Tool Position Direction Or Inclination Measuring Or Indicating Within The Bore Patents (Class 175/45)
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Patent number: 12037888Abstract: Techniques according to the present disclosure include moving an untethered downhole tool through a wellbore between a terranean surface and a particular depth in the wellbore; during the moving the untethered downhole tool through the wellbore, acquiring a set of sensed data from one or more sensors in the untethered downhole tool in a time domain; transforming the plurality of data values associated with the wellbore parameter in the time-domain into a plurality of data values associated with the wellbore parameter in a depth-domain based at least in part on at least one accelerometer output and the locations of a plurality of casing collars; and preparing the plurality of data values associated with the wellbore parameter in the depth-domain for presentation on a graphical user interface (GUI).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventor: Mohamed Larbi Zeghlache
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Patent number: 12037890Abstract: A method for determining a total vertical depth (TVD) for a well plan involves measuring differences between a projected BHA position at a depth of a survey station and a calculated BHA position based upon a minimum curvature method at the depth of the survey station. The differences are accumulated at each survey station with respect to the BHA position. Real time TVD corrected gamma logs are generated responsive to the accumulated differences of the BHA position.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: MOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Todd W. Benson, Brian E. Stokeld, Dwight A. Lockhart
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Patent number: 12024991Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventors: Robello Samuel, Vanessa Ndonhong Kemajou
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Patent number: 12025005Abstract: An easy building-up hybrid rotary steerable drilling system includes a front supporting body, a weight-on-bit (WOB)-torque-on-bit (TOB) deflectable transmission joint and a deflection control system. The WOB-TOB deflectable transmission joint includes a universal joint. A front end of the front supporting body is fixedly connected to a drill bit, and a rear end of the front supporting body is fixedly connected to an outlet end of the universal joint. A front push-the-bit assembly is provided on a circumferential surface of the front supporting body. The deflection control system controls radial push-the-bit parts of the front push-the-bit assembly to push a borehole wall along a radial direction of the front supporting body, such that the front supporting body generates a deviation angle relative to an input shaft of the universal joint by taking a center point of the universal joint as a center, thereby controlling a drilling direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Xiaoyue WANInventor: Xiaoyue Wan
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Patent number: 12006813Abstract: A method and system for estimating a wellbore curvature. The method may include disposing a rotary steerable system (RSS) into a borehole, storing a real-time curvature estimation for the borehole in an information handling system, wherein the information handling system is disposed on the RSS, taking a first attitude measurement at a first sensor, and taking a second attitude measurement at a second sensor. The method may further include applying a filter to at least the first attitude measurement and the second attitude measurement to form a filtered measurement set, performing a curvature estimation with the filtered measurement set to form an estimated curvature signal, comparing the estimated curvature signal to a curvature set point to find a difference, and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the RSS based on the difference.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Khunsa Hisham, Shahin Tasoujian, Ketan C. Bhaidasna, Yuanyan Chen, Robert Darbe, Vy Pho
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Patent number: 12007491Abstract: A method and system for using GPS signals and a magnetic field to track an underground magnetic field source. A tracker having an antenna for detecting the magnetic field and a GPS receiver is coupled to a processor. The magnetic field is used by the antenna to direct the tracker to a field null point. Once multiple measurements of the field are taken, the changes in signal strength as the absolute position of the tracker is changed, are used to determine whether the closest field null point is in front of or behind the underground beacon. The position and depth of the beacon can then be estimated.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.Inventors: Scott B. Cole, Brian J. Schrock, Klayton Day Jones
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Patent number: 12000272Abstract: A ground transmitting system and method for electromagnetic transmission between a well and a ground for intelligent drill guiding includes a well site power generation device, a ground transmitting device and current transmission ground electrodes. The well site power generation device, the ground transmitting device and the current transmission ground electrodes are connected in sequence. The well site power generation device is used for supplying power to the ground transmitting device. The ground transmitting device is used for sending generated current waveform to the current transmission ground electrodes through a transformer. The current transmission ground electrodes are used for sending the current waveform to an underground receiver through a drill pipe and strata to complete a ground transmitting for the electromagnetic transmission between the well and the ground for the drill guiding.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Qihui Zhen, Qingyun Di, Yuliang Wang, Quanmin Yang
