Adaptive Vibration Models for Drilling Vibration Mitigation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing drilling technologies face challenges in managing vibrations during wellbore creation, which impact drilling performance and efficiency, leading to non-productive time and potential equipment damage.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that classifies vibrations using sensor data from past drilling jobs, generates adaptive models to predict and mitigate vibrations, and adjusts drilling parameters in real-time to optimize BHA design and drilling operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If drilling operations proceed without vibration management, then drilling continues without interruptions, but vibrations cause non-productive time and equipment damage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedrilling efficiencyVSAvoidequipment reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors vibration data from downhole sensors and feeds this information back to the surface where adaptive models analyze the patterns. This feedback loop enables real-time detection of harmful vibration mechanisms and triggers corrective actions before equipment damage occurs, resolving the contradiction between maintaining continuous drilling operations and preventing equipment failure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The adaptive vibration management system enables the drilling operation to self-diagnose and self-correct vibration problems by automatically analyzing sensor data, identifying vibration mechanisms, and adjusting drilling parameters without requiring external intervention. This self-service capability maintains productivity while protecting equipment through autonomous vibration management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If adaptive models are extracted and used to manage vibrations, then drilling performance is optimized, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedrilling performanceVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adaptive models serve multiple functions simultaneously: they classify vibration mechanisms, predict harmful vibrations, guide drilling parameter adjustments, and evaluate BHA designs. This multi-functionality allows the system to achieve comprehensive vibration management and optimized drilling performance without proportionally increasing system complexity, as a single modeling framework handles diverse analytical tasks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12359553B2Service improvements using adaptive models derived from classified vibration mechanisms

Publication Date: 2025.07.15 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC

AI summary

The disclosure provides a solution to problems associated with vibrations during drilling by applying metrics on post job data and providing inputs from past experiences to pre-job planning for drilling jobs. The vibration information and analysis can also be used during a current drilling operation wherein a vibration source can be automatically identified and operating parameters can be changed to mitigate the vibration. The disclosure provides a method of executing a drilling operation, a vibration analyzer, and a drilling system. In one example, the method includes: (1) collecting drilling job data from a completed drilling job, wherein the drilling job data includes sensor data collected from downhole sensors, (2) determining a vibration severity index from the sensor data, and (3) executing at least a portion of a drilling operation based on the vibration severity index.