Pastusek, Paul
About
I am the Chief Technology Officer at Pastusek and Associates LLC. I am a Drilling Mechanics SME with expertise in rig instrumentation,control, and automation, drill string dynamics, steerable systems, boreholequality, bit selection and applications, cutting mechanics, and failureanalysis. I received the 2020 SPEInternational Drilling Engineering Award and gave a series of DistinguishedLectures on Rig Control Systems. I havea BSME from Texas A&M University and MBA from the University of Houston. Iam a Registered Professional Engineer with 46 years’ experience, hold 43 USpatents, and have delivered 75 papers and presentations on drilling technology.I am leading the industry efforts on Upgrading the IADC Dull Code andco-founded the Open Source Drilling Community. My focus is on training, mentoring, and developing people, as well as thedevelopment of deep technical insights to relentlessly improve drilling processes and tools to their economic limit.
Research interests
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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
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Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 4, 80%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
4 publications, 80%
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Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering, 3, 60%
Mechanical Engineering
3 publications, 60%
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Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
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Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 1, 20%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
1 publication, 20%
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SPE Drilling and Completion
3 publications, 60%
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SPE Journal
1 publication, 20%
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Journal not defined, 22, 68.75%
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22 citations, 68.75%
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SPE Journal
3 citations, 9.38%
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SPE Drilling and Completion
2 citations, 6.25%
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Geoenergy Science and Engineering
2 citations, 6.25%
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Petroleum Science and Technology
1 citation, 3.13%
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Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
1 citation, 3.13%
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International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
1 citation, 3.13%
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Robert Gordon University
3 publications, 42.86%
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Texas A&M University
3 publications, 42.86%
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Organization not defined, 1, 14.29%
Organization not defined
1 publication, 14.29%
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Country not defined, 5, 38.46%
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USA
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USA, 4, 30.77%
USA
4 publications, 30.77%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 4, 30.77%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 30.77%
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Southwest Petroleum University
2 citations, 6.67%
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China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
1 citation, 3.33%
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Chengdu University of Technology
1 citation, 3.33%
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Robert Gordon University
1 citation, 3.33%
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University of Texas at Austin
1 citation, 3.33%
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Texas A&M University
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15 citations, 38.46%
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USA
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USA, 9, 23.08%
USA
9 citations, 23.08%
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China
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China, 5, 12.82%
China
5 citations, 12.82%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 4, 10.26%
United Kingdom
4 citations, 10.26%
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Canada
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Canada, 2, 5.13%
Canada
2 citations, 5.13%
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France, 1, 2.56%
France
1 citation, 2.56%
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India
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India, 1, 2.56%
India
1 citation, 2.56%
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Mexico
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Mexico, 1, 2.56%
Mexico
1 citation, 2.56%
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Norway
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Norway, 1, 2.56%
Norway
1 citation, 2.56%
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