SYMBOLIC DYNAMICS FOR WELLBORE OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250043678A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18229741

    申请日:2023-08-03

    Inventor: Robello Samuel

    Abstract: A system can be used to analyze a wellbore operation using symbolic dynamics. The system can receive baseline data and subsequent data about a downhole tool. The system can transform the baseline data and the subsequent data into symbolic representations thereof. The system can determine, using symbolic dynamics to compare the symbolic representations, a degree of difference between the symbolic representations. The system can provide the degree of difference between the symbolic representations via an output device. The degree of difference can be used to control the wellbore operation.

    Friction for cutting plug
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11920455B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17902487

    申请日:2022-09-02

    CPC classification number: E21B44/02 E21B47/06 E21B47/08

    Abstract: A method for controlling computerized operations related to a wellbore comprises drilling the wellbore in a subsurface formation with a drill string including a drill bit. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of drilling parameters while drilling the wellbore. The method comprises determining, based on the plurality of drilling parameters, solids properties for solids forming a cutting plug up hole of the drill bit. The method comprises determining a length of the cutting plug based on the solids properties. The method comprises determining a cutting plug friction force based on the cutting plug length and a pressure differential across the cutting plug. The method comprises performing a drilling operation based on the cutting plug friction force.

    TRAJECTORY TRACKING AND OPTIMIZATION FOR DRILLING AUTOMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240068350A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US17895746

    申请日:2022-08-25

    CPC classification number: E21B44/005 E21B7/04 E21B2200/22

    Abstract: Processes to receive user input parameters and system input parameters associated with a borehole undergoing active drilling operations to continually update drilling directions with wholistically applied optimizations to bring the actual borehole trajectory closer to the planned borehole trajectory. The processes can project ahead of the drilling assembly to determine the actual trajectory of the borehole and generate corrections to reduce the gap between the actual and planned trajectory paths. Various optimizations can be applied to the corrections to avoid overstressing systems or reducing the borehole productivity. Conflicts between optimizations can be resolved using a weighting or ranking system. More than one set of corrections can be determined and a user or a machine learning system can be used to select the one set of corrections to use as the results to be communicated and applied to the drilling operation plan or a borehole system, such as a geo-steering system.

    Determining characteristics of fluid loss in a wellbore

    公开(公告)号:US11629562B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17497155

    申请日:2021-10-08

    Abstract: A system can provide for determining characteristics loss in a wellbore. The system can include a processor and a non-transitory memory with instructions that are executable by the processor for causing the processor to execute operations. The operations can include receiving, from sensors in a wellbore, data corresponding to loss indicators. The operations can include determining a loss probability for each loss indicator. The operations can include determining a total loss probability of fluid loss in the wellbore based on the loss probabilities. The operations can include outputting the total loss probability to be used in a drilling operation in the wellbore.

    Method and apparatus for optimized underbalanced drilling

    公开(公告)号:US11572778B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17868071

    申请日:2022-07-19

    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer implemented method for underbalanced drilling. In one embodiment, the method includes determining a plurality of gas injection rate versus bottom hole pressure curves for a plurality of liquid injection rates for a specified minimum and maximum gas injection rate and a minimum and maximum liquid injection rate. Next, the method determines a set of four interception curves including a minimum motor equivalent liquid rate interception curve, a minimum vertical liquid velocity intercept curve, a minimum horizontal liquid velocity intercept curve, and a maximum motor equivalent liquid rate intercept curve for a specified minimum and maximum mud motor rate range and a minimum horizontal and vertical annulus velocity.

    Effect of hole cleaning on torque and drag

    公开(公告)号:US11549356B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US17135231

    申请日:2020-12-28

    Abstract: The disclosure presents processes and methods for determining an adjusted drag friction factor, where the adjusting utilizes a hole cleaning function. In some aspects, the drag friction factor utilizes viscous drag. In some aspects, the drag friction factor utilizes viscous torque. In some aspects, the drag friction factor can be utilized to determine one or more decomposed friction factors. The decomposed friction factors or the adjusted drag friction factor can be utilized in a friction processor to improve the efficiency of borehole operations. The hole cleaning function can utilize various parameters, for example, a cuttings density, a cuttings load, a cuttings shape, a cuttings size, a deviation, a drill pipe rotation rate, a drill pipe size, a flow regime, a hole size, a mud density, a mud rheology, a mud velocity, a pipe eccentricity, and other parameters. A system is disclosed that is capable of implementing the processes and methods.

    Utilizing micro-services for optimization workflows of borehole operations

    公开(公告)号:US11514382B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US17117910

    申请日:2020-12-10

    Abstract: The disclosure presents processes and methods for utilizing one or more micro-services to generate a calibration of a factor of a borehole operation or to generate an optimization adjustment to the borehole operation. The micro-services selected for execution can be selected by an optimization workflow, where each type of borehole operation can have its own set of micro-services. The micro-services can be part of one or more computing systems, such as a downhole system, a surface system, a well site controller, a cloud service, a data center service, an edge computing system, other computing systems, or various combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a system for implementing micro-services on one or more computing systems to enable a light weight and fast response, e.g., real-time or near real-time response, to borehole operations.

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