Patents Assigned to Intellicess Inc.
  • Patent number: 12234714
    Abstract: Drilling rig operations may be monitored using a variety of sensors and/or other data sources. Erroneous, faulty, and/or missing data may be cleansed prior to using the data for modeling and/or monitoring drilling operations. Erroneous, faulty, and/or missing data may be identified by comparing received data to anticipated values based on historical operations, other physically related sensor readings, and known operating ranges. Cleansing may comprise replacing erroneous, faulty, and/or missing data with a modeled value or omitting a reading entirely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Intellicess, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Marius Ambrus, Pradeepkumar Ashok
  • Patent number: 11976545
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring slide drilling operations and providing advisory information includes a Bayesian network having a slide drilling dysfunction output node and six input nodes including: a downhole mechanical specific energy (MSE) trend node; a downhole bit aggressiveness trend node; a differential pressure trend node; a minimum buckling load node; a downhole weight on bit (DWOB) vs surface weight on bit (SWOB) ratio node, and a toolface efficiency index node. When one or more dysfunctions are detected based on the information provided to one or more nodes, the system sends out one or more alerts and provides one or more corrective actions to return to efficient drilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Intellicess, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeepkumar Ashok, John James D'Angelo, Ian Rostagno
  • Patent number: 11702922
    Abstract: Drilling operations may be monitored to detect and quantify potential drilling dysfunctions. Using a Bayesian network, potential improvements to drilling operation may be made depending upon the type of dysfunction detected. Suggestions for improved drilling performance may comprise increasing, decreasing, or maintaining one or both of RPM and weight on bit. Suggestions may be presented to an operator as a cone having an apex at the current RPM and weight on bit drilling parameters, with suggestions for modifications to one or both of the RPM and weight on bit corresponding to a cone extending from that apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Intellicess, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Marius Ambrus, Pradeepkumar Ashok
  • Patent number: 11649712
    Abstract: A method for estimating the efficiency of hole cleaning of a well-bore during drilling operations includes (a) selecting at least one feature of the drilling operation for monitoring; (b) receiving, from a sensor, data regarding the at least one feature; (c) comparing the data to a predetermined condition for the at least one feature; (d) defining an event when the data meets the predetermined condition; (e) assigning a weight to the event based on a duration of the event; and (f) estimating an efficiency of the hole cleaning based on the event and the weight of the event. The at least one feature being selected from the list consisting of: hole angle, circulation, tight spot, static hole, and bit hydraulics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Intellicess Inc.
    Inventors: John J. D'Angelo, Pradeepkumar Ashok
  • Patent number: 11519256
    Abstract: A method for estimating the efficiency of hole cleaning of a well-bore during drilling operations includes (a) selecting at least one feature of the drilling operation for monitoring; (b) receiving, from a sensor, data regarding the at least one feature; (c) comparing the data to a predetermined condition for the at least one feature; (d) defining an event when the data meets the predetermined condition; (e) assigning a weight to the event based on a duration of the event; and (f) estimating an efficiency of the hole cleaning based on the event and the weight of the event. The at least one feature being selected from the list consisting of: hole angle, circulation, tight spot, static hole, and bit hydraulics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Intellicess Inc.
    Inventors: John James D'Angelo, Pradeepkumar Ashok
  • Publication number: 20220284330
    Abstract: Drilling rig operations may be monitored using a variety of sensors and/or other data sources. Erroneous, faulty, and/or missing data may be cleansed prior to using the data for modeling and/or monitoring drilling operations. Erroneous, faulty, and/or missing data may be identified by comparing received data to anticipated values based on historical operations, other physically related sensor readings, and known operating ranges. Cleansing may comprise replacing erroneous, faulty, and/or missing data with a modeled value or omitting a reading entirely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Intellicess, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Marius Ambrus, Pradeepkumar Ashok
  • Publication number: 20220275718
    Abstract: Drilling operations may be monitored to detect and quantify potential drilling dysfunctions. Using a Bayesian network, potential improvements to drilling operation may be made depending upon the type of dysfunction detected. Suggestions for improved drilling performance may comprise increasing, decreasing, or maintaining one or both of RPM and weight on bit. Suggestions may be presented to an operator as a cone having an apex at the current RPM and weight on bit drilling parameters, with suggestions for modifications to one or both of the RPM and weight on bit corresponding to a cone extending from that apex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Intellicess, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Marius Ambrus, Pradeepkumar Ashok
  • Publication number: 20140067352
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for presenting attributes of interest. A decision surface is created using process maps. The process maps are representative of system operational data from a plurality of sensors. A current operating point is identified including a location and a movement characteristic of the operating point. The location and the movement characteristic of the operating point are used to identify an attribute with a final probabilistic value assigned to the attribute. If the final probabilistic value for the attribute crosses a previously-defined threshold, an alarm is generated. The decision surfaces, the process maps, the current operating point, the predicted movement of the operating point, the attributes, and the alarms are visually represented in a data handling system to assist the operator in the real time monitoring and operation of the physical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Intellicess Inc.
    Inventor: Pradeepkumar Ashok