Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) was founded 1870 as the Missouri School of Mines (MSM), and became Missouri S&T in 1964. Missouri S&T will officially be Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S & T) January 2008. Missouri S&T is one of top public universities based on US News & World Reports (2007), Forbes (2004) and Princeton Review (2006). It has 23 research centers, labs and institutes that provide great opportunities for undergraduate and graduate research.

The Petroleum Engineering (PE) program at the Missouri S&T is ABET accredited and offers degrees at the BS, MS and PhD levels.  The program is an integral part of the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering.  Our Department currently has 20 full-time faculty with established BS, MS and PhD programs in Geological Engineering, Geology and Geophysics in addition to Petroleum Engineering.  This combination of disciplines offers synergies for collaborative research and provides a broad spectrum of opportunities for nurturing tomorrow's leaders in the earth sciences and engineering.

With the growing demand for oil and gas, the field of petroleum engineering plays an important role in the world today. Petroleum engineer is among the highest-paid engineering disciplines. As a petroleum engineering student, you will study the technology of well drilling and completion, oil & gas evaluation and production, reservoir evaluation and future production prediction. Modern experimental and computational tools are utilized to study the technology of well logging, well testing, well stimulation, reservoir characterization, secondary and and enhanced recovery processes as well as geology. Other areas of study will include: economic analysis of oil and gas production, reservoir simulation, offshore technology and artificial lift methods. Students studying petroleum engineering at Missouri S&T will have a uniquely strong background Mechanical Earth Modeling (MEM). This embraces courses in petroleum geology, structural geology, basin development, rock mechanics, geophysics (3D and 4D) as well as core petroleum engineering topics.

Mechanical earth modeling (MEM), introduced by Chevron is an emphasis within the petroleum curriculum. It benefits Missouri S&T by ensuring relevance in the undergraduate curriculum, while providing a -Ëœtechnical identity'. Students studying petroleum engineering will have a uniquely strong background in petroleum geology, structural geology, basin development, rock mechanics, geophysics (3D and 4D) as well as core petroleum engineering topics. It is our vision that in 5 years time, Missouri S&T will be nationally recognized as leaders in the area of mechanical earth modeling.

Student Organizations

There is a student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers that meets on a monthly basis and the National Petroleum Engineering honorary society, Pi Epsilon Tau.

Outstanding Research

The Missouri S&T Petroleum Engineering program is nationally ranked. She has the only Petroleum Engineering program in the state of Missouri, and is one of only 14 in the nation.

Our students are recruited by companies around the world to work in multinational, multi-million dollar projects early in their careers. In recent years, 100% of our graduates have had job offers upon graduation.

Missouri S&T is one of only three Petroleum Engineering programs in the nation to have a well drilling simulator available to its students. This gives students additional insight in well drilling operations and hands-on experience.

Missouri S&T Petroleum Engineering students find great value in working in industry during their college education. Over 80% of our students secure summer internships with the major multi-national oil and gas producing and service companies working on projects such as well log evaluation and computerized reservoir simulation.

Student organizations include the student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers which brings current industry speakers to Missouri S&T.

The small program size ensures excellent faculty contact and most class sizes are between 10-15 students.

75% of our faculty have authored textbooks that are used in their courses.