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Publications

Summary of Publications and Patents

  • Awarded 2017 ASCE/OTC Hall of Fame Paper Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.  Primary author of OTC Paper 6127 – J. Brekke, J. Murff, R. Campbell and W. Lamb, “Calibration of Jackup Leg Foundation Model Using Full-Scale Structural Measurements,” Offshore Technology Conf., Houston, TX, 1989.
  • Contributing author on 38 technical papers and presentations
  • Primary author on 16 technical papers
  • Co-authored Handbook of Offshore Engineering (Chapter 9), published by Elsevier, 2005
  • Patented “Vibration Isolating Tool” used in High-Current Drilling (still used 25 years after patented in National Science Foundation Ocean Margin Drilling Program)
  • Patented “JACKELLS” device to enhance leg / soil fixity on jack-up legs

Handbook of Offshore Engineering

[1] S. Chakrabarti, editor, J. Brekke, S. Chakrabarti, J. Halkyard “Drilling and Production Risers,” Handbook of Offshore Engineering Vol 2, 1st ed., Oxford, UK: Elsevier, 2005, ch. 9, pp. 709–859.

Society of Naval Architects (SNAME) Bulletin in Publication

[1] B. Cheater, J. Brekke, et al. “Robustness of Floating Production Systems – Definitions and Framework”, Endorsed for publication on July, 2018.

American Bureau of Shipping Guidance Notes

[1] J. Brekke “ABS Guidance Notes on Self-Elevating Unit Motions Monitoring”, July, 2016.