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Patent number: 11994023Abstract: A transmitter for an inground operation includes an antenna and a sensor section for generating sensor data. An antenna driver selectively drives the antenna to emit a locating signal such that the locating signal carries the sensor data. A processor controls the antenna driver to transmit the locating signal during a normal mode and to enter a sleep state that disables at least the sensor section and the antenna driver such that the locating signal is not transmitted responsive to detecting that the transmitter is inactive. The processor can enter a snooze mode from the normal mode by disabling the antenna driver so that the locating signal is not transmitted, without disabling the sensor section, and the snooze mode requires less power than the normal mode but more power than the sleep state.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Merlin Technology, Inc.Inventors: Craig A. Caswell, Scott D. Phillips
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Patent number: 11988089Abstract: A downhole communication system includes a mud pulse generator that generates a set of pressure pulses in a pattern, the pattern including encoded data. A roll stabilized platform includes a turbine that is rotatable in response to the pressure pulses. The rotational rate of the turbine is correlated with a pressure value. A processor on the roll stabilized platform demodulates the pressure pulse pattern, and then decodes the encoded data.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Edward Richards, Peter Tutton, Dean Gardner, Angie Theresia
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Patent number: 11984989Abstract: A method includes: a first terminal device obtains information about a first sidelink transmission unit, the first terminal device transmits the data packet via the first SL transmission unit through a hybrid automatic repeat request process corresponding to a unicast connection or a groupcast communication group, when the data packet fails to be transmitted, the first terminal device obtains information about a second SL transmission unit, retransmits the data packet via the second SL transmission unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Qiang Fan, Jun Wang, Mingzeng Dai
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Patent number: 11977202Abstract: The disclosure provides for a bottom hole assembly that comprises a stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly operable to generate a magnetic field. The stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly comprises a coil comprising a plurality of windings and a sleeve, wherein the coil is disposed within the sleeve. The bottom hole assembly further comprises a solenoid control assembly disposed adjacent to the stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly, wherein the solenoid control assembly is communicatively coupled to a controller and electrically connected to the coil and a mud motor comprising a rotor and a stator, wherein the stator solenoid winding transmitter assembly is disposed around the mud motor.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Charles Richard Thomas Hay, Sean Hinke, Pete L. Schiermeier
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Patent number: 11965408Abstract: Measurement of the inclination and azimuthal direction of a borehole extending beneath an obstacle, such as a body of water, which utilizes magnetic and gravity sensors at the drill bit of a borehole being drilled. Embodiments of the present invention determine and remove remanent field components and the effects of ferromagnetic permeability prior to and during drilling of the borehole.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Vector Magnetics, LLCInventors: Arthur F. Kuckes, Mariano S Garcia
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Patent number: 11965415Abstract: A method, drill string, bottomhole assembly, drill bit, and insert are for extending a borehole for a relief well in a subsurface. The rotary drill string is provided in the borehole and includes a bottomhole assembly. The bottomhole assembly includes a drill bit. Current is provided into the subsurface using at least one electrode on the drill string, thereby generating current in a casing of a mother well located a distance away from the borehole of the relief well. At least one component of a magnetic field associated with the current generated in the casing is detected using at least one sensor disposed on the drill string. Data is obtained from the sensor for determining either or both the proximity and direction to the mother well. The drill string is advanced into the subsurface based upon the obtained data to extend the borehole.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Well Intercept ASInventors: Espen Lea, Jostein Tysse, Arild Saasen
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Patent number: 11959902Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for determining a hydrocarbon-water contact position in a hydrocarbon reservoir, said method comprising the steps of:—Providing (110) at least two reservoir fluid samples collected, from connected hydrocarbon reservoir(s), at different known sampling depth values, —Measuring (120) abundance of at least one isotope of noble gas from each of the at least two reservoir fluid samples, and—Calculating (130) the hydrocarbon-water contact position in the hydrocarbon reservoir from the measured abundances and the known sampling depth values of the at least two reservoir fluid samples.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TOTALENERGIES ONETECHInventors: Magali Pujol, James-Alexander Scott
