公开(公告)号：US10900350B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US15433729

申请日：2017-02-15

Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC

Inventor： Alexander A. Lazarev ,  Albert C. Odell, II ,  Iain Macleod ,  Marius Raducanu

IPC: E21B47/13 ,  E21B10/26 ,  E21B7/28 ,  E21B10/32 ,  G06K19/077 ,  E21B10/30 ,  E21B47/07 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/18

Abstract: In one embodiment, a radio-frequency identification device for use in a wellbore includes a housing made of a polymer; and an antenna disposed in the housing. The polymer may be selected from the group consisting of an elastomer, a plastic, a rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer, and combinations thereof. The RFID device may also include a fill material disposed in the housing.

公开(公告)号：US10883356B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US15304772

申请日：2015-04-17

Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Benjamin P. Jeffryes ,  Rustam Isangulov ,  Ginger Hildebrand

IPC: E21B44/02 ,  E21B7/06 ,  E21B44/00 ,  E21B4/02 ,  E21B44/04 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B47/12

Abstract: Automated control of a drillstring in a borehole, which is not in continuous rotation, the drillstring comprising an angled component (a bent sub or the like) and a downhole means of rotating the bit, such as a motor or turbine, which rotates the bit independently of drillstring rotation. Near the distal end of the drillstring are measurement devices, at least one and in some aspects two or more, which are used to measure the orientation of the drillstring/bent sub/bottomhole assembly/drill bit with respect to a geophysical field of the earth, such as magnetism (magnetic toolface) or gravity (gravitational toolface). These measurement devices may be connected to a communications module which transmits the downhole toolface information to the surface. The drillstring is controlled to provide that based upon the downhole measurements the drilling system drills the borehole in a desired trajectory.

公开(公告)号：US10858889B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16378421

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: Kinetic Upstream Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Jeffrey Bowden Lasater ,  George Brian Sutherland ,  Gary Dean Althoff ,  John Harrison Farrah, Jr.

IPC: E21B17/10 ,  E21B7/06 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B44/00

Abstract: A steering assembly includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, a mandrel having a front connecting extremity and a rear connecting extremity, the mandrel passing through the housing and arranged in a first position coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a deflector device configured to exert a side force on the mandrel to offset the front connecting extremity of the mandrel from the longitudinal axis, and a tool face assembly configured to rotate the front connecting extremity of the mandrel in a desired direction.

公开(公告)号：US20200378189A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16994619

申请日：2020-08-16

Applicant: Merlin Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Bruce Kolpack ,  David Bahr ,  Thomas J. Hall ,  Benjamin J. Medeiros

IPC: E21B7/04 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B7/06 ,  E21B44/00

Abstract: An apparatus and method are used in conjunction with a system for performing horizontal directional drilling, the system including a drill string extending from a drill rig to a boring tool such that the boring tool is steerable based on a roll orientation. The system also includes an arrangement for generating steering commands for guiding the boring tool to a target position. Responsive at least in part to the steering commands, a display is configured to selectively indicate each of a rotate command, a push command and a spin command. A steering indicator is described which indicates a current roll orientation of the boring tool. A 3-D grid can be animated and centered on either a steering or target indicator. Rounding of a steering command ratio can limit the display of target roll orientations to only those that a given boring tool transmitter is capable of sensing and indicating.

公开(公告)号：US10830033B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US16591387

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: MOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： William Edward Weideman ,  John Jeremy Cantwell ,  An Binh Ho

IPC: E21B44/04 ,  E21B7/06 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B44/06

Abstract: During slide drilling, certain transient variances in differential pressure may indicate that a subsequent and temporary variance in a toolface angle error does not indicate that drilling should be interrupted. The transient variances in the differential pressure may be within a range of particular threshold pressures.

