公开(公告)号：US11725494B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17878475

申请日：2022-08-01

Applicant: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Gilbert Boone ,  Brian Ellis ,  Colin Gillan ,  Beat Küttel

IPC: E21B44/00 ,  E21B7/10 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B7/04

CPC classification number: E21B44/02 ,  E21B7/04

Abstract: A system and method of directionally steering a bottom hole assembly (“BHA”) by receiving data indicative of a directional trend of the BHA and a projection to bit depth; determining a location of the BHA based on the received data; comparing the location of the BHA to a planned drilling path to identify an amount of deviation; automatically creating a modified drilling path based on the amount of deviation and a predicted trend of a downhole parameter; detecting a trend of the downhole parameter while drilling along the modified drilling path; and automatically creating a further modified drilling path when the trend of the downhole parameter is a reversal of the predicted trend of the downhole parameter. The predicted trend of the downhole parameter is an increase of a d-exponent factor or a d-exponent-corrected factor with an increase in depth.

公开(公告)号：US11725458B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17492262

申请日：2021-10-01

Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Inventor： Hussien A. Alzaki ,  Mohammad K. Aljishi

IPC: E21B29/06 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B7/06

CPC classification number: E21B7/046 ,  E21B7/061 ,  E21B29/06

Abstract: A sidetracking method includes lowering a sidetrack assembly to a target zone of a wellbore comprising a casing. The sidetrack assembly comprising a cutting tool coupled to a wellbore string and a whipstock releasably coupled to the cutting tool. The method includes setting the whipstock on a wall of the wellbore, pulling the wellbore string, decoupling the cutting tool from the whipstock, actuating the cutter, cutting along a cut profile of the casing to cut free a portion of the casing at the target zone, actuating the mechanical fasteners, fastening the portion of the casing to the cutting tool, pulling the wellbore string, detaching the portion of the casing from the wall of the wellbore, drilling, with a directional drill string a sidetrack wellbore extending from the window to a downhole location of the sidetrack wellbore, and removing the whipstock from the wellbore.

公开(公告)号：US20230243214A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18162255

申请日：2023-01-31

Applicant: Helmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Alexander Michael MITKUS ,  Timothy William GEE ,  Tannor James ZIEHM

IPC: E21B7/04 ,  E21B44/00

CPC classification number: E21B7/04 ,  E21B44/00

Abstract: In some aspects, a computing device may obtain information relating to a location of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) in a wellbore. The computing device may generate a probability matrix responsive to the information, wherein the probability matrix comprises a plurality of probabilities each of which corresponds to a probability of the BHA's location relative to a geological formation. The computing device may determine, responsive to the probability matrix, a BHA location that has a highest probability. Numerous other aspects are described.

公开(公告)号：US11713630B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17209775

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: TT Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： John A. Olander

IPC: E21B19/16 ,  E21B17/046 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B17/042 ,  E21B19/15 ,  E21B15/04 ,  E21B19/24 ,  E21B19/14 ,  E21B7/02

CPC classification number: E21B19/16 ,  E21B7/02 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B15/045 ,  E21B17/042 ,  E21B17/046 ,  E21B19/14 ,  E21B19/155 ,  E21B19/161 ,  E21B19/24

Abstract: A directional drill vice and associated methods are shown. A directional drill and associated methods are also shown. Examples of directional drill stem configurations include gripping jaws configured with a common jaw pivot. Examples of directional drill stem configurations also include a slot in a vice frame to allow lateral insertion of a drill stem segment.

公开(公告)号：US20230228901A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US17578685

申请日：2022-01-19

Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Inventor： Vladimir Kiselev ,  Robert Gillson, III ,  Edgar Gutierrez Gonzalez ,  Jeremy James Combs

IPC: G01V3/38 ,  G01V3/20 ,  G01V3/34 ,  E21B44/00 ,  E21B49/00 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B47/12

CPC classification number: G01V3/38 ,  G01V3/20 ,  G01V3/34 ,  E21B44/00 ,  E21B49/00 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B47/12 ,  E21B2200/22

Abstract: The disclosure presents processes that utilize collected resistivity data, for example, from an ultra-deep resistivity tool located downhole a borehole. In some aspects, each slice of resistivity data can generate multiple distribution curves that can be overlaid offset resistivity logs. In some aspects, an analysis can be performed to identify trends in the distribution curves that can be used to identify approximate locations of subterranean formation surfaces, shoulder beds, obstacles, proximate boreholes, and other borehole and geological characteristics. As the number of distribution curves generated increase, the confidence in the analysis also increases. In some aspects, the number of distribution curves can be twenty, one hundred, one hundred and one, or other counts of distribution curves. In some aspects, the resistivity data can be used to generate two or more synchronized view perspectives of a specific location along the borehole, where each view perspective uses the same focus area.