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Patent number: 11933169Abstract: A coring tool includes an electronics section that includes a material that is buoyant in a wellbore fluid, a coring section coupled to the electronics section and including a sidewall coring unit operable to penetrate an inner wall of a wellbore and thereby obtain a core sample, and a stabilizer arm assembly operable to laterally extend a stabilizer arm into engagement with the inner wall of the wellbore. A weight section is operatively coupled to the electronics and coring sections and exhibits a weight that overcomes buoyancy forces generated by the buoyant material in the wellbore fluid, and a release mechanism releasably attaches the weight section to the electronics and coring sections. Activating the release mechanism detaches the weight section, and thereby allows the electronics and coring sections to float in the wellbore fluid and ascend the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Laurie S. Duthie, Mohammad S. Dabbous, Abdulaziz A. Al-Anizi, Karam Yateem
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Patent number: 11934180Abstract: A method of controlling a pumping sequence of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite. A managing application executing on a computer in the control van can retrieve the pumping sequence from a local or remote storage computer. The managing application can establish an electronic communication link to receive sensor data from a plurality of fracturing units. The managing application can control the plurality of fracturing units with a stage script with multiple sequential instructions for a pumping stage of a pumping sequence while receiving one or more periodic data sets from the plurality of fracturing units wherein the data sets are indicative of the current state of the pumping stage of the pumping sequence.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Joshua Lane Camp, Ian Bradford Mitchell
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Patent number: 11920460Abstract: Some systems and methods for determining depths of subterranean formation layer tops while drilling through the subterranean formation include a drill bit, a drill rig, a microphone, a depth sensor, and a processor. While drilling the through the subterranean formation, the processor receives a measured sound from the microphone and a measured drill bit depth from the depth sensor, normalizes the measured sound across all measured drill bit depths, determines frequency information of the normalized sound for each depth of the plurality of depths, determines frequency spectrums of the normalized sound for one or more depths of the plurality of depths, transforms the frequency spectrums into a depth spectrum, and determines the depths of subterranean formation layer tops based on the depth spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Wisam Al Kawai, Yunlai Yang, Maher I. Almarhoon
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Patent number: 11913335Abstract: An apparatus for use in a wellbore includes a non-rotating section disposed along the drill string. The non-rotating section has a bore and at least one biasing member engaging an adjacent wall. A rotating section is disposed in the bore of the non-rotating section and a bearing is positioned between the rotating section and the non-rotating section. The apparatus also includes a relative rotation sensor that generates signals representative of a rotation of the rotating section relative to the non-rotating section, an orientation sensor that generates signals representative of an orientation of the non-rotating section relative to a selected frame of reference, and a controller in signal communication with the at least one relative rotation sensor and the at least one orientation sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventor: Volker Peters
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Patent number: 11914092Abstract: The present disclosure provides an inductive magnetic sensor, which includes a signal pre-amplifying measurement circuit, a feedback loop, a magnetic core and coil group, a low-noise autozero processing circuit, and an output protection module. The magnetic core and coil group is electrically connected between the signal pre-amplifying measurement circuit and the feedback loop, the signal pre-amplifying measurement circuit comprises the low-noise autozero processing circuit, and the feedback loop and the low-noise autozero processing circuit are electrically connected to the output protection module respectively. By introducing the resonant notch filter, it may extend the passband to the low frequency, and extend the low-frequency characteristic of the magnetic sensor, to obtain a better low-frequency magnetic sensor. The present disclosure further provides an electromagnetic prospecting equipment.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Qingyun Di, Qihui Zhen, Yuliang Wang, Zhiyao Liu, Quanmin Yang
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Patent number: 11867057Abstract: A transmitter is powered by a regulated battery voltage and is installable in one of a plurality of different housings, each housing is characterized by a different design and each can form part of an inground tool for performing an inground operation in which a drill string extends from a drill rig to the inground tool. An antenna driver drives an antenna based on the regulated voltage to emanate an electromagnetic signal for remote reception. A controller limits power consumption from the regulated voltage so as not to exceed a power consumption threshold, irrespective of installation of the transmitter in any one of the housings when the transmitter would otherwise exhibit a different power consumption for each housing design. A corresponding method is described. Features relating to power consumption threshold modification based on temperature as well as mechanical shock and vibration are described.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Merlin Technology, Inc.Inventors: Albert W. Chau, Scott Phillips, Benjamin J. Medeiros
