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J. Ford Brett is the Managing Director of PetroSkills, a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Oklahoma, and a registered Project Management Professional.

=Education=

Oklahoma State University. MBA Degree, December 1987.
 * Finance emphasis

Stanford University. MS Degree, June 1980. Mechanical Engineering (Control Systems option).
 * Received full fellowship for graduate study at Stanford
 * While at Stanford designed and constructed a direct digital to hydraulic servo-actuator for possible use in Lockheed Space and Missile's Titan II SLBM

Duke University. BSE Degree, May 1979. Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Summa Cum Laude.
 * Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma
 * Selected outstanding engineering student in North Carolina
 * American Society of Consulting Engineers (N.C. Chapter)

=Publications=

Books
The 24 Keys to High Performance, 2000 Frontline Group Organizational Learning Division

Technical Publications

 * AADE 06-DF-HO-13 - The perfect well ratio: defining and using a theoretically minimum well duration to improve drilling performance
 * SPE 101405- Competency Management: Value, Approaches and Challenges
 * SPE 67303 - Enhanced Oil Recovery with Downhole Vibration Stimulation
 * SPE 65677 - Successful Drilling Practices: An Experiment in Cooperation
 * SPE 57729 - When Do Drilling Alliances Add Value? The Alliance-Value Mode
 * SPE 39361 - Successful Drilling Practices - An Experiment in Cooperation
 * SPE 38636 - Successful Drilling Practices Study
 * SPE 36576 - When Do Drilling Alliances Add Value? The Alliance Value Model
 * SPE 29340 - The Drilled Well Scorecard: A Step to Building a Learning Organization
 * SPE 26338 - Applications of a Systems Dynamics Weather Downtime Mobil for Drilling
 * SPE 25826 - The Evidence for and Implications of a Fractal Distribution of Petroleum Reserves
 * SPE 24562 - Drilling Manpower Planning: Using a Systems Dynamics Approach
 * SPE 21943 - The Genesis of Bit-Induced Torsional Drillstring Vibrations
 * SPE 21928 - Three-Dimensional Modeling of PDC Bits
 * SPE 20416 - Field Testing of Low-Friction Gauge PDC Bits
 * SPE 20107 - Field Experiences With Computer-Controlled Drilling
 * SPE 19572 - Development of a Whirl-Resistant Bit
 * SPE 19571 - Bit Whirl A New Theory of PDC Bit Failure
 * SPE 16664 - Uses and Limitations of Drillstring Tension and Torque Models for Monitoring Hole Conditions
 * SPE 15362 - The Drilling Performance Curve: A Yardstick for Judging Drilling Performance
 * SPE 14767 - A Method of Modeling the Directional Behavior of Bottomhole Assembles Including Those With Bent Subs and Downhole Motors
 * SPE 14755 - Use of Potassium/Lime Drilling-Fluid System in Navarin Basin Drilling
 * SPE 13480 - Use of the Engineering Simulator for Drilling for Evaluating and Designing Drilling Rigs
 * SPE 13206 - Planning and Practical Problem Solving Using an Engineering Simulator for Drilling
 * Integrating Traditional Instructor-Lead Training with Blended Learning Approaches, EAGE 66th Conference & Exhibit – Paris, France, 30 May -1 June 2004
 * Investing in People: How to Quantify the Value of Competency Development, EAGE 64th Conference & Exhibit – - Florence, Italy, 27 - 30 May 2002

Articles

 * Lessons of History – The Value of Competent People; Talent and Technology (SPE), Vol 1 No 1, 2007
 * Analysis Used to Assess, Improve Drilling Performance; Oil and Gas Journal, 1 Mar 2004.
 * Measure Drilling Performance Objectively; Oil and Gas Journal, 15 Mar 2004.
 * Major Companies Implement Organizational Learning Programs; Hart’s Petroleum Engineer International; Feb 97.
 * GRI Program reduces drilling learning curve, improves efficiency; Oil and Gas Journal, 25 Sept 1995.

=Patents=

US Patents

 * US 7,182,170 Gerotor and Bearing System for Whirling Orbital Vibrator
 * US 7,031,840 Drilling Performance Assessment Process
 * US 6,550,334 Utilization of energy from flowing fluids
 * US 6,321,836 Utilization of energy from flowing fluids
 * US 6,247,533 Utilization of energy from flowing fluids
 * US 6,059,031 Utilization of energy from flowing fluids
 * US 5,582,247 Methods of treating conditions in a borehole employing a backward whirling mass
 * US 5,515,918 Method of consolidating a slurry in a borehole
 * US 5,309,405 Methods of employing vibrational energy in a borehole
 * US RE34,435  Whirl resistant bit
 * US 5,210,381 Apparatus for generating vibrational energy in a borehole
 * US 5,131,478 Low friction subterranean drill bit and related methods
 * US 5,042,596 Imbalance compensated drill bit
 * US 5,010,789 Method of making imbalanced compensated drill bit
 * US 4,982,802 Method for stabilizing a rotary drill string and drill bit
 * US 4,948,925 Apparatus and method for rotationally orienting a fluid conducting conduit
 * US 4,932,484 Whirl resistant bit
 * US 4,905,776 Self-balancing drilling assembly and apparatus
 * US 4,905,775 Drilling system and flow control apparatus for downhole drilling motors
 * US 4,881,605 Stabilizing and drilling apparatus and method
 * US 4,862,974 Downhole drilling assembly, apparatus and method utilizing drilling motor and stabilizer
 * US 4,815,342 Method for modeling and building drill bits
 * US 4,721,172 Apparatus for controlling the force applied to a drill bit while drilling
 * US 4,705,117 Method and apparatus for reducing drill bit wear
 * US 4,660,656 Method and apparatus for controlling the rotational torque of a drill bit
 * US 4,655,303 Drill bit

British Patents

 * GB 2183273   Controlling drill bit force
 * GB 2183272   Controlling the force applied to a drill  bit while drilling
 * GB 2375778   Utilization of Energy from flowing fluids
 * GB 2414257   Utilization of Energy from flowing fluids
 * GB 0585407   Apparatus for Generating Vibrational Energy in a Borehole

=Awards and Recognition=
 * 2000 - Crosby Medallion for Global Competitiveness by the American Society for Competitiveness for its work in “global competitiveness through quality in knowledge management, best practices transfer, and operations improvement"
 * 1999 - Distinguished Lecturer - Society of Petroleum Engineers
 * 1996 - Nomination for the National Medal of Technology, the US Government’s highest technology award, for work on improved drilling techniques.
 * 1993 - Awarded Best SPE Paper of the year - SPE Drilling & Completion Magazine

=References=