公开(公告)号：US20230220760A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18177650

申请日：2023-03-02

Applicant: MOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Todd W. Benson ,  George Michalopulos ,  Richard Kulavik ,  Jarrod Shawn Deverse

IPC: E21B44/00 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B49/00 ,  E21B21/01 ,  E21B47/12 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B47/10

CPC classification number: E21B44/00 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B49/00 ,  E21B21/01 ,  E21B47/12 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B49/005 ,  E21B47/10

Abstract: Analysis and logging of drilling mud using a mud analysis system and controlling drilling operations responsive to the mud analysis and logging. The system and methods may automatically sample and analyze drilling mud and control the drilling of a well responsive to the mud analysis. The mud analysis system may acquire measurements on a sample of the drilling mud during drilling and may send signals indicative of the drilling mud to a steering control system enabled to control the drilling.

公开(公告)号：US11692403B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17467172

申请日：2021-09-03

Applicant: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG

Inventor： Tobias Klein ,  Andreas Joachim Hanses ,  Dieter Wurm

IPC: E21B17/046 ,  E21B1/00 ,  E21B7/04

CPC classification number: E21B17/046 ,  E21B1/00 ,  E21B7/046

Abstract: A rod section of a ground drilling rod configured at its end to form at least one plug connection and having at one end (a) a connecting plug with an outer contour; or (b) a connecting socket with an inner contour, the outer contour or the inner contour being essentially sinusoidal in cross section.

公开(公告)号：US11692397B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17241591

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: YANGTZE UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Ding Feng ,  Hong Zhang ,  Peng Wang ,  Lei Shi ,  Deshu Lin

IPC: E21B7/04 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B49/00

CPC classification number: E21B7/04 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B49/003

Abstract: Disclosed is a directional well trajectory control method based on drill pipe drive, the method including the following steps: parameters down-transmission, determining the offset vector, closed loop control of eccentric ring rotation angle, and well parameter closed-loop control; this method can achieve three-dimensional well trajectory control without frequent trips during drilling operations, and has a high penetration rate, good wellbore cleaning effect, well trajectory control accuracy, high flexibility, low tripping times, high borehole quality, high safety, etc., which is suitable for the development of special process wells such as medium-deep wells, ultra-deep wells, ultra-thin oil layer horizontal wells and unconventional oil and gas wells in China's complex oil and gas reservoirs. This method can also achieve precise control of well trajectory, and overcome the shortcomings of existing control methods that cannot achieve closed-loop control and cannot remove interference signals.

公开(公告)号：US20230203931A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17564578

申请日：2021-12-29

Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Inventor： Vy Pho ,  Nazli Demirer ,  Umut Zalluhoglu ,  Robert P. Darbe

IPC: E21B44/00 ,  G06N5/02 ,  G01V99/00 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B47/022

CPC classification number: E21B44/00 ,  G06N5/022 ,  G01V99/005 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B2200/20 ,  E21B47/022

Abstract: Current disclosure proposes calibration methodology that uses the knowledge learned from historical data and real-time data to update a simplified physics-based borehole propagation model for real time steering control of a directional drilling system. The proposed methodology updates model parameters of the simplified physics-based model in real time through a process of setting up and optimizing an objective function, which indicates the difference between the estimated trajectory and the feedback from the real-time data. Penalizing terms, which prevent the parameters from deviating drastically from the prior knowledge of the parameter, and various components of the objective function are learned from the historical data. As a result, the updated model can accurately estimate and predict the system behavior allowing an input sequence of the system to be accurately mapped to the output response.

公开(公告)号：US11674504B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US16900248

申请日：2020-06-12

Applicant: GreenFire Energy Inc.

Inventor： Mark P. Muir ,  Alan D. Eastman

IPC: F03G7/04 ,  E21B47/07 ,  F24T10/10 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21B49/00 ,  E21B7/04

CPC classification number: F03G7/04 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/07 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21B49/003 ,  F24T10/10 ,  E21B7/04 ,  F24T2201/00 ,  Y02E10/10

Abstract: A system for producing geothermal energy may include a tiered geothermal loop energy production system. The tiered geothermal loop energy production system includes: a first closed-loop pipe system emplaced within a heat-producing geologic formation, the first closed-loop pipe system having a first energy production; and a second closed-loop pipe system emplaced within a heat producing geologic formation, the second closed-loop pipe system having a second energy production greater than the first energy production; and, optionally a third closed-loop pipe system emplaced within a heat producing geologic formation, the third closed-loop pipe system having a third energy production. An energy conversion system is configured to convert energy from the tiered geothermal loop energy production system to another form of energy.