Faculty
Jim Brugman
Lecturer, Subsea EngineeringFormerly with NOV
Engineering Expertise:
Drilling Equipment Product Development: Hoisting Equipment, Drill Floor Automation, Top Drive Drilling Systems, Automated Pipe Handling, Underbalanced Drilling Equipment, Managed Pressure Drilling Equipment, Blowout Prevention Equipment.
Software Design Tools Application and Development: Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Analysis, Visual Basic Application Development, 3D Stress Linearization, Dynamic Simulations (Riser Recoil, Ram Locking Systems, Solenoid Valves, Drilling Mud Circulation)
Subsea Engineering Experience:
Design and Analysis of
- Subsea Blowout Preventer Systems
- Subsea BOP Control Systems
- Low Force Shear Rams
- Drilling Riser Systems
- Riser Recoil Systems
- Subsea Intervention Systems