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Patent number: 11867051Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for performing downhole operations. The methods include determining, at the earth surface, a first depth value of a downhole component in a borehole, transmitting to the downhole component in the borehole a first signal indicating the first depth value, changing a depth of the downhole component in the borehole, determining, at the earth surface, a second depth value of the downhole component in the borehole, transmitting, to the downhole component in the borehole, a second signal indicating the second depth value, and updating a downhole operation performed by the downhole component based on at least one of the first depth value and the second depth value.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Brian Moody
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Patent number: 11859487Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring toolface angles on a drilling rig and calculating a slide stability score are provided. The slide stability score may represent an amount of consistency of the toolface angle of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) of the drilling rig during a slide drilling operation. Calculating the slide stability score may include measuring one or more toolface angles of the BHA during the slide drilling operation, comparing the measured one or more toolface angles, and calculating the consistency of the toolface angle using the measured one or more toolface angles.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.Inventor: Colin J. Gillan
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Patent number: 11834915Abstract: A downhole tool operable to connect within a downhole tool string. The downhole tool may include a first sub, a second sub, and a movable joint movably connecting the first sub and the second sub to facilitate relative angular movement between the first sub and the second sub. The downhole tool may be operable to connect together a first portion of the tool string and a second portion of the tool string and facilitate relative angular movement between the first portion of the tool string and the second portion of the tool string when the downhole tool is connected within the tool string.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: IMPACT SELECTOR INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventors: James Patrick Massey, Jeremy Todd Morrison
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Patent number: 11828164Abstract: A rotary cutting tool for use in a wellbore has an instrumented cutter fitted into a cavity in the tool body. The instrumented cutter body has an outer end portion exposed at the open end of a cavity and is connected to the tool body through at least one connecting section having a smaller cross-section and greater compliance than the outer end portion. The outer end portion and the connecting section are slightly movable within the cavity but the cavity surrounds at least part of the outer end portion sufficiently closely to limit transverse movement to elastic strain of the compliant connecting portion. One or more sensors, which may be strain gauges, are used to measure force on the outer end portion in a plurality of directions transverse to the cavity and causing elastic strain of the at least one connecting section.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Robert Hird, Michael Paul Barrett, Tomas Rosinski, Jarek Rosinski
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Patent number: 11828166Abstract: Wellbore ranging methods and systems for active electromagnetic ranging between a pair of conductive tubulars. Methods may include generating a depth-dependent current on one conductive tubular of the pair and a return current on another and thereby causing an injection current to flow into the earth formation by electrically exciting a first conductive tubular of the pair at a first wellhead and a second of the pair at a second wellhead, wherein the return current on the one results from the injection current on the other and is received from the earth formation; making electromagnetic measurements indicative of at least one electromagnetic field resulting from the depth-dependent current in the earth formation; and estimating a relative position of the first conductive tubular with respect to the second tubular using the electromagnetic measurements.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Thomas Kruspe, Yuliy Aleksandrovich Dashevskiy, Alexey Vladimirovich Bondarenko, Nikolay Nikolaevich Velker, Alexander Sergeevich Vershinin
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Patent number: 11828118Abstract: A system includes a quick access casing coupling, a drill string, a whipstock, a lateral entry locator, a logging tool, and a drill bit. The quick access casing coupling has an inner profile and is installed on a tubular body. The whipstock has a whip face and is removably connected to the drill string. The lateral entry locator is connected to the whipstock and includes an outer surface designed to engage with the inner profile of the quick access casing coupling. Engagement of the outer surface and the inner profile orients the whip face towards a planned location of a lateral. The drill bit is connected to the drill string and is configured to kick off from the whip face into a portion of the circumferential wall adjacent to the planned location to drill the lateral.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventor: Amir Abdelhamid Mohammed Elkawass
