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Stephen D. Butt, PhD, PEng Researcher Overview: • • • • • Principal Investigator, MUN Advanced Drilling Laboratory. Supervised or co-supervised ~75 HQP with ~ 90 publications. Research funding as PI ~$4.5M and as CI ~$12M. Past positions as Mining Program Chair (Dalhousie), Associate Dean Graduate (MUN), Process Engineering Chair (MUN). Representing research team: S. Butt, G. Rideout, A. Rahman Research Activities and Expertise: • • • • • Drilling and completions, penetration mechanisms, hydraulics, SWD. Tool fatigue and damage due to shock and vibration loading. Improved electrical motors for downhole applications e.g. ESPs Experimental mechanics focused on salt formation, post-peak behaviour, fatigue and NDT monitoring, material plasticity and creep. Recent collaborators: Husky Energy, Suncor Energy, NOV, Noble Drilling, Nabors Group. HEAD SHOT STEVE BUTT DISCIPLINE • Process Enginering POSITION • Professor • PI, Advanced Drilling Laboratory LAB • Drilling EN1035 • Geomechanics EN1026 www.mun.ca 1 MUN Advanced Drilling Lab • Emphasis on investigation and improving drilling penetration mechanisms, drilling dynamic simulation, early kick detection for well control. • Vibration Assisted Rotary Drilling (VARD) technology and tool development and evaluation. Small Drilling Simulator (SDS) • • • Simulate range of bit operating and downhole pressurized conditions, axial compliance, active vibration, kick entry.. Full electronic data acquisition. PDC bits with adjustable nozzle TFA. Drill Bit & Nozzles Geomechanics Load frame • Simulate axial loading up to 400 kN for sustained loading (creep) and cyclical fatigue studies. 2 MUN Power Systems Laboratory • Multiphysics numerical modelling of electric machines. • Physical prototype development and evaluation. • Numerical and physical evaluation of vibrations in motor operations. • Involved with pioneering development of motors used in hybrid gas-electric vehicles. • Current emphasis on Soft-starting IPM motors for ESP drive systems for offshore drilling and completions. 3 Dynamic Drilling Simulator (DDS) WOB 30 KN Speed 0 - 600 RPM Vibration freq. 0 – 50 Hz Experimental drilling Torque 1000 Nm and support systems – SSDS I and SSDS II. Analytical and +FEM Vibration amp. 5 kN modelling of drillstring vibration. VARD prototyping and test rigs for field trials. Closedtool loop electronic control of pneumatic and hydraulic actuators to simulate actions of drill strings and other rotating tools subjected to axial and torsional dynamic loading. in-situ stresses formation pore pressures and bottom hole pressure PC/PLC-based operational and safety system controls Controls are PhD level design 4 Contact Info Dr. Stephen Butt Professor PI Advanced Drilling Lab Phone 709-864-8955 Email [email protected] Dr. Aziz Rahman University Research Professor PI Power Systems Lab Phone 709-864-8936 Email [email protected] Dr. Geoff Rideout Associate Professor Director, Engineering One Phone 709-864-3746 Email [email protected] 5