KNewman Engineering

Ken Newman Resume
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Education & License

Licenses

July 1998 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER #83977, STATE OF TEXAS

Education

Sept 81 - June 83
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Sept 80 - June 83
General Electric Edison Engineering Program
Part-time internal training program
Sept 77 - Dec 79
University of Maryland
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Sept 75 - June 77
Harford Community College
A.A. Engineering

Professional Associations

SPE - Society of Professional Engineers
ICoTA - Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineering

Work History

August 2010 – Present
KNewman Engineering
Ken founded Athena Engineering Systems, a DBA of KNewman Engineering, LLC. Athena draws upon Ken's background in Coiled Tubing (CT), tubing forces, CT limits and CT fatigue to provide technical consulting and modeling tools to the oil and gas industry, in these areas of expertise.

June 2009 – Present
Cormorant Engineering
Ken founded Cormorant Engineering which is developing hydraulically operated gas well dewatering systems. See www.cormorant.us.com for more information.

January 2008 – Present
Pecan Grove
In January 2008 Ken bought a pecan orchard with 750 pecan trees, and built an assisted living center on the farm. There are also 5 rental homes on the farm. The Pecan Grove DBA of KNewman Holdings has 3 businesses, the assisted living center, the rental houses and the pecan orchard. See www.pecan-grove.net.

August 2007 – June 2010
NOV CTES Conroe, TX
Technical Advisor

The portion of CTES equity owned by Ken Newman was sold to National Oilwell-Varco (NOV) in August 2007. Ken continued to be responsible for the technical content of the CTES products.

June 1993 – August 2007
President, CTES, L.P.
Founder of CTES, L.C. (partially owned by National Oilwell-Varco) and CTES, Ltd (UK-based company) which develop specialized products and perform research, consulting and contract engineering services for the Coiled Tubing industry. In 2007 the combined companies have 31 employees and in excess of $9.5 million in annual revenue. Selected major accomplishments of CTES include:

Developed the Cerberus™ software suite that performs fatigue, downhole forces and well hydraulics models for job design calculations.
Developed the Orion™ data acquisition systems and specialized sensors (diameter and depth sensors) for real time acquisition of data on CT units, pumping units, and wireline units. Over 100 of these units have been sold.
Patented and developed a system to install wireline cable inside of CT while the CT is spooled on the reel. 18 of these systems have been sold.
Performed research regarding the fatigue, buckling, lockup, elongation, rotation and catastrophic buckling of CT.
Performed research to prove that cement pulsation would improve the integrity of casing cementing.
Developed CT Engineering and Operations manuals and training materials used by several large companies.
Developed and operated a data warehouse to store drilling data transmitted via satellite from rigs, and make this data available to customers over the internet.

Chairman of the Board, SmarTract, Inc.
Invented and patented a downhole tractor system within CTES, L.C. This system was developed in conjunction with SensorWise, Inc. and then was placed in a separate company, SmarTract, Inc. The tractor system has been commercial since March of 2000. SmarTract currently has 7 employees in offices in Houston and Aberdeen Scotland.

January 1985 – June 1993
Schlumberger

August 1990 – June 1993, CT Business Line Manager – DS, France

Responsible for Dowell-Schlumberger worldwide CT business. Major accomplishments include:
Developed CT business strategy and annual plans
Managed the 300% growth of this business from 1990 to 1992
Coordinated R&D, training, manufacturing, marketing and operations activities
Started and managed the CT drilling task force - becoming a new business
Wrote many SPE papers, magazine articles, brochures and ads
Performed many CT seminars, SPE distinguished lecture series etc.

April 1988 – September 1990, CT Engineering Manager – DS, Texas

Started the CT engineering efforts in DS with 10 engineers. Major developments were:
CT fatigue life prediction model
CT tubing forces model - developed the concept of lockup
Selective treatment downhole tool system
CT logging system
Real time tubing integrity monitor
Safe deployment system
U.S. Patent 4,940,095 plus many internal patent memos

Jan 1988 – September 1990, Director Schlumberger Employee Credit Union (SECU)
Served on SECU board of directors - elected, part time position

Chairman of the marketing committee
Performed marketing survey for checking accounts
Developed business plan to implement checking account system

Jan 1985 – April 1988, Computer Systems Department Manager – SPT, Texas
Managed department with up to 25 people and a $10M budget responsible for:

Accounting (MIS) systems serving many engineering and manufacturing locations
Manufacturing (MRP) systems serving 4 manufacturing plants
CAE/CAD and general purpose computer systems serving over 100 engineers
CAM systems for numerical control machines
Coordinating the Engineering - Manufacturing interface

Dec 1979 – Jan 1985
General Electric Company, Massachusetts

June 1982 – Jan 1985, Compressor Applications Engineer

Designed centrifugal compressors and presented proposed designs to customers.

Dec 1979 – Jun 1982, Computer Systems Engineer

Developed CAE/CAD software to design steam turbines and centrifugal compressors.

