Texas Tech University

TTU’s National 1st: Tour of the Oil Rig at the Oilfield Technology Center

Dates:March 11, 2026
Meets:W from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location:Texas Tech's Oilfield Technology Center
Cost: $20.00

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Join us on a tour of the nation’s first full-scale operational oil rig on a university campus at Texas Tech’s Oilfield Technology Center. Students gain hands-on experience in the oil field with real-world drilling equipment. After the tour, head into the onsite classroom for a presentation on petroleum engineering and how Texas Tech's Roughneck Bootcamp and Watson’s work trained actors for the Paramount+ "Landman" series. Marshall Watson holds a bachelor's from Cornell and both a master's and a doctoral degree in petroleum engineering from Texas Tech. The chair of the Petroleum Engineering Department, Watson is an award-winning professor, a professional engineer, a patented inventor and an author.
Fee: $20.00

Texas Tech's Oilfield Technology Center

1051 TX-289 Loop

Marshall Watson

Marshall Watson holds a bachelor's from Cornell and both a master's and a doctoral degree in petroleum engineering from Texas Tech. The chair of TTU Petroleum Engineering Department, Watson is an award-winning professor, a professional engineer, a patented inventor, and an author.

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