The University of Tulsa's Petroleum Engineering Department

George King holds the unique distinction of being a student and a teacher at the University of Tulsa. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering and MS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa. While working for Amoco Production Company in Tulsa, as an adjunct professor, he also taught Well Completions course for our undergraduates for several years.

Presently, George King is a Distinguished Advisor with the BP organization. He has 33 years oilfield experience since starting with Amoco in 1971. His technical background includes basic research on acids, asphaltenes, perforating cleanup and sand control, as well as applications work on coiled tubing, perforating, formation damage, and well repair operations.

Current activities include mentoring, teaching, field reviews, problem well analysis, intervention designs and problem consulting. Technical accomplishments include 51 technical papers, a book on completions and workovers, the Amoco Chairman’s Award for technology from Amoco in 1997, Distinguished Lecturer for the SPE during 1985-86, Lecturer in the SPE Short Course series in 1999, and recipient of the SPE Production and Operations Award for 2004.