公开(公告)号：US12050443B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US18097829

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: Technological Resources Pty Limited

Inventor： Charles Benjamin McHugh

IPC: G05D23/00 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B45/00 ,  E21B47/00 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21C41/26 ,  G01V20/00 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G01V3/08 ,  G01V3/38

CPC classification number: G05B13/04 ,  E21B44/02 ,  E21B45/00 ,  E21B47/00 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21C41/26 ,  G01V20/00 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G01V3/08 ,  G01V3/38

Abstract: A system for mining material in a seam under an overburden layer using a geological model map of a geological formation, including a desired drilling end point at a predefined position relative to a geological boundary between the overburden layer and seam. A drill controller controls operation of a drill drilling a blast hole. A sensor pack senses, while drilling the blast hole, blast hole drilling operation parameters; and feeds the sensed parameters in real time to the drill controller. A data storage module stores a geological model of the geological formation and sensed parameters data. A processor module generates a geological model map including the desired drilling end point and locates the drill bit position relative to the geological boundary and such end point. The drill controller drills to the desired drilling end point and causes the drill to stop drilling upon reaching such end point.

公开(公告)号：US20240175345A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18215289

申请日：2023-06-28

Applicant: TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY. LIMITED

Inventor： Charles Benjamin McHugh ,  Eric William Nettleton

IPC: E21B44/02 ,  E21B7/02 ,  E21B49/00 ,  G05B13/02

CPC classification number: E21B44/02 ,  E21B7/02 ,  E21B49/003 ,  G05B13/021

Abstract: A system 10 for controlling a drilling operation by a drill rig 12 includes a receiver 16 for receiving sensed data related to the drilling operation. A processor 18 is in communication with the receiver 16, the processor 18 processing the sensed data to estimate at least one geological property of interest of a zone 20 in which the drill rig 12 is active. The processor 18 is configured to operate as a decision engine 22 to optimize the drilling operation automatically by changing at least one drilling related parameter during the drilling operation based on the at least one geological property of interest.

公开(公告)号：US20230259077A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18097829

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: Technological Resources Pty Limited

Inventor： Charles Benjamin McHugh

IPC: G05B13/04 ,  E21B47/00 ,  G06T17/05 ,  E21C41/26 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21B45/00 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B44/02 ,  G01V99/00

CPC classification number: G05B13/04 ,  E21B47/00 ,  G06T17/05 ,  E21C41/26 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21B45/00 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B44/02 ,  G01V99/005 ,  G01V3/38

Abstract: A system for mining material in a seam under an overburden layer using a geological model map of a geological formation, including a desired drilling end point at a predefined position relative to a geological boundary between the overburden layer and seam. A drill controller controls operation of a drill drilling a blast hole. A sensor pack senses, while drilling the blast hole, blast hole drilling operation parameters; and feeds the sensed parameters in real time to the drill controller. A data storage module stores a geological model of the geological formation and sensed parameters data. A processor module generates a geological model map including the desired drilling end point and locates the drill bit position relative to the geological boundary and such end point. The drill controller drills to the desired drilling end point and causes the drill to stop drilling upon reaching such end point.