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Employee

  Name:Fionn Iversen
Position:Research Advisor 
Research group:Drilling and Well Modelling 
Email:Fionn.Iversen@iris.no 
Phone:(+47) 55 54 38 62 
Mobile:(+47) 416 69 423 

Personal information:
Expertise:
Hydrodynamics

Multiphase flow

Heat transfer

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Process modelling

Real-time control applications

Education:
1997-2002PhD, Process Metallurgy, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1994-1997M.Sc., Applied Mathematics, University of Bergen
1988-1993M.Sc., Technical Physics, NTH – Norwegian Institute of Technology (now NTNU)
Professional experience:
June 2006-Research Advisor, IRIS Drilling and Well Modelling
May 2005-June 2006Research Director, IRIS Drilling and Well Modelling
Apr.2002 – June 2005Research Engineer, IRIS Drilling and Well Modelling
Professional memberships:
Society of Petroleum Engineers

Norsk Petroleumsforening

Assigned tasks:

SPE Drilling and Completion Advisory Committee

SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section

Technical Editor SPE Drilling and Completion Journal

Publications:

Thesis:
F. Iversen
      “Meniscus Dynamics in Aluminium Extrusion Ingot Casting”, ISBN 82-471-5454-4, April 2002
Conference papers:
F.P. Iversen, E. Cayeux, E.W. Dvergsnes, R. Ervik, and M. Byrkjeland, International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS); M.Welmer, NOV; A. Torsvoll, M. Karimi Balov, E. Haugstad, StatoilHydro; and A. Merlo, Eni E&P SpA.
      “Offshore Field Test of a New Integrated System for Real-Time Optimization of the Drilling Process”, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, 4-6 March 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA
F. Iversen, International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS); E. Cayeux, IRIS; E. W. Dvergsnes, IRIS; M. Welmer, National Oilwell Varco (NOV); A. Torsvoll, Statoil and A. Merlo, ENI S.p.A. E&P Division
      “Demonstrating a New System for Integrated Drilling Control”, AADE-07-NTCE-45, 2007 AADE National Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, April 10-12, 2007
Gerhard H. Nygaard, Erling Johannessen, Jan Einar Gravdal, SPE and Fionn Iversen, SPE, IRIS Petroleum
      “Automatic Coordinated Control of Pump Rates and Choke Valve for Compensating Pressure Fluctuations during Surge and Swab Operations”, 2007 IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference and Exhibition, Galveston, Texas, 28-29 March 2007
F. Iversen, J.E. Gravdal, E.W. Dvergsnes, G. Nygaard, H. Gjeraldstveit, L.A. Carlsen, E. Low, C. Munro and S. Torvund.
      “Feasibility Study of Managed-Pressure Drilling With Automatic Choke Control in Depleted HP/HT Field”, Proceedings of the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, SPE102842-MS, San Antonio, Texas, USA, September 24-27, 2006.
F.P. Iversen, E. Cayeux, E.W. Dvergsnes, J.E. Gravdal, E.H. Vefring; International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), B. Mykletun, NOV; A. Torsvoll, S. Omdal, Statoil; and A. Merlo, Eni Agip SpA.
      “Monitoring and Control of Drilling Utilizing Continuously Updated Process Models. IADC/SPE 99207”, Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Miami, Florida, U.S.A., 21–23 February 2006.
F. Iversen, J.A. Bakken, S.T Johansen
      “A marker chain front tracking method for modelling meniscus dynamics in the Al ingot casting process”, Computational Modelling of Materials, Minerals and Metals Processing, TMS 2001, San Diego, ISBN 0-87339-531-1, pp 323-356

05.01.2012
Statoil gir 12 millioner kroner til testriggen Ullrigg for oppgradering av utstyr
19.12.2011
IRIS har gjennomført en studie av bakenforliggende årsaker til hendelsen på Gullfaks C i mai 2010, og av Statoils læringsevne
15.12.2011
Erfaring fra bygg- og anleggsbransjen i Rogaland, indikerer at unge arbeidstakere under 25 år skader seg mer enn andre. Nå har IRIS og aktørene i bransjen kartlagt dette i et større forskningsprosjekt