BENTON F. BAUGH. Ph.D., P.E.

President

Benton is a graduate of the University of Houston and Kennedy Western University and has had 49 years experience in oilfield and subsea systems. He has worked for Bowen, Camco, Cameron, Vetco, Brown Oil Tools, Baugh Consulting Engineers, and Radoil. He is active in management, design, and consulting; and has received more than 100 U.S. patents.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Forty four years of oilfield machine design, manufacturing, management, consulting, and expert witness experience at all levels from a junior draftsman to general management. Substantial theoretical and "hands on" experience. Developed numerous tools and novel solutions to equipment design leading to more than 100 U.S. patents. Overall recognized for a strong technical background for analysis, design, and development of oilfield equipment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Radoil, Inc. and Baugh Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Houston, Texas 1979 - present

President of Radoil Tool Company, Inc., manufacturing a variety of offshore and oilfield products including Reels, J-Lay Pipelay Systems, Arctic Platforms, Rotary Valves, Deepsea Accumulators and general fabrication work. General consulting and expert witness services are also provided.

Beta Division, Brown Oil Tools, Inc.

Houston, Texas 1977- 1979

Vice President and General Manager Recruited to establish a hydraulic fabrication division of the corporation from scratch as a separate profit center and to establish a complete business system for review and possible adaptation by the corporation. Directly responsible for all phases of the operation of the business except capital acquisition. Some of the accomplishments of the division were:

• Manufactured coiled tubing units and hydraulic workover units
• Produced enough profit from manufacture to repay in less than two years, costs incurred during Division setup
• Established a computer ready business system

Vetco Valve Corporation

Houston, Texas 1975 - 1977

Vice President of Engineering, R&D, and QC Responsible for all engineering, R&D, and QC activities of the corporation. Responsible for the following product lines:

• Subsea and land gate valves
• Land wellhead product line

Vetco Offshore

Houston, Texas 1968 - 1975

R&D Engineer to Area General Manager of Engineering & Production Responsible for engineering, R&D, production, technical sales, quotations, pricing, and QC on subsea completion systems, including:

 

Subsea completion systems (Shell/Lockheed, Union/Lockheed, Conoco TFL Test Tree, Shell Diverless Tree, Gulf Diverless & Electro-Hydraulic Tree, and Phillips Ekofisk Tree)

• Subsea Flowline Systems Sedco 445 BOP Stack and sonar re-entry system and Subsea BOP Stack Rig-ups Tubing Hanger Systems Electro-Hydraulic Control Systems Gate Valve Projects

Cameron Iron Works

Houston, Texas 1964 - 1968

Draftsman to R&D Engineer Engineering and testing work on the following projects: Computer controlled drilling choke system Annular Blowout Preventers Mud Ball Valves, and Land wellhead systems

 

Camco, Inc.

Houston, Texas 1963 - 1964

Draftsman Design and detailing of miscellaneous downhole equipment, mostly packers.

 

Bowen Tool Company

Houston, Texas 1959 - 1963

Draftsman Miscellaneous drafting work on wellhead, fishing, and service tools. (Less 17 months in the Army and one semester at Abilene Christian College)

 

Other Information

Registered Professional Engineer (Texas)

EDUCATION

BSME: University of Houston One year in MBA program, University of Houston

MS: Kennedy-Western University (Non-resident)

Ph.D.: Kennedy-Western University (Non-resident)

Army Machinist School Continuing education through numerous technical conferences

TECHNICAL PAPERS WRITTEN

Numerous technical papers on subsea applications presented at OTC, ETCE, and SPE conferences.

PATENTS ISSUED

Over 100 patents are issued on a variety of subjects including gas compressor systems, drilling chokes, subsea wellhead systems, wellhead connectors, tubing hangers, subsea flowline systems, gate valves, hydraulic control systems, electro-hydraulic control systems, subsea re-entry systems, riser buoyancy systems, coiled tubing units, power slips, and consumer products. Other patents are pending and other concepts are in the process of having patents applied for.

EXPERT WITNESS ACTIVITIES

Served as an expert witness on 11 lawsuits including patents, trade secrets, product failures, and personal injuries. Benton has been deposed several times and qualified in court as an expert in mechanical engineering, risk analysis, and fluid dynamics.