Petroleum engineers have futures full of challenges and opportunities, working to develop and apply new technology to recover hydrocarbons from oil shale, tar sands, and offshore oil and gas fields. Petroleum now provides more than 70 percent of the world’s energy, and petroleum engineers create solutions for economic and environmentally safe production of petroleum resources.
Geosystems engineers and hydrogeologists combine engineering and geology to solve real-world problems such as restoring underground aquifers, which are important sources of drinking water. Geosystems engineers address the world’s most pressing energy, water resource, and environmental concerns.
Undergraduate Areas of Study in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Undergraduate Advising
- CPE 3.104, 512-471-1259
- Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Undergraduate Advising Office
Learn More about Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the Cockrell School
- GEH Degree Plan (10-12)
- GEH Degree Plan (12-14)
- PEN Degree Plan (10-12)
- PEN Degree Plan (12-14)
- What does a petroleum engineer do?
- What does a geosystems engineer do?
- Student Organizations
- American Association of Drilling Engineers
- Pi Epsilon Tau
- Society of Petroleum Engineers
Learn More about Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
- Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
- Petroleum and Petrochemical Technologies - Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century
- Develop carbon sequestration methods - National Organizations
- American Association of Drilling Engineers
- Society of Petroleum Engineers