Technical Papers and Presentations

  • J. Brekke and T. Gardner, “Analysis of Brief Tension Loss in TLP Tethers”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, 1988
  • J. Brekke, J. Murff, R. Campbell and W. Lamb, “Calibration of Jackup Leg Foundation Model Using Full-Scale Structural Measurements,” Offshore Technology Conf., Houston, TX, 1989
  • J. Brekke, R. Campbell, W. Lamb and J. Murff, “Calibration of a Jackup Structural Analysis Procedure Using Field Measurements from a North Sea Jackup”, Offshore Technology Conf., Houston, TX, 1990
  • J. Brekke, “North Sea Jack-up Measurements on Maersk Guardian”, Offshore Technology Report, 1992
  • W. Stewart, B. Stone and J. Brekke, “Spudcan Fixity: Lessons Learned from the Lifeboat Industry”, Jack Up Conf., 1997
  • J. Brekke, B. Chou, G. Virk, and H. Thompson, “Behavior of a Drilling Riser Hung off in Deep Water”, Deep Offshore Technology, 1999
  • J. Brekke, “Drilling Riser Hang-Off Analysis for Ultra-Deepwater”, OMAE Workshop, 2000
  • J. Brekke, “Storm Hang-off of Drilling Risers in Ultra-Deepwater – Soft vs Hard”, Deepwater Riser System Management Forum, League City, TX, 2000
  • J. Brekke, “Technical Note: The Effects of Drift-off Speed on Drilling Riser Response in Ultra-Deepwater Prior to Emergency Disconnect”, Deepwater Riser System Management Forum, League City, TX, 2000
  • J. Brekke, “Key Elements in Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Riser Management”, IADC/SPE Drilling Conf., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001
  • J. Brekke and M. Wishahy, “Simulation of the Drifting Process to Assist Riser Deployment in High Current”, IADC/SPE Drilling Conf., Dallas, TX, 2002
  • Wishahy and J. Brekke, “Improved Techniques for Simulating the Emergency Disconnect Sequence of a Drilling Riser”, IADC/SPE Drilling Conf., Dallas, TX, 2002
  • J. Templeton, D. Lewis and J. Brekke, “Spud Can Fixity in Clay, First Findings of a 2003 IADC Study”, Jack-up Conf., City University, London, 2003
  • J. Brekke, J. Soles, M. Wishahy and M. Stahl, “Drilling Riser Management for a DP Drillship in Large, Rapidly-Developing Seastates in Deepwater”, IADC/SPE Drilling Conf., Dallas, TX, 2004
  • M. Wishahy, J. Brekke and M. Stahl, “Riser Recoil Analysis at a Harsh Environment, Deepwater Site”, OMAE 23rd Int’l Conf., Vancouver, Canada, 2004
  • E. O’Sullivan, J. Brekke and M. Dib, “Riser Deployment and Hang-off Analysis for a Harsh Environment, Deepwater Site”, OMAE 23rd Int’l Conf., Vancouver, Canada, 2004
  • J. Soles, J. Brekke, D. Lang and E. O’Sullivan, “On-Board Generation of Alert Offsets for Dynamically-Positioned Vessels”, DOT XVI, New Orleans, LA, 2004
  • G. Rheaume, J. Brekke and J. Soles, “Drilling Riser Management on a Well in the North Brazil Current”, IADC World Drilling Conf., Rome, Italy, 2005
  • N. Ford, J. Brekke and J. Soles, “Emergency Disconnect Considerations for Deepwater Developments”, IADC World Drilling Conf., Rome, Italy, 2005
  • D. Lewis and J. Brekke, “Site Assessment for Jack-ups in Gulf of Mexico”, Offshore Technology Conf., Houston, TX, 2006
  • R. Stonor and J. Brekke, “Analyzing Jack-ups during Damage Recovery Operations”, Jack-up Asia Conf., Singapore, 2006
  • M. Hoyle and J. Brekke, “2005 Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Season: Back Analyses of GlobalSantaFe Jack-ups and Evaluation of Proposed GoMex Annex to SNAME”, in Jack-up Asia Conf., Singapore, 2006
  • R. Stonor, M. Hoyle and J. Brekke, “Analyzing Jack-ups during Damage Recovery Operations”, Jack-up Asia Conf., Singapore, 2006
  • J. Brekke, M. White, W. Weaver and R. Rogers, “Application of SNAME 5-5A Gulf of Mexico Annex: Assessment of Jackups for the Manned Condition in the Gulf of Mexico”, City University Jackup Conference, 2007.
  • F. van Hoorn, W. Weaver, J. Brekke and S. Devoy, “Barge-assisted Draft Reduction of Semi-Submersible Drilling Unit GSF Development Driller I for Tow-out from Ingleside to Offshore Gulf of Mexico”, Proceedings of the 26th Int’l Conf. on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, San Diego, CA, 2007
  • R. Stonor, M. Hoyle, J. Brekke and C. Keaton, “Recovery of a Damaged Jack-up following Hurricane Rita”, IADC/SPE Drilling Conf., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2007
  • J. Templeton, D. Lewis and J. Brekke, “Assessment of Jack-up Survival in Severe Storms”, Offshore Technology Conf., Houston, TX, 2009
  • D. Stock, J. Brekke and C. Liaw, “Jack-up Response Measurements from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita”, 12th International Conference on the Jackup Platform, City University, London, 2009.
  • J. Brekke, “Future Demands in Marine Support for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units”, Business Offshore Conf., Hamburg, Germany, 2013.
  • C. Wozniak, J. Brekke, M. Unuvar and J. Rousseau, “Watertight Integrity Audits to Mitigate Risks of Progressive Flooding”, Offshore Technology Conf. Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2014
  • J. Brekke, “Emergency Disconnect Procedures: Industry approaches to DP Drift-Off Analysis”, Asia Dynamic Positioning Conference, Singapore, 2014.
  • J. Brekke, “Emergency Disconnect Procedures: Industry approaches to DP Drift-Off Analysis”, BSEE Standards Workshop, Houston, May 8, 2015.
  • D. Stock, J. Stiff and J. Brekke, “Earthquake Assessments of Jack-ups using ISO 19905-1:2012 Screening Procedures”, 15th International Conference on the Jackup Platform, City University, London, 2015.
  • J. Breuer, J. Rousseau and J. Brekke, “Boundary Layer Profile Background and Mathematical Tools”, 15th International Conference on the Jackup Platform, City University, London, 2015.
  • J. Breuer, B. Cheater, C. Chapman, T. Bhaumik, M. Masciola, A. Peak, T. Wang, J. Brekke, “A Power Law Formulation Equivalent to the Step Function for Use in Wind Tunnel Testing”, Proceedings of the 22nd SNAME Offshore Symposium, February 2017, Houston, Texas.
  • J. Brekke, T. Johnson, “Benefits of Modern Instrumentation for Hull Motions and Seastates during Jackup Rig Moves”, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Jackup Platform, Sept., 2017, City University, London.
  • B. Cheater, A. Morandi, J. Brekke, F. Rezende, “Robustness Concepts in the Design of an FPS: Introduction and Implications for Integrity Management and Life Extension”, 2018 API Offshore Structural Reliability Conference, for presentation in Sept., 2018.
  • D. Hodapp, A. Voogt, W. Ma, B. Cheater, J. Brekke, “Advancing the Industry Practice in Offshore Wind Load Estimation – An Overview of On-Going SNAME OC-8 Activities”, Offshore Technology Conference, May, 2019, Houston, Texas.