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Patent number: 11821805Abstract: This application relates to a hard-shell inclusion strain gauge for 3D stress in surrounding rockmass of underground engineering. The hard-shell inclusion strain gauge comprises an elastic cylinder and at least three sets of strain rosettes, wherein the elastic cylinder is installed in a borehole of underground engineering, and at least three sets of strain rosettes are equidistant along the circumference on the inner wall of the elastic cylinder. It can accurately measure strain values and variables of each strain rosette through data collection and transmission module, and calculate 3D stress in surrounding rock of underground engineering. It can obtain dynamic long-term monitoring of 3D stress evolution in complex environments of underground engineering, truly reflecting the real-time state, the spatial distribution, and the evolution of 3D stress in rockmass, and provide in-situ basic data for engineering disaster warning and control.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Weizhong Chen, Xianjun Tan, Wusheng Zhao, Jianping Yang, Hongming Tian, Guojun Wu
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Patent number: 11814950Abstract: A planning tool plans movement of a boring tool for an underground drilling operation. The planning tool includes one or more wheels for rolling on a surface of the ground along a path responsive to movement by an operator to characterize the surface contour and to generate guidance for the boring tool to reach a target position. Planning can additionally be based on waypoints. The planning tool can be rolled unidirectionally or bidirectionally to characterize the surface contour. Bidirectional movement cancels accelerometer fixed bias. Path stitching is used to plan around obstacles. The planning tool can facilitate tracker placement. The planning tool can collect noise information for frequency selection purposes. A described technique maximizes linear drilling in an underground plan. Compensation and/or warnings are provided for unsteady, fast and slow movement of the planning tool while measuring the surface contour.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Merlin Technology, Inc.Inventors: Rudolf Zeller, Timothy Shaw, Timothy Bayliss, Craig Caswell
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Patent number: 11808088Abstract: A new horizontal directional drilling (HDD) bit comprising a bit body is provided with illustrated embodiments including a flat bit design and a cobble bit design. Cutter teeth may be cut (e.g. formed or machined) into the base steel material of the bit body. Additionally, a broken edge profile may be generated to avoid sharp corners for better receipt of hard facing material such as laser clad beads that may be applied in higher wear regions.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Kondex CorporationInventors: Mark More, James Wessing, Tina Giese, Casey Placek
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Patent number: 11808133Abstract: Systems and methods for performing slide drilling and for determining operational parameters to be utilized during slide drilling. An example method includes commencing operation of a processing device, whereby the processing device determines a reference rotational distance of a top drive to be utilized during slide drilling. The processing device outputs a control command to the top drive to cause the top drive to rotate a drill string. The processing device also determines the reference rotational distance based on rotational distance measurements indicative of rotational distance achieved by the top drive and torque measurements indicative of torque applied to the drill string by the top drive.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Nathaniel Wicks, Ying Yu Fang, Jian Wu, Ginger Hildebrand, Steven Duplantis, Kam Lui
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Patent number: 11802476Abstract: A directional tool and method of surveying a wellbore with the directional tool in a borehole string. A first sensor of the directional tool is disposed in a non-homogeneous ambient magnetic field. A first applied magnetic field is applied to the first sensor. A first measurement is obtained at the first sensor while the first sensor is disposed within the non-homogeneous ambient magnetic field and with the first applied magnetic field applied. A second applied magnetic field is applied to the first sensor. A second measurement is obtained at the first sensor while the first sensor is disposed within the non-homogeneous ambient magnetic field and with the second applied magnetic field applied. The directional tool is calibrated based on the first and second measurement. A downhole survey measurement is obtained with the calibrated directional tool in the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Verónica Vanessa Herrera Baño, Gunnar Tackmann, Thomas Kruspe, Thomas Kunkiel
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Patent number: 11795817Abstract: A disclosed downhole drilling system may include a drill bit electrically coupled to a pulse-generating circuit to generate electrical arcs between first and second electrodes during pulsed drilling operations, a sensor to record responses to electromagnetic or acoustic waves produced by the electrical arcs, and a sensor analysis system. The electrical arcs occur at different azimuthal locations between the electrodes. The sensor analysis system may obtain a plurality of measurements representing first responses recorded by the sensor during a pulsed drilling operation, generate a model of a source of the electrical arcs based on the measurements, obtain an additional measurement representing a second response recorded by the sensor during the operation, and determine a characteristic of a formation near the drill bit using an inversion based on the model and the additional measurement. The determined characteristic may be used to determine dip parameters or construct images of the formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Burkay Donderici, Reza Khalaj Amineh, Ilker R. Capoglu
