March 06, 2025
Board of Regents Approves Faculty Promotions and Emeritus Status
Texas Tech University Board of Regents approved several faculty promotions across the college
Welcome to the
Bob L. Herd
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Fast Facts
$104K/yr
Average salary of a Petroleum Engineer Student in 2023
Oilfield Technology Center
Texas Tech is the only university in the country with a working Oil Rig.
100%
Seniors who had jobs after graduation in 2023
Statistics based on U.S. citizen seniors who participated in our exit survey.
Research Areas
Carbon-Zero Hydrogen Production
Dr. Yuan and his PhD student Keju Yan are working on generating hydrogen within petroleum reservoirs using catalytic microwave heating.
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OTC
The Oilfield Technology Center (OTC) is a unique educational facility designed to serve both research and teaching needs to give petroleum engineering students a hands-on experience in the design and operation of typical oilfield equipment.
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SWPSC
Petroleum companies are working on new methods of performing tasks in safer and more environmentally consious methods.
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Fiber Optic Sensing
Dr. Leggett's lab is utilizing fiber optic sensing technology to gather valuable data on multiphase flow, including strain, temperature, and noise measurements over long extents of pipe.
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Admissions
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Department News
February 18, 2025
Assistant Professor Co-Founds Non-Profit to Enhance Subsurface Hydrogen Education
The Association of Geological Hydrogen will receive U.S. DOE funding to increase knowledge and eventually research about this carbon-free energy source.
Texas Tech Faculty's Hydrogen Generation/Extraction Invention to be Commercialized
Through a partnership with DiagnaMed Holdings Corp., this in-situ electromagnetic-assisted catalytic heating could provide an impactful zero-carbon energy source.
Petroleum Engineering Department Chair Helped Prepare Crew of ‘Landman’ Series
Just as the actors and crew of Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” attended cowboy camp, his latest series, “Landman,” required oilfield training from Texas Tech experts.
Earn Your Master's Degree In
Petroleum Engineering Online
Mold the future of the petroleum engineering industry.
What kind of jobs can I get?
Students in our program go on to get jobs such as:
• Drilling Engineer
• Production Engineer
• Reservoir Engineer
• Geophysicist
• Project Engineer
• Field Engineer
• Completion Engineer
• Professor
• Analyst
• Field Inspector
• Carbon Management
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Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering
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Address
Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering | Box 43111 | Lubbock, TX 79409-3111 -
Phone
806.742.3573 -
Email
pe@ttu.edu