Since 2018, faculty and students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have benefitted from software donated by engineering company PE Limited for the Jerome J. Wright and Alumni Computation and Visualization Laboratory.
PE Limited is renewing the educational licenses at no cost, at a value of over $2.7M.
The MOVE suite dynamically models oil reservoirs, production and injection wells and surface pipeline networks as an integrated production system. In the lab, faculty and students use the software to model and analyze rock sequences deformed by geological processes such as mountain building.
"This generous donation continues to makes it possible for students to gain valuable technological skills," Clint Rowe, emeritus professor, said.
An accurate understanding of deformation is critical for reducing risk and uncertainty in geological models that underpin exploration for and extraction of natural resources, such as fossil fuels, minerals, and water. Extraction industries use the software, giving students hands-on experience.
Associate professor Cara Burberry’s students use the software to analyze natural systems as well as analog models of deformation produced in sandbox models in the laboratory. She will use it in her Advanced Structure course (GEOL 940) this spring, and one of her undergraduate students recently started a research project requiring the software.
“Students benefit by becoming familiar with software that is valuable for many geological careers including those in the transition to greener energy exploration,” she said.
PE Limited (Petex) develops petroleum engineering software tools for the oil and gas industry worldwide.