Dec 1979 – Jan 1985
Teacher, Massachusetts

Taught Fortran programming in the evenings at Fitchburg State College while at GE.

Sept 1977 – Dec 1979
NASA, Scientific Programmer

Oct 1975 – Sept 1977
Bata Shoe, Computer Operator

Patents

) US 4,940,095- Deployment/Retrieval Method and Apparatus for Well Tools used with Coiled Tubing
) US 5,599,004 – Apparatus for the Injection of Cable into Coiled Tubing
) US 5,503,370 – Method and apparatus for the Injection of Cable into Coiled Tubing
) US 5,794,703 – Wellbore Tractor and Method of Moving an Item Through A Wellbore
) US 6,082,461 – Bore Tractor System
) US 6,089,323 – Tractor System
) US 6,142,406 – Method and System for Controlling a Coiled Tubing Arch
) US 6,247,534 – Wellbore Cable System
) US 6,321,596 – System and Method for Measuring and Controlling Rotation of Coiled Tubing
) US 6,443,242 – Method for Wellbore Operations Using Calculated Wellbore Parameters in Real Time
) Europe 0951611 – Wellbore Tractor
) US 6,527,056 – Variable OD Coiled Tubing Strings
) US 6,782,751 – Pipe Inspection Systems and Methods
) US 9,028,229 - Wellbore Fluid Removal Systems & Methods - Issued May 2015
) U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61/965,783 filed Feb. 7, 2014
) PCT Application No. PCT/US2015/000006, WO 2015/119724, Jan. 15, 2015 Retrievable Pump System for Wells & Methods of Use

