning faculty create innovative and rigorous research opportunities for graduate students.

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One of the most common questions for prospective students is 'What can I do with a degree in Petroleum Engineering?'

The oil and gas industry is full of opportunities to utilize your petroleum engineering degree in all facets of exploration, drilling, production, but here is a great example of the versatility of the skill set that students will learn and put to use in their career. This article was written by one of our professors, in collaboration with his peers from around the world.→

Why Petroleum Engineering?

Petroleum engineering jobs are projected to grow 15 percent by 2026.
The average starting salary for Petroleum Engineering graduates is the highest of all the engineering majors ($76,416). See our Career Services Resources page.
The average annual salary for petroleum engineers was $132,280 in 2018.
Petroleum engineers work in the upstream oil and gas industries around the world as reservoir engineers, drilling engineers and production engineers.
Thanks to U.S. predominance in petroleum technology, career opportunities are available all over the world.
Our state-of-the-art equipment provides higher levels of research capabilities and our award-winning faculty create innovative and rigorous research opportunities for graduate students.

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How do environmental, economic and health factors influence regional vulnerability to COVID-19?

Pejman Tahmasebi, Salome M.S. Shokri-Kuehni, Muhammad Sahimi, Nima Shokri
medRxiv 2020.04.09.20059659; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.09.20059659
This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice.

This COVID-19 research was compiled to look at some other parameters that have not typically been considered in other studies, parameters such as the economic conditions, air pollution, age 65+, diabetes, and many others. It is suggestive that age and diabetes are the most significant variables.

Department News

Dejam selected as Tau Beta Pi's Oustanding Teacher of the Year

Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering Morteza Dejam

Praveen Bollineni, MS Grad, Publishes in Physics of Fluids

EAGE Presents The Arie van Weelden Award 2020 to Dr. Pejman Tahmasebi

UW Faculty Members Lead Research on Phase Behavior of Fluids Confined in Nanoporous Media

UW Professor Listed Among Most ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2019

Brian Toelle won the Steve Champlin Memorial Award 2019 AAPG Rocky Mountain Section Presentation Awards

Notable Petroleum Engineering Alumnus to Speak at UW

Grad Students' Coffee Hour 10-30-19 is a Success!

Department News Archive

Upcoming Department & RSO Events

RSO Events
Event Date	Time	Location	Event Sponsor	Event Name	Topic	Additional Info.
October 1, 2020	11 AM	via Zoom ID: 922 7918 2433 Pass: 979763	UW AADE	Fall 2020 Speaker Series Efe Ejofodomi, Schlumberger	Infill Well Optimization	Announcement
October 23, 2020	12 PM	Classroom Bldg #133 via Zoom ID: 991 1310 2933 Pass: 341156	UW AADE	Fall 2020 Speaker Series Joe Leimkuhler, COO Beacon Offshore Energy	An Independent's Perspective on Oil and Gas: Current Trends and Future Implications	Announcement
November 4, 2020	11 AM	via Zoom ID: 945 0067 7017 Pass: 184791	UW AADE	Fall 2020 Speaker Series Nick Swanson, Drilling Engineer, Schlumberger	Overview of Schlumberger Rotary Steerable Technology and Applications for Land-based Rigs in the US	Announcement

Fall 2020 Graduate Seminar Schedule

Graduate seminars
Date	Speaker	Agency/Institution	Hosting Faculty
Aug. 27, 2020	none scheduled
Sept. 3, 2020	Guan Qin	University of Houston	Professor Hertanto Adidharma	Presentation Announcement
Sept. 10, 2020	Hamid Emami-Maybodi	PennState University	Asst. Professor Morteza Dejam	Presentation Announcement
Sept. 17, 2020	Huazhou Li	University of Alberta, Canada	Asst. Professor Morteza Dejam	Presentation Announcement
Sept. 24, 2020	none scheduled
Oct. 1, 2020	Bahareh Nojabaei	Virginia Tech University	Professor Hertanto Adidharma	Presentation Announcement
Oct. 8, 2020	Miao Zhang	New Mexico Tech University	Sr. Lecturer Tawfik Elshehabi	Presentation Announcement
Oct. 15, 2020	Jyotsna Sharma	Louisiana State University	Professor Hertanto Adidharma	Presentation Announcement
Oct. 22, 2020	Yilin Fan	Colorado School of Mines	Sr. Lecturer Tawfik Elshehabi	Presentation Announcement
Oct. 29, 2020	Hadi Nasrabadi	Texas A&M University	Professor Hertanto Adidharma & Professor Morteza Dejam	Presentation Announcement
Nov. 5, 2020	Hamidreza Karami	University of Oklahoma	Sr. Lecturer Tawfik Elshehabi	Presentation Announcement
Nov. 12, 2020	Wen Song	University of Texas-Austin	Sr. Lecturer Tawfik Elshehabi	Presentation Announcement