Hyde Engineering – 1990 to Present

Activity:

                  Projects listed below vary in scope and duration; some requiring a few days and some in excess of one year. Statements below may also apply to more than one project (same scope of work under different circumstances). Projects involving well problems are confidential in nature. Discussion of detailed circumstances is not included.

·         Write complete Engineering Specification for internal use in design, quality,and manufacture of components for critical well service including material and process standards.

·         Write Packer Calculation Handbook for downhole tool manufacturer

·         Write engineering standards for new and worn treating iron for major service company

·         Write Mobile Bay Downhole Tool Development report for Mobil’s Critical Well Advisory Team

·         Write MDES-CSLHA specification for Mobil Critical Well Advisory Team

·         Write perforating technical specification for major producer

·         Write first draft of packer specification MDES-CSPA. Final version to be adopted as ISO standard ISO 14310-9 Standard for Packers and Bridge Plugs for Petroleum and Natural Gas Inductries.

·         Write system performance verification test procedures for big-bore liner completion.

·         Write technical specification for hydraulic fracturing units for client in Trinidad

·         Write technical specification for major producer to procure packer, liner hanger, seals, and accessories for installation in Qatar.

·         Write technical specification for major producer to procure wellhead for installation in Qatar.

·         Write technical specification for major producer to procure packer, liner hanger, seals, and accessories for installation offshore Eastern Canada

·         Write technical specification for major producer to procure sub-surface safety valve for installation offshore Qatar

·         Write technical specification for major producer to procure subsea wellhead for installation offshore Eastern Canada

·         Write Quality Operation Plan for completion of offshore Vietnam wells including subsea tree, subsea cementing plugs, and all liner equipment.

·         Engineering analysis of buckling in long supported columns (production PBR’s when used with high tieback compressive loads).

·         Engineering analysis of collapse of tubulars for downhole tool manufacturers and major producers. Analyze special case of downhole tools v. OCTG.

·         Engineering analysis of 30” drive pipe connection

·         Represent Mobil Oil Indonesia and Mobil Critical Well Advisory Team to provide completion equipment for Arun Big-bore project (9-5/8” tubing).

·         Represent major producer as third party for verification testing of new design liner completions.

·         Represent major producer in engineering review and verification test of liner completion equipment for North Sea installation.

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of liner completion equipment for offshore Vietnam installation.

·         Represent major producer in engineering review and verification test of liner completion equipment for Mobile Bay installation.

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of wellhead for Mobile Bay

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of service tools for offshore Qatar installation.

·         Represent major producer in engineering review and verification test of nipple-less and nipple type plug for offshore Qatar

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of ECP’s (inflatable packers)

·         Represent major producer in verification test of downhole service tools for HPHT well in West Texas

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of drill stem safety valve for general use

·         Represent major producer at assembly and FAT of sand control tool string for use in deep water GOM completion

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of subsea tree for offshore Eastern Canada

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of sub-surface safety valve for offshore Qatar.

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of sub-surface safety valve for offshore Eastern Canada.

·         Represent major producer in engineering review of retrievable bridge plug for Indonesia installation

·         Represent major producer in design, engineering review, verification test, assembly, and offshore installation of two deepwater GOM “smart well” completions.

·         Represent AMR Services in analysis and resolution of ground support equipment problem at Newark

·         Represent AMR Services in investigation of ground support equipment fire at Los Angeles.

·         Advise major producer regarding disposition of NCR’s.

·         Design high rate differential displacement valve for Amoco Research (Tulsa)

·         Design high pressure, high horsepower remote operated test choke for major service company

·         Design, manufacture and operate gravel pack repair tool for major producer

·         Design, build and test HPHT tubing bridge plug for major producer’s use in CRA tubing

·         Design and maunfacture HPHT casing overshots in three sizes for major producer use in GOM and Indonesia.

·         Design Blow-out packer for major producer offshore GOM

·         Design slim hole tools; packer and tubing anchor for West Texas

·         Design setting tool for using weight set tools in highly deviated holes

·         Design 20,000 PSI test chamber for electric line equipment manufacturer

·         Design, prototype development and test of FC-1 Fill-up tool for Frank’s International with complete engineering and documentation package.

·         Design one-trip gravel pack system for major service company

·         Design, prototype build and test of a CWD (casing while drilling) system complete with packer for major producer in Indonesia.

·         Design low cost multi-lateral re-entry tool for major producer R&D

·         Design, build and test mechanical formation fracture tool for major producer R&D

·         Design and furnish complete engineering package for 2000 HHP dual engine trailer mounted hydraulic fracturing unit for export to Argentina. Provide manufacturing assistance and run unit on test rack for HHP verification.

·         Design right angle drive gearbox for 600 HP triplex pump

·         Design of 50,000 PSI water-blast unit for use by U.S. Navy using triplex pump and hydrostatic drive.

·         Design of test fixtures and equipment used at Harris Tool Test Facility

·         Design hydraulic cylinder fatigue test stand for Dana Corporation

·         Design wellhead repair methods and workover tools for geothermal project in Hawaii

·         Design method of freezing wellheads for tree repair used at Midwest gas storage facility

·         Design concept and technical specification for automated cement mixing unit for export to Trinidad.

·         Review existing tool design with emphasis on problem areas for downhole tool manufacturer

·         Perform FEA on locating shoulder of PBR for production tieback, for major producer

·         Perform FEA on Liner running tools for downhole tool manufacturer

·         Perform FEA on Liner Hanger body for major producer

·         Perform FEA on Expandable Locator for Mobile Bay

·         Perform FEA on collet for CWD project (casing while drilling)

·         Aid in design of sand control packer for downhole tool manufacturer

·         Aid in design of Expandable locator for Mobile Bay production tubing

·         Aid in design of Dry Test Valves

·         Aid in design of Non-rotational Storm Valve

·         Aid in design of Liner Hanger System (Patent #5,857,524)

·         Aid in desing of high-load casing stop ring

·         Aid in design and test of DST tools for major service company

·         Aid in design of selective injection tool for downhole tool manufacturer

·         Aid in design of a family of service packers for major downhole tool manufacturer. Project from cenception through prototype build and verification test.

·         Conduct High Rate Wellhead Isolation Tool Seminar for major service company

·         Perform visual and ultrasonic thickness inspection of treating iron and wellhead isolation tool for major service company

·         Write tubing movement software for major service company complete with technical manual and user’s guide.

·         Develop standard engineering analysis using MathCAD software and generally accepted performance prediction methods.

·         Complete quality audits of downhole sand control tool and service provider for major producer

·         Complete quality audit of electric line service company for major producer

·         Complete quality audit of major pumping service for major producer

·         Business evaluation of major float equipment supplier

·         Technical evaluation of used hydraulic fracturing equipment for export to Russia

·         Expert witness representing American Airlines

·         Advise major producers regarding well problems and problem wells

·         Failure analyses of offshore gravel pack strings for major producers

·         Failure analysis of collapsed E-line tool for manufacturer

·         Failure analyses of downhole tool strings for major producers

·         Failure analysis of drillpipe tool joint for major producer

Major producer: Shell, Exxon, Mobil, British Borneo Exploration, BP, Amoco, CNG, Sonat, etc.

Major service company: Baker, Halliburton, Osca, Weatherford, Dowell, BJ Services, etc.      

Downhole tool manufacturer: Baker , Halliburton, Otis Engineering, Smith International, TIW, Weatherford, Guiberson, Arrow Oil Tools, etc.