METHOD TO OPTIMIZE DRILLING EFFICIENCY WHILE REDUCING STICK SLIP
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    发明申请
    METHOD TO OPTIMIZE DRILLING EFFICIENCY WHILE REDUCING STICK SLIP 有权
    在减少滑移时优化钻井效率的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150240615A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-27

    申请号:US14431071

    申请日:2013-08-17

    CPC classification number: E21B44/005 E21B44/00 G05D17/02

    Abstract: Reducing or eliminating stick-slip and vibrations downhole may include controlling top drive torque in order to adjust drill bit angular speed in a manner that prevents, eliminates, or reduces stick-slip and vibration. Control methods and systems may include solving one or more optimization problems including an objective function. The objective function may be subject to conditions including a physical model of the drilling system. The objective function may be minimized without reference to a model, but instead by reference to estimated stick-slip frequency based upon a drill bit angular speed profile. In addition, actual downhole measurements for use in control methods and systems, such as drill bit angular speed, may be estimated using an observer.

    Abstract translation: 降低或消除井下的粘滑和振动可能包括控制顶部驱动扭矩,以便以防止,消除或减少粘滑和振动的方式调节钻头角速度。 控制方法和系统可以包括解决包括目标函数在内的一个或多个优化问题。 目标函数可以受到包括钻井系统的物理模型的条件的约束。 可以在不参考模型的情况下最小化目标函数,而是参考基于钻头角速度分布的估计的粘滑点频率。 此外,可以使用观察者来估计用于控制方法和系统的实际井下测量,例如钻头角速度。

    SMOOTHING PUMP RATE DURING TRANSITION

    公开(公告)号:US20250163907A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US18515946

    申请日:2023-11-21

    Abstract: A method for controlling one or more frac pumps of a fracturing spread. The method comprises adjusting a total pump rate of one or more target pumps of the frac pumps to achieve a total rate setpoint for the frac pumps. The method comprises activating one or more trim pumps for an additional pump rate to compensate for a total rate dip occurring when the total pump rate of the one or more target pumps is adjusted.

    PREVENTING POWER BLACKOUT WHILE FRACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20250163906A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US18516240

    申请日:2023-11-21

    Abstract: A method for preventing a power blackout of a fracturing spread configured to hydraulically fracture a subsurface formation. The method comprises determining an available capacity of one or more power units that supply power to one or more electric pumps of the fracturing spread. The method comprises determining an actual power usage of the one or more electric pumps. The method comprises determining if the fracturing spread is at risk of the power blackout based on the available capacity and the actual power usage. The method comprises determining one or more actions to mitigate the power blackout; and executing the one or more actions to mitigate the power blackout.

    Detection of pipe features with pressure pulses

    公开(公告)号:US12228640B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-18

    申请号:US18351044

    申请日:2023-07-12

    Abstract: A method comprises generating, via a pulse generator, a first pressure pulse in a fluid in a pipe and detecting, via a transducer, a first reflected pressure pulse based on the first pressure pulse, wherein the first pressure pulse is reflected by a pipe feature to generate the first reflected pressure pulse. The method comprises generating, with the pulse generator, a second pressure pulse at a later time relative to generating the first pressure pulse, wherein timing of generating of the second pressure pulse is such that the second pressure pulse is superposed with the first reflected pressure pulse such that an amplitude of the second pressure pulse is greater than an amplitude of the first pressure pulse. The method comprises detecting, via the transducer, a second reflected pressure pulse based on the second pressure pulse, and detecting a pipe feature based on the second reflected pressure pulse.

    DETECTION OF PIPE FEATURES WITH PRESSURE PULSES

    公开(公告)号:US20250020804A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18351044

    申请日:2023-07-12

    Abstract: A method comprises generating, via a pulse generator, a first pressure pulse in a fluid in a pipe and detecting, via a transducer, a first reflected pressure pulse based on the first pressure pulse, wherein the first pressure pulse is reflected by a pipe feature to generate the first reflected pressure pulse. The method comprises generating, with the pulse generator, a second pressure pulse at a later time relative to generating the first pressure pulse, wherein timing of generating of the second pressure pulse is such that the second pressure pulse is superposed with the first reflected pressure pulse such that an amplitude of the second pressure pulse is greater than an amplitude of the first pressure pulse. The method comprises detecting, via the transducer, a second reflected pressure pulse based on the second pressure pulse, and detecting a pipe feature based on the second reflected pressure pulse.

    Method and system for stick-slip mitigation

    公开(公告)号:US10995605B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16407345

    申请日:2019-05-09

    Abstract: A method and system for dampening a stick-slip vibration. The method may comprise determining at least one frequency of a stick-slip vibration; determining mechanical properties of the drilling system; producing a torque signal from a controller having at least a second order; controlling a rotational speed of a top drive from the torque signal produced by the controller; and damping stick-slip vibration of the drilling system. The system may further comprise a drill string and a bottom hole assembly may be connected to the drill string. A drill bit may be connected to the bottom hole assembly and an information handling system may be connected to the drilling system.

    Real-time control of drilling fluid properties using predictive models

    公开(公告)号:US10901377B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US15527652

    申请日:2014-12-31

    Abstract: A method for controlling drilling fluid properties, in some embodiments, comprises determining a predictive model for a fluid circulation system that routes drilling fluid downhole to a drill bit to remove debris from said drill bit; determining a cost function associated with the fluid circulation system; using the predictive model and the cost function to determine a set of input values for the predictive model; operating a controlled device according to at least some of the set of input values, said controlled device changes properties of the drilling fluid in the fluid circulation system; and obtaining measurements of the properties.

    Optimizing stimulation and fluid management operations

    公开(公告)号:US10253599B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US14917531

    申请日:2014-12-31

    Abstract: A system for optimizing a stimulation operation includes an interface to equipment and sensors for performing the stimulation operation. The interface supplies control signals to the equipment and obtains measurement signals from the sensors. The system further includes a short-term optimizer that derives a current job state based at least in part on the measurement signals, and that further adjusts the control signals to optimize a short-term cost function. The short-term cost function includes a difference between the current job state and a desired job state derived from optimized values of a set of decision variables. The system further includes a long-term optimizer module that determines the optimized values based on a long-term cost function, the long-term cost function accounting for at least a long-term reward and a final state cost.

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