Patents by Inventor Robello Samuel

Robello Samuel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240328298
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method comprises quantifying a condition of a wellbore into which a string is to be deployed, wherein quantifying the condition of the wellbore comprises, determining at least one geometrical parameter of the wellbore; and determining at least one mechanical parameter of the string that is caused by deploying the string downhole into the wellbore. The method also comprises determining a string runnability index for running the string into the wellbore based on the quantified condition of the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Robello Samuel
  • Patent number: 12060787
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for an integrated and comprehensive hydraulic, environmental, and mechanical tubular design analysis workflow and simulator for complex well trajectories. An example method can include obtaining data defining a configuration of a wellbore having a complex well trajectory, one or more operations to be performed at the wellbore, and one or more loads associated with the wellbore; calculating environmental conditions associated with a set of wellbore components along the complex well trajectory based on the data defining the configuration of the wellbore, the one or more operations, and the one or more loads; calculating stress conditions associated with the set of wellbore components based on the environmental conditions and the data defining the configuration of the wellbore, the one or more operations, and the one or more loads; and presenting the environmental conditions and the stress conditions via a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yongfeng Kang, Adolfo Gonzales, Jun Jiang, Robello Samuel, Zhengchun Liu
  • Publication number: 20240229632
    Abstract: A system for drilling a borehole at a wellsite, the system including a BHA with a drill bit and operable to drill the borehole as part of a borehole drilling operation using a modeled operational parameter. The system also includes a sensor located in the borehole and operable to measure an actual operational parameter in real-time. A controller including a processor performs operations that include: determining a modeled result for the borehole drilling operation using a well engineering model; receiving the measurement of the actual operational parameter from the sensor; determining an actual result for the borehole drilling operation using the well engineering model; automatically calibrating the well engineering model using the modeled result and the actual result to produce a calibrated well engineering model; and adjusting the modeled operational parameter of the drilling operation based on the calibrated well engineering model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventor: Robello Samuel
  • Publication number: 20240229636
    Abstract: A system can receive data relating to a tubular of a well system. The system can execute a first module to determine first outputs. The system can execute a second module to determine second outputs based on the first outputs. The system can execute a third module to determine third outputs based on the first outputs. The second outputs can include a crack-initiation fracture pressure, and the third outputs can include a crack-propagation fracture pressure. The system can identify a brittle-burst strength of the tubular from among the second outputs, the third outputs, and a standard burst strength of the tubular. The system can provide the brittle-burst strength of the tubular to facilitate an adjustment to the tubular to optimize a wellbore operation associated with the well system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Zhengchun Michael Liu, Robello Samuel, Adolfo Gonzales, Yongfeng Kang
  • Patent number: 12024991
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for rig monitoring and in particular, to receiving data from a plurality of sensors in real-time, mapping the data from the plurality of sensors with a micro-activity and a macro-activity, generating a message based on the mapping of the data from the plurality of sensors with the micro-activity and the macro-activity, selecting a parameter to be compared with a bit depth, tuning the parameter and the bit depth with a corresponding model based on the message, generating a parameter uncertainty array and a bit depth uncertainty array based on the tuning of the parameter and the bit depth, and generating dynamic uncertainty ellipses based on the parameter uncertainty array and the bit depth uncertainty array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robello Samuel, Vanessa Ndonhong Kemajou
  • Patent number: 12018555
    Abstract: Aspects and features of this disclosure relate to projecting physical drilling parameters to control a drilling operation. A computing system applies Bayesian optimization to a model incorporating the input data using varying values for an adverse drilling factor to produce a target function. The computing system determines a minimum value for the target function. The computing system provides a projected value for the physical drilling parameters based on the minimum value. The computing system generates an alert responsive to determining that the projected value for the physical drilling parameters exceeds a prescribed limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Avinash Wesley, Robello Samuel, Manish K. Mittal
  • Patent number: 12006777
    Abstract: The disclosure presents apparatuses and systems to reduce drag and friction forces on a drill string located downhole a borehole. The drill string can have two or more movement isolators to allow a movement sensitive tool to be movement isolated from other portions of the drill string that have powered movement. The other drill string portions can be powered by a surface equipment or by a downhole movement motor attached to the drill string, such as a rotational mud motor, an agitator, a jar motor, or a rotary steerable. Portions of the drill string located further downhole than the movement sensitive tool can utilize a movement motor attached to the drill string to provide movement to reduce drag and friction force where the movement isolators can reduce the movement force experienced by the movement sensitive tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Robello Samuel
