Dynamic Field Operations Filter for Drilling Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drilling operations in geologic environments face challenges in efficiently acquiring and processing data for real-time control signals, particularly in filtering 1-D time series data to optimize equipment performance and drilling trajectories.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a filter defined by a single maximum positive value decreasing to a single minimum negative value increasing to approximately zero, applied to 1-D time series data, to generate control signals for equipment in a geologic environment, enhancing data filtering and real-time decision-making.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional data filtering methods are used for drilling operations, then data processing can be performed, but real-time control signal generation is delayed and equipment performance optimization is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a specific filter parameter configuration (single maximum positive value decreasing to single minimum negative value increasing to approximately zero) to optimize the balance between filtering effectiveness and processing speed, enabling real-time control signal generation without significant time loss
2Measurement precision
If complex filtering algorithms are applied to 1-D time series data, then data accuracy is improved, but computational complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies precise filter parameters (single maximum positive value decreasing to single minimum negative value increasing to approximately zero) that achieve accurate data filtering while maintaining computational efficiency, avoiding the need for complex multi-stage filtering algorithms
3Loss of information
If extensive data processing is performed on drilling operation data, then equipment performance interpretation is improved, but real-time decision-making capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an optimized filter parameter set that preserves critical information in the filtered data while reducing processing requirements, enabling both accurate equipment performance interpretation and rapid real-time decision-making
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes acquiring data associated with a field operation of equipment in a geologic environment; filtering the data using a filter where the filter includes, along a dimension, a single maximum positive value that decreases to a single minimum negative value that increases to approximately zero; and, based on the filtering, issuing a control signal to the equipment in the geologic environment.