Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering TTU

10/07/2026

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Gang Han to our graduate seminar this Friday, October 9th! He will be presenting on 'Hydraulic Fractures Near Wellbore'. Anyone is free to attend!

10/06/2026

We are hiring!

The Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin September 1, 2027. Please visit this site if you are interested in this job opportunity: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25898&siteid=5637&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=924260

All prospective employees are encouraged to visit Work at Texas Tech to learn more about becoming a part of our campus community: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/workattexastech/

10/01/2026

We have had some beautiful sunrises recently at our Oilfield Technology Center!

We are looking forward to showing our students OTC during our Roughneck Bootcamp in a couple of weeks!

09/28/2026

An EV downhole camera was run in the recent workover of Red Raider Well #1 at the Texas Tech University Oilfield Technology Center (OTC). This is a 4,000 ft well set up for rod testing research. The camera, provided by EV, was used to inspect the 9 5/8-inch casing and locate the fluid level and fill at the bottom of the well. This provided a great experience for our students to see wireline operations, provided by The Wireline Group (TWG), as both downhole camera runs and deviation survey runs were made. Special thanks to the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course for providing the funds that have allowed us to perform this workover and services provided by The Wireline Group (TWG) and EV.

09/23/2026

We are pleased to welcome Sudesh Prabhakaran from Welltec to our graduate seminar this Friday, September 25th! He will be presenting on "Transforming well intervention through robotics." Anyone is free to attend!

09/21/2026

Mark your calendars! 📅

We are a month away from our alumni reception in Houston, Tx., on October 21st after SPE ATCE.

We hope to see you there! 🎉

09/17/2026

The Texas Tech U Rod Lift “Test Bed” can create specific pump fillage conditions “at will” to test new methods for handling the gas slugging commonly seen in horizontal wells. Thanks to generous donation of a Lufkin Pumping Unit (2.0 controller/VDF) and a Boomerang Edge Device (Boombox), we can test controller-based solutions. By altering pump speed during the stroke, or on the next stroke, we can develop methods to improve pump fillage, and increase our ability to pump-through gas slugs. Gas testing, in addition to rod guide testing, is the focus of our research in the coming months thanks to start-up support provided by the Southwest Petroleum Short Course. For information on how you can support Rod Lift Research & Testing, please contact Dr. Stuart L. Scott (Herald W. Winkler Chair and Professor of Petroleum Engineering).

09/11/2026

Interested in keeping up with the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering? Check out our latest newsletter edition at the link below to find out what our students, faculty, and staff were up to during the Spring 2026 semester! 👏

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/pe/documents/TTU-Petroleum-Engineering-Fall26-Newsletter.pdf

08/28/2026

We had a great turnout for our annual welcome back party yesterday afternoon, where students have the opportunity to connect with professors and learn more about our student organizations!

We are excited to see all of the amazing things our students will accomplish this year! 🎉

08/19/2026

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Sheng on receiving the International Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers!

We are proud of Dr. Sheng and all of his accomplishments!

Congratulations to Professor James Sheng from the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering for being awarded the International Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. This award recognizes Professor Sheng's outstanding work in reservoir technology and is only given to one recipient per year.

Roland Faller, Dean of the WCOE, is especially proud of this accomplishment, saying "Energy in all its forms is the biggest research focus of our college, and this award shows again that our people are recognized for excellent work in this field."

Read the full article here: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/wcoenews/posts/2026/08/TTU-James-Sheng-receives-international-award-from-SPE.php