Publications

Ackert, D., Beardsell, M., Corrigan, M., Newman, K.: "The Coiled Tubing Revolution," The Oilfield Review, October 1989, pp. 4-16
Newman, K., Corrigan, M. and Cheatham, J.: "Safely Exceeding the Critical Buckling Load in Highly Deviated Holes," SPE paper 19229, Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, September 1989.
Newman, K., Corrigan, M., Hehoe, G., Douglas, A., Torre, A.: "Assisted Lift Production Logging with Coiled Tubing," SPE paper 90142, Eighth Offshore South East Asia Conference, Singapore, December 1990
Newman, K.: "Coiled Tubing Pressure and Tension Limits," SPE paper 23131, Proceedings from Offshore Europe 91, Aberdeen, September 1991
Newman, K. and Newburn, D.: "Coiled Tubing Life Modelling," SPE paper 22820, 66th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, October 1991
Thomeer, H. and Newman, K.: "Safe Coiled-Tubing Operations," SPE paper 23266, The First International Conference on Healty, Safety and Environment, The Hague, November 1991
Newman, K.: "Determining the Working Life of a Coiled Tubing String," Offshore Magazine, December 1991
Traonmilin and K. Newman: "Slim Hole Drilling Experiment with Coiled Tubing," Oil & Gas Journal, February 1992
Newman, K. and Allcorn, M.: "Coiled Tubing in High Pressure Wells," SPE paper 24793, 67th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Washington D.C., October 1992
Leising, L. and Newman, K.: "Coiled Tubing Drilling," SPE paper 24594, 67th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Washington D.C., October 1992
Adrichem, W. and Newman, K.: "Validation of Coiled-Tubing Penetration Predictions in Horizontal Wells," SPE paper 24765, 67th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Washington D.C., October 1992
Newman, K.: "Collapse Pressure of Oval Coiled Tubing," SPE paper 24988, European Petroleum Conference, Cannes France, November 1992
Ackers, M., Doremus, D., Newman, K.: "An Early Look at Coiled-Tubing Drilling," Oilfield Review, July 1992, pp. 45-51
Adam, B., Newman, K., O'Brien, D.: "Coiled Tubing: Versatile Tool for the 1990s," Petroleum Engineer International Magazine Supplement, November 1992
Newman, K.R., Brown, P.A.: "Development of a Standard Coiled-Tubing Fatigue Test," SPE paper 26539, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, October 1993
Gu, H., Newman, K.R., Hauglund, L.: "Analysis of Slack-off Force Transmitted Downhole in Coiled Tubing Operations," SPE paper 26511, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, October 1993
Simmons, J., Adam, B.: "Evolution of Coiled Tubing Drilling Technology Accelerates," Petroleum Engineer International, September 1993
Leising, L., Newman, K.: "Coiled-Tubing Drilling," SPE Drilling and Completion, December 1993, 227-232
Newman, K., Drake, P., Palmer, R.: "Increased CT Activity Leads to Development of New Coiled Tubing Equipment," American Oil and Gas Reporter Magazine, February 1994
Newman, K., Doremus, D.: "Hybrid Coiled Tubing / Snubbing Drilling and Completion System," SPE paper 28300, 69th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, September 1994
Newman, K.: "Where is the Coiled Tubing Wave Headed," Petroleum Engineer International, September 1994
Knowles, D., Newman, K.: “Slimhole and Coiled Tubing Standards, Phase I,” GRI Topical Report number GRI-95/0179, March 1995
Palmer, R., Newman, K., Reaper, A.: "Developments in Coiled Tubing BOP Ram Design," OTC Paper 7876, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, May 1995
Newman, K., Haver, N., Stone, L., Tong, D: “Development of a Coiled Tubing Cable Injection System”, SPE Paper 30679, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, October 1995
Newman, K.: “Coiled Tubing Forces and Stresses Modeling Improvements”, 2nd ICoTA/SPE European CT Roundtable, October 1995
Newman, K. Stone, Lyndon: “Electric Drilling Motor for CT Drilling - Feasibility Study,” GRI Final Report number GRI-95/0428, October 1995
Newman, K., Brown, P., Van Arnam, D.: “Slimhole and Coiled Tubing Standards, Phase I - Weld Technology,” GRI Final Report number GRI-95/0500, December 1995
Newman, L., Brown, P., Van Arnam, D., Wolhart, S.: “Analysis of Coiled Tubing Welding Techniques,” SPE 36346, SPE/ICoTA 1st North American Coiled Tubing Roundtable, Montgomery, TX, February 1996
Newman, K., Stone, L., Wolhart, S.: “The Feasibility of Using an Electric Downhole Motor to Drill with Coiled Tubing,” SPE 36343, SPE/ICoTA 1st North American Coiled Tubing Roundtable, Montgomery, TX, February 1996
Newman, K.; “Well Service Coiled Tubing Units Vs. Drilling Rigs,” Petroleum Engineer International, February 1996, pp 71-72
Newman, K., Sathuvalli, U., Wolhart, S.: “Defining Coiled Tubing Limits - A New Approach,” OTC 8221, 28th Annual OTC, Houston, May 1996
Newman, K., Sathuvalli, U., Wolhart, S.: “Elongation of Coiled Tubing During its Life,” SPE 38408, 2nd Annual SPE/ICoTA North American Coiled Tubing Roundtable, April 1-3, 1997
Newman, K., “Coiled Tubing Technology Continues its Rapid Growth,” World Oil Magazine, January 1998, pp 64-71
Newman, K., Aasen, Jan, “Catastrophic Buckling of Coiled Tubing in the Injector” SPE 46007, 3rd Annual SPE/ICoTA North American Coiled Tubing Roundtable, April 15-16, 1998
Newman, K., “Coiled-Tubing Stretch and Stuck-Point Calculations” SPE 54458, 1999 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable, May 1999
Newman, K., Stein, D., Ackers, M., “Rotation of Coiled-Tubing” SPE 60737, 2000 SPE/IcoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable, April 2000
Newman, K., Wojtanowicz, A., Gahan, B., “Cement Pulsation Improves Gas Well Cementing” World Oil Magazine, July 2001
McSpadden, A., Newman, K., “Development of a Stiff-String Forces Model for Coiled Tubing” SPE 74831, 2002 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable, April 2002
Newman, K., “Variable OD Coiled Tubing”, SPE 74829, 2002 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable, April 2002
McSpadden, A., Newman, K., “Modified CT Limits Analysis for Practical Well Intervention Design”, SPE paper 74828, 2002 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable, April 2002
Newman, K., Lovell, J., “A New Approach to Ultrasonic CT Inspection”, SPE paper 81722, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition, April 2003
Smalley, E., Newman, K., Stephens, R., “Modeling and Measuring Dynamic Well Intervention Stack Stress”, SPE paper 94233, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition, April 2005
Newman, K., “Dynamic FEA Models for Snubbing Buckling and Riserless Subsea Wireline Intervention”, SPE paper 99749, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, April 2006
Newman, K., “Vibration and Rotation Considerations in Extending Coiled-Tubing Reach”, SPE paper 106979, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, March 2007.
Newman, K., Smalley, E., Linares, L., Kelleher, P., ”Field Experience Using an Intervention Wellhead Structure Modeling and Monitoring System”, SPE paper 113808, SPE/IcoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, April 2008
Newman, K., Burnett, T., Pursell, J., Gouasmia, O., “Modeling the Affect of a Downhole Vibrator”, SPE 121752, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubine and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, March 2009
Newman, K., “Dynamic Well Intervention Modeling”, SPE 153180, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubine and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, March 2012
Newman, K. “Development of a New CT Life Tracking Process”, SPE 163884, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference & Exhibit, March 2013
Newman, K., Kelleher, P., Smalley, E., “CT Extended Reach: Can We Reach Farther?”, SPE 168235, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference & Exhibition, March 2014
Newman, K., “Residual Curvature and Moments in CT due to Bending”, SPE 173641, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference & Exhibition, March 2015
Newman, K., Kelleher, P., “CT Fatigue Modeling Update”",SPE 179049, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference & Exhibition, March 2016
Newman, K., Kelleher, P., Gunby, B. “Optimizing CT Material Properties for Extended Reach Operations”, SPE 184749, SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference & Exhibition, March 2017