Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering TTU

07/07/2026

We hope to see you there!

06/12/2026

Please join the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering in Amarillo, Texas, on June 30th for a chance to connect with your fellow Red Raider Engineers! 👏

Please RSVP to this event if you are interested in attending: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Amarillo-WCOE26

We are excited to see you there!

06/10/2026

Congratulations to our Department Chair Dr. Marshall Watson for speaking at the SPE Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Technical Section webinar “SRMS in Action: How to Classify, Report, and Communicate CO₂ Storage Resources" recently!

We are proud of Dr. Watson and all of the work he continues to put into CCUS research.

06/08/2026

Don't forget to join the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering for an alumni reception in San Francisco this Friday! We hope to see you there🎉

RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TTUSanFran2026

06/01/2026

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Stuart Scott for having his paper “Novel Gas-/Liquid-Coinjection EOR Process Enters the Permian,” highlighted in this month's Journal of Petroleum Technology!

You can read the article here:

_. This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 230250, “Novel Gas-/Liquid-Coinjection EOR Process Enters the Permian,” by Stuart L. Scott, SPE, David Schechter, SPE, and Gordon Pospisil, SPE, EOR ETC, et al. The paper has not been peer-reviewe...

05/29/2026

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Calling all Engineering Alumni!

Come meet the Dean and the department chairs in San Francisco, California!

Reconnect and network with fellow alumni and enjoy light refreshments and beverages!

To our RSVP, please click this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TTUSanFran2026

05/14/2026

Join the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering for an alumni reception in San Francisco! We hope to see you there🎉

RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TTUSanFran2026

04/08/2026

The Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering was just ranked the #8 best graduate program for Petroleum Engineering by U.S. News & World Report!

We are extremely proud of all of the hard work our faculty, staff, and students put into this program every day!

https://www.ttu.edu/now/posts/2026/04/engineering-law-shine-for-texas-tech-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings.php

03/06/2026

The 2026 Battle of the Departments is ON!

The Dean is bringing the heat with a friendly competition — and the department that raises the most support wins an extra $10,000 grand prize!
Plus, hit 15 donors and unlock an additional $5,000 bonus for your fund.
Let the games begin!

Online Giving Page Link: https://dayofgiving.ttu.edu/pages/whitacre-college-of-engineering

03/05/2026

Our very own Dr. Watson was recently interviewed by KLBK regarding the recent spike in gas prices.

You can check out his interview here: https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/gas-prices-steadily-rises-in-lubbock-due-to-conflicts-in-the-middle-east/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KLBK_News_-_EverythingLubbock.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawQWjeRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe245e6MMfua_LzM1Bll0zVUzwkTmbED7qoSaMIxOvwOz_3n9YAu3UgO6LZe4_aem_FYNRGe60N-5dUlW0eOib-w

LUBBOCK, Texas — As the U.S. and Israel conflict with Iran continues, gas prices are expected rise as oil and gas shipments are affected. Lubbock has seen a shift in gas prices, with Bolton& #…