Drilling System Response Characterization for Real-Time Model Calibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drilling operations lack automated integration to characterize the response of the drilling system, relying on manual methods for model calibration and parameter selection, which is inefficient and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
An automated method that determines and performs sequences to measure responses in the drilling system, modifying operational parameters such as flow rate, rotational speed, and safety limits, using sensors at various locations to update models and improve drilling efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual operations are used to characterize drilling system response, then model calibration can be performed, but the process is inefficient and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The drilling system automatically performs characterization operations and model calibration without manual intervention. The system self-adjusts drilling parameters, automatically executes characterization sequences, and updates models in real-time, eliminating the need for manual operations while maintaining high accuracy and efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical operations are replaced with automated computer-controlled systems. The drilling system uses automated control algorithms to execute characterization sequences and adjust parameters, substituting human-operated mechanical processes with intelligent automated systems that improve both efficiency and precision
2Productivity
If automated drilling is implemented, then drilling efficiency improves, but no methods exist to automatically integrate operations to characterize system response
Solution Approach 1:
The automated drilling system integrates multiple functions including drilling operations, system characterization, model calibration, and real-time parameter optimization into a single unified system. The same automated control infrastructure that improves efficiency also enables comprehensive system characterization through integrated sensing and analysis capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where sensors monitor drilling parameters and system responses in real-time, and the automated control system uses this feedback to adjust operations and characterize system behavior. This feedback mechanism enables both efficient automated drilling and simultaneous system characterization
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple drilling parameters are controlled simultaneously, then drilling accuracy improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple control functions and parameter adjustments into a unified automated control algorithm. Instead of separately controlling drilling depth, rate, pressure, and other parameters through independent systems, the invention integrates these controls into a single coordinated system that manages all parameters simultaneously, reducing operational complexity while maintaining high precision
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AI summary
Computing systems, computer-readable media, and methods may include determining at least one automated sequence to be performed during a portion of a drilling operation by a drilling system. The at least one automated sequence may include performing one or more actions to cause a response in the drilling system. The method may include performing, during the drilling operation, the at least one automated sequence. Further, the method may include measuring, during the performance of the at least one automated sequence, one or more responses in the drilling system. The one or more responses may be measured within a wellbore undergoing the drilling operations and at a surface of the wellbore. The method may include modifying a model of the drilling system based at least in part of the one or more responses that were measured during the performance of the at least one automated sequence.