Contextual Drilling Interface Consolidating Anomaly Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drilling operators face challenges in making informed decisions during drilling operations due to the reliance on muscle memory and subjective experiences, as they need to navigate through multiple screens to address drilling anomalies, which can lead to inefficiencies and increased risk of equipment failure and well control issues.
Innovation Solution
A computing device with a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays a menu of proposed actions to address drilling anomalies, including an estimated success rate for each action, allowing users to select and execute recommended actions, with illustrations depicting the execution of chosen actions and providing historical data-based success rates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If drilling operators review multiple screens (HMI and EDR) to make informed decisions, then decision accuracy improves, but operational time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple screens (HMI and EDR screens showing sensor data channels, alerts, and triggers) into a single integrated graphical user interface that displays all necessary drilling information and anomaly recommendations in one unified view, eliminating the need to switch between multiple screens while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The single integrated GUI serves multiple functions simultaneously: it monitors drilling parameters, detects anomalies, provides diagnostic information, recommends corrective actions, and allows operator interaction - replacing the specialized functions of multiple separate screens with one multi-functional interface
2Speed
If drilling operators rely on muscle memory and previous experiences to make decisions, then response speed improves, but decision reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by analyzing sensor data from drilling operations, comparing it against historical data and predefined criteria, and providing real-time recommendations for corrective actions. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enhances decision reliability by replacing subjective experience with data-driven insights while maintaining rapid response capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of drilling data continuously in the background, preparing diagnostic information and recommended actions in advance. When an anomaly is detected, the system immediately presents pre-analyzed recommendations to the operator, eliminating the need for real-time analysis while ensuring reliable, data-backed decision-making
3Loss of information
If multiple screens are used to monitor and control drilling operations, then information completeness improves, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges information from multiple separate screens (HMI showing alerts and triggers, EDR screens showing sensor data channels) into a single integrated graphical user interface that displays all drilling parameters, anomaly detections, and recommended actions in one unified view, maintaining information completeness while reducing interface complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Within the single integrated GUI, information is segmented into organized sections and modules (drilling parameters, anomaly detections, diagnostic information, recommended actions) that can be independently accessed and configured, allowing comprehensive information display without overwhelming the operator with cluttered or complex interface elements
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AI summary
A method of managing a drilling anomaly includes providing a computing device comprising a graphical user interface (“GUI”) that is configured to display a plurality of screens in response to detection of the drilling anomaly; displaying a first screen that includes a menu listing proposed actions to address the detected drilling anomaly and an estimated success rate associated with each of the proposed actions; wherein each of the proposed actions is selectable by a user via the GUI; receiving, by the computing device and via the GUI, a first selection command associated with a first proposed action from the menu; displaying a second screen that includes a first illustration depicting execution of the first proposed action that was selected by the user via the first selection command; and receiving, by the computing device and via the GUI, a command to execute one of the proposed actions.