Welcome to the Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Research (CPGE). Our aim is to

Our formal vision statement: CPGE's vision is to be the premier academic research organization in all facets of oil and gas exploration and production. Through its leadership and technology innovation, CPGE will enable energy security that balances environmental impact and affordable resources.

Please explore our many research programs and contact the Program Managers or myself if you would like additional information.

Thank you,
Gary A. Pope, Director (gpope@mail.utexas.edu)

October 2011
[Photo of Upali] Congratulations are in order for Dr. Quoc P. Nguyen who is the recipient of the Foundation CMG Industrial Research Chair in Subsurface Process Modeling at The University of Texas at Austin. Through the chair, the Foundation CMG funding will be used to support Dr. Nguyen's team of research associates and students in undertaking leading edge research in innovative hydrocarbon recovery processes in fractured, tight, and unconventional petroleum reservoirs. Founded in 1978, the CMG Reservoir Simulation Foundation (Foundation CMG) promotes and financially supports research and development along with students through research grants at universities and industrial research centers.

August 2011
Unconventional Resources Research Program
A new research program has been added to the CPGE web page. Please go to our new Unconventional Resources page to learn more about the program. We are adding additional research projects as fast as we can.

July 2011
CPGE will be well represented at ATCE 2011
CPGE researchers will present 26 papers and ePosters covering a wide variety of topics at the 2011 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhbition in the fall. Please see the full list of presentations to get an idea of just how broad the scope of CPGE research can get.

May 2011
Record attendance at CEOR research meeting
The annual research meeting for sponsors of the Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Industrial Affiliates Program in the Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering was held at the AT&T Conference Center at the south end of campus on April 27-28, 2011. More than 200 people attended including about 130 EOR experts from 32 companies and about 70 students, staff and faculty from UT. Presentations and posters on the latest research and developments in chemical EOR were presented by both UT and industry participants (agenda, PDF format). This was a great opportunity for everyone to share information, ideas and new results related to the use of surfactants and polymers for enhanced oil recovery. This was definitely the best meeting yet in this rapidly evolving and expanding area of enhanced oil recovery.

This photo shows many of the CPGE researchers involved in the Chemical EOR Industrial Affiliates Program. Included are faculty and technical staff as well as many of our graduate and undergraduate students.

March 2011
Announcement: Short Course and Workshop on Image Analysis for Porous Media Scheduled for July 12-15, 2011

Imaging of porous materials, as well as the changes due to various process such as flow within their voids or exposure to external stress, is becoming a ubiquitous method of material characterization as well as simulation validation. We've organized two events with this important focus:

The short course and workshop are co-organized by Assistant Professor Masa Prodanovic. Please see the Short Course and Workshop on Image Analysis for Porous Media information page for details.