  • Patent number: 11982158
    Abstract: A method for designing a borehole tubular for use in a borehole. The method may include defining tubular sections that make up the borehole tubular, defining a downhole operation that will be conducted using the borehole tubular at a first timestamp, determining loads that will be applied to each of the tubular sections at respective specific depths along the borehole during the downhole operation at the first timestamp, determining a design limit envelope for each of the tubular sections at the first timestamp based on design parameters of the tubular section and the specific depth of the tubular section at the first timestamp, and displaying a three-dimensional (3D) plot of the design limit envelopes of the tubular sections and the loads applied to the tubular sections as a function of depth within the borehole on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Zhengchun Liu, Robello Samuel, Adolfo Gonzales, Yongfeng Kang
  • Publication number: 20240133288
    Abstract: A system can receive data relating to a tubular of a well system. The system can execute a first module to determine first outputs. The system can execute a second module to determine second outputs based on the first outputs. The system can execute a third module to determine third outputs based on the first outputs. The second outputs can include a crack-initiation fracture pressure, and the third outputs can include a crack-propagation fracture pressure. The system can identify a brittle-burst strength of the tubular from among the second outputs, the third outputs, and a standard burst strength of the tubular. The system can provide the brittle-burst strength of the tubular to facilitate an adjustment to the tubular to optimize a wellbore operation associated with the well system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zhengchun Michael Liu, Robello Samuel, Adolfo Gonzales, Yongfeng Kang
  • Publication number: 20240102376
    Abstract: A system can generate, via a software model, downhole pressure estimations and downhole debris estimations using caving parameters. Additionally, the system can generate, via the software model, settled caving volume percent estimations using the caving parameters. The system can determine a pack off volume percent using the downhole pressure estimations, the downhole debris estimations, and the settled caving volume percent estimations. The system can output, via a user interface, the pack off indicator and a subset of the caving parameters for use in adjusting a wellbore operation. The user interface can provide a plot of the pack off volume percent horizontally offset with respect to a plot of the subset of the caving parameters and a depth of the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Zhengchun Michael Liu, Robello Samuel
  • Patent number: 11933135
    Abstract: A method for determining annular fluid expansion (“AFE”) within a borehole with a sealed casing string annulus. The method may include defining a configuration of the borehole. The method may further include defining a production operation and a borehole operation. The method may also include determining AFE within the borehole when performing the production operation. The method may further include determining AFE within the borehole when performing the borehole operation based on the AFE within the borehole when performing the production operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: Zhengchun Liu, Robello Samuel, Adolfo Gonzales, Jun Jiang, Yongfeng Kang
  • Publication number: 20240076979
    Abstract: A method for controlling computerized operations related to a wellbore comprises drilling the wellbore in a subsurface formation with a drill string including a drill bit. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of drilling parameters while drilling the wellbore. The method comprises determining, based on the plurality of drilling parameters, solids properties for solids forming a cutting plug up hole of the drill bit. The method comprises determining a length of the cutting plug based on the solids properties. The method comprises determining a cutting plug friction force based on the cutting plug length and a pressure differential across the cutting plug. The method comprises performing a drilling operation based on the cutting plug friction force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Robello Samuel, Zhengchun Michael Liu
  • Patent number: 11920455
    Abstract: A method for controlling computerized operations related to a wellbore comprises drilling the wellbore in a subsurface formation with a drill string including a drill bit. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of drilling parameters while drilling the wellbore. The method comprises determining, based on the plurality of drilling parameters, solids properties for solids forming a cutting plug up hole of the drill bit. The method comprises determining a length of the cutting plug based on the solids properties. The method comprises determining a cutting plug friction force based on the cutting plug length and a pressure differential across the cutting plug. The method comprises performing a drilling operation based on the cutting plug friction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Robello Samuel, Zhengchun Michael Liu
  • Publication number: 20240068350
    Abstract: Processes to receive user input parameters and system input parameters associated with a borehole undergoing active drilling operations to continually update drilling directions with wholistically applied optimizations to bring the actual borehole trajectory closer to the planned borehole trajectory. The processes can project ahead of the drilling assembly to determine the actual trajectory of the borehole and generate corrections to reduce the gap between the actual and planned trajectory paths. Various optimizations can be applied to the corrections to avoid overstressing systems or reducing the borehole productivity. Conflicts between optimizations can be resolved using a weighting or ranking system. More than one set of corrections can be determined and a user or a machine learning system can be used to select the one set of corrections to use as the results to be communicated and applied to the drilling operation plan or a borehole system, such as a geo-steering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Shang Zhang, Jeremy Codling, Abhishek Agrawal, Robello Samuel
