ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈædəlˌeɪd ɐnˈaʊnst ðˌɐɾɪt hæd ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðə ɹˈɛdʒ spɹˈɪɡ tʃˈɛɹ ɪn pətɹˈoʊliːəm ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaʊ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən skˈuːl ʌv pətɹˈoʊliːəm.
In 2001, the University of Adelaide announced that it had established the Reg Sprigg Chair in Petroleum Engineering in the (now) Australian School of Petroleum.