公开(公告)号：US20200319368A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16756410

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Inventor： Manisha Bhardwaj ,  Dwight David Fulton

IPC: G01V3/34 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B47/026

Abstract: A wellbore trajectory survey, having an ordered plurality of survey points, is acquired. Each of the plurality of survey points has a measured depth, an inclination, and a geographic location of the point in the wellbore corresponding to the survey point. The wellbore trajectory survey is ordered on measured depth. The processor identifies a minimum lateral measured depth (min_LMD), a maximum lateral measured depth (max_LMD). The processor identifies a mid-lateral point (mid_LMP) in the plurality of survey points whose measured depth (mid_LMD) is greater than min_LMD and less than max_LMD.

公开(公告)号：US20200277823A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16765998

申请日：2019-01-25

Applicant: ANTECH LIMITED

Inventor： Richard Stevens ,  Antoni Miszewski

IPC: E21B7/06 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B49/00 ,  E21B45/00 ,  E21B47/12

Abstract: An apparatus for drilling a well which includes a drill bit (2) arranged at the end of a length of drill tubing (4), a motor (3) to rotate the drill bit and steering means to steer the drill bit, and including torque measuring means (5) to measure the torque applied to the drill bit continuously and processing means to calculate values for the mechanical specific energy (MSB) and measured depth data over time whilst drilling. The processing means includes comparison means which is configured to compare the measured data with known data to determine the nature of the formation (6) being drilled compared to known types of formation, and which processing means is configured to indicate a change from a first formation type to a second formation type, thus indicating the presence of a formation boundary, when the drill bit is adjacent to or just past the formation boundary (7).

公开(公告)号：US20200270981A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16466563

申请日：2018-08-02

Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Inventor： Paul F. Rodney

IPC: E21B47/024 ,  E21B44/00 ,  E21B7/06

Abstract: A method to steer a drill bit of a rotary steerable system within a wellbore can include introducing the rotary steerable system into the wellbore. The method can further include establishing a magnetic model associated with the drill bit. Magnetic field parameters are measured at various locations of the rotary steerable system. A magnetic gradient tensor of the magnetic field parameters can be determined. Orientation parameters are solved with respect to the magnetic model and based on the magnetic gradient tensor. The drill bit can be steered based on the calculated parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20200263534A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16629240

申请日：2018-11-02

Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Inventor： Keith Joseph Young ,  Hsu-Hsiang Wu ,  Paul Rodney

IPC: E21B47/09 ,  E21B47/0228 ,  E21B47/024 ,  G01V3/26 ,  G01V3/38

Abstract: A ranging system and method to determine a relative distance and direction of a target borehole relative to a second borehole using a ranging tool that can make ranging measurements while the ranging tool is not rotating. An array of button electrodes included in the ranging tool can be fired in a sequential fashion so as to simulate rotation of one or more button electrodes, without the ranging tool rotating. The array of button electrodes can also be fired in a sequential fashion so as to simulate rotational and/or longitudinal movement of the ranging tool.

公开(公告)号：US10746009B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US15171193

申请日：2016-06-02

Applicant: Oliver Hoehn ,  Michael Neubert ,  Andreas Peter ,  Ingolf Wassermann ,  Bilel Said

Inventor： Oliver Hoehn ,  Michael Neubert ,  Andreas Peter ,  Ingolf Wassermann ,  Bilel Said

IPC: E21B44/00 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B7/06 ,  E21B7/04 ,  E21B47/024 ,  E21B47/12 ,  G05B15/02 ,  E21B21/08 ,  E21B49/00 ,  E21B49/08 ,  G01B21/18

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for controlling a trajectory of a borehole being drilled into the earth are provided. The apparatus includes a drilling system including a drill tubular, a disintegrating device, and a steering system coupled to the drill tubular configured to steer the drilling system, the drilling system configured to drill the borehole by receiving control outputs from at least one control unit for controlling parameters of the drilling system, the at least one control unit configured to provide the control outputs to the steering system, the at least one control unit being configured to provide depth-based control.