  • Publication number: 20240070344
    Abstract: A system can be used for optimizing a wellbore operation via a metaverse space that can include one or more avatars. The system can provide access to the metaverse space for an entity. The metaverse space can be a computer-generated representation of a location relating to a wellbore operation. The system can receive, via an avatar in the metaverse space, a query from the entity relating to the wellbore operation. The avatar can include software applications for performing tasks in the metaverse space. The system can execute, via the avatar, a request to a micro-service for at least one solution parameter based on the query. The request can cause the micro-service to generate the at least one solution parameter. The system can receive the at least one solution parameter from the micro-service. The system can output the at least one solution parameter for adjusting the wellbore operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Robello Samuel, David James Crawshay, Abhishek Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11891889
    Abstract: A method for assessing an integrity of metal tubular structures may comprise receiving one or more inputs, applying an algorithm to automatically select an appropriate model for a given corrosion scenario, applying a combined model including semi-empirical and multiphase flow corrosion characteristics to the one or more inputs, determining one or more corrosion parameters of either an internal pipe wall, an external pipe surface, or both, applying a corrosion correlation value to the one or more corrosion parameters to produce one or more correlated corrosion parameters, and storing the one or more correlated corrosion parameters on a computer readable medium. A system may comprise an information handling system which may comprise at least one memory operable to store computer-executable instructions, at least one communications interface to access the at least one memory, and at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Zhengchun Liu, Robello Samuel, Adolfo Gonzales, Yongfeng Kang
  • Patent number: 11885214
    Abstract: The disclosure presents solutions for determining a casing wear parameter. Image collecting or capturing devices can be used to capture visual frames of a section of drilling pipe during a trip out operation. The visual frames can be oriented to how the drilling pipe was oriented within the borehole during a drilling operation. The visual frames can be analyzed for wear, e.g., surface changes, of the drilling pipe. The surface changes can be classified as to the type, depth, volume, length, shape, and other characteristics. The section of drilling pipe can be correlated to a depth range where the drilling pipe was located during drilling operations. The surface changes, with the depth range, can be correlated to an estimated casing wear to generate the casing wear parameter. An analysis of multiple sections of drilling pipe can be used to improve the locating of sections of casing where wear is likely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robello Samuel, Rishi Adari
  • Patent number: 11873707
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a drilling tool inside a wellbore makes use of projection of optimal rate of penetration (ROP) and optimal controllable parameters such as weight-on-bit (WOB), and rotations-per-minute (RPM) for drilling operations. Optimum controllable parameters for drilling optimization can be predicted using a data generation model to produce synthesized data based on model physics, an ROP model, and stochastic optimization. The synthetic data can be combined with real-time data to extrapolate the data across the WOB and RPM space. The values for WOB an RPM can be controlled to steer a drilling tool. Examples of models used include a non-linear model, a linear model, a recurrent generative adversarial network (RGAN) model, and a deep neural network model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Srinath Madasu, Nishant Raizada, Keshava Rangarajan, Robello Samuel
  • Patent number: 11859485
    Abstract: A system can generate a trip map for adjusting a tripping operation in a wellbore. The system can receive input data from a downhole tool in a wellbore. The system can determine parameters for the tripping operation. The system can determine an overall condition for an interval of the wellbore based on the parameters. The system can determine a status for the parameters and for the overall condition based on a difference between the parameters or the overall condition and a corresponding optimized value. The system can generate a trip map using the parameters and the overall condition. The trip map can include a background shape and a polygon that can be positioned on the background shape. The polygon can include corners corresponding to the parameters and overall condition that are positioned angularly around the background. The trip map can be output to adjust the tripping operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventor: Robello Samuel
  • Publication number: 20230399936
    Abstract: A system can receive input data indicating a current state of a wellbore drilling operation. The system can determine, by a set of software applications, constraints associated with the wellbore drilling operation. The system can optimize, by an optimization model and using the input data, a drilling parameter subject to the constraints associated with the wellbore drilling operation. The system can output the optimized drilling parameter for controlling the wellbore drilling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Abhishek Agrawal, Shang Zhang, Robello Samuel