WAYNE F.
WARREN, SR. PROJECT ENGINEER
SUMMARY OF
EXPERIENCE
Twenty-five years
of experience in oilfield electronics, instrumentation, controls
and automated data collection. Known as a "hands-on"
engineer who is willing to install and operate, as well as design
instrumentation and control systems. Has been awarded 12 U.S.
Patents for well logging and production electronic equipment.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Baugh
Consulting Engineers, Inc., Houston, Texas 9-96 - Present
Sr. Project Engineer
Research / Studies
- Hydrate
generation studies
- Extended
reach coiled tubing study
- Automated
control system
- Long stroke
purging unit controls
- Light load
friction measurement
- Control
Systems
- PLC
- Hydraulic
- Pneumatic
- Relay
Texaco, Inc.
1970-1995
Lead Systems Engineer
1990-1995
- Responsible
for development of justification, cost estimates for gas
plant monitoring and control projects.
- Developed
specifications and cost estimates for remote compressor
and valve station monitoring and control.
- Worked
closely with plant managers and operators to customize
applications for their specific needs.
- Provided the
PLC ladder logic programming for the gas plant and
compressor projects and assisted in the MMI development
for the control room.
- Worked with
automation team members to provide Modbus drivers for
third party instrumentation (gas Chromatograph and
electronic flow meters).
- Provided
installation, training and documentation for the gas
plant and the remote compressor systems.
- Familiar with
instrumentation used at plant site; gas Chromatographs.
Single loop controllers, electronic flow meters, pressure
and temperature transducers, etc.
- Member of
strategic instrumentation team for the Texaco Gas
Department.
Research
Electrical Engineer 1970-1990
- Responsible
for several projects dealing with technology transfer to
field operations, including:
- A data
collection system for pumpers using hand-held and office
based computer. Systems were designed for both on and off
shore operations.
- A study
comparing pump-off control vs. Timers for low production
wells.
- Multiphase
flow measurement. (1 patent awarded)
- Well logging
instrumentation research:
- Acoustic,
Dielectric, High Frequency Resistivity, and Slim-hole
Resistivity (11 patents awarded).
EDUCATION
BSEE with honors:
Mississippi State University
TECHNICAL TRAINING:
PLC Programming -
Abj PLC-5, TI-304, TI-405, TI-545
Intouch MMI
Programming
Oilfield Handling
of Natural Gas
Production Systems
Optimization
Data Communication
for Instrumentation and Control
G.E. ESD Systems
Project Management