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Patent number: 11761299Abstract: A plug assembly for a cementing operation in a well includes a bottom wiper plug configured to land in or near the toe of a well and receive a cement slurry therethrough, a top wiper plug releasably coupled to the bottom wiper plug and configured to land on the bottom wiper plug after the cement slurry is received through the bottom wiper plug, a bridge plug coupled to the top wiper plug and configured to move toward the bottom wiper plug with the top wiper plug after the bottom wiper plug is landed in or near the toe of the well, and a sensor sub coupled to the bridge plug and configured to detect a gate in the well.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Adam Anderson
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Patent number: 11753921Abstract: An apparatus for, and method of identifying a potential problem with a bottom hole assembly (“BHA”) combination that is used in a drilling operation. The method includes monitoring, using a sensor, an actual drilling parameter; comparing the actual drilling parameter to a target drilling parameter to determine a deviation; creating, in response to the deviation and by a feedback control loop system that references an electronic database, instructions thereby omitting variability associated with human input in creating the instructions; monitoring, using the controller, a change in the deviation; determining that the change in the deviation is below a threshold; and determining, based on the change in the deviation being below the threshold, that there is a potential problem with the BHA combination. The BHA combination comprises a mud motor and a drill bit.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: Austin Groover, Scott Coffey, Drew Curran, Adam Lacroix
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Patent number: 11747504Abstract: A system for tracking a below-ground transmitter from an aerial receiver. The receiver has an antenna assembly, a processor, and a propulsion system. The antenna assembly detects the magnetic field from an underground transmitter and generates an antenna signal. The processor is programmed to receive the antenna signal and generate a command signal, which moves the receiver to a position above the transmitter. Once in the desired position, which may be a reference plane at a fixed elevation, the antenna assembly measures the magnetic field to determine the location of the drill bit along borepath.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.Inventors: Scott B. Cole, Brian K. Bailey, Larry G. Morse
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Patent number: 11732571Abstract: A rotary tool for operation within an underground borehole or within tubing in a borehole has a tool body and at least one sensor-containing unit attached to the tool body and positioned to contact the conduit wall. The sensor-containing unit includes an exterior portion to contact the borehole or tubing wall and one or more sensors is located in a cavity between the exterior portion and the tool body. The sensor-containing unit may be formed from the exterior portion, an attachment portion for attachment to the tool body, and one or more connecting portions extending between the attachment and exterior portions, with the sensor-containing cavity between the attachment and exterior portions. Possible rotary tools include drill bits, reamers, mills, stabilizers, and rotary steerable systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Robert Hird, Ashley Bernard Johnson, Michael Paul Barrett, Walter David Aldred, Tomas Rosinski, Jarek Rosinski
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Patent number: 11725503Abstract: A wireless data telemetry system for use in a drilling system can include a drill head wireless transmitter and at least one data link transceiver. The drill head wireless transmitter can be in a drill head of the drilling system, the drill head wireless transmitter configured to generate and transmit one or more data signals associated with a drilling process. The at least one data link transceiver can be wirelessly coupled to at least one of the drill head wireless transmitter or another data link transceiver, with the drill head wireless transmitter and the at least one data link transceiver configured to be physically coupled within a drill string and spaced apart from one another. The drill head wireless transmitter and the at least one data link transceiver together configured to wirelessly communicate the one or more data signals beyond a transmission range of the drill head wireless transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Underground Magnetics, Inc.Inventors: Jian Jin, Yuriy Khapochkin, Yuyang Jin, Ge Chang Ping
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Patent number: 11719048Abstract: A method for steering a downhole tool includes receiving an electromagnetic (EM) signal from the downhole tool. The downhole tool is in a wellbore in a formation. The EM signal comprises a gap voltage and a gap current that are measured across a gap sub in the downhole tool. The method also includes determining a gap impedance based at least partially upon the gap voltage and the gap current. The method also includes determining a first formation resistivity at a first location in the wellbore based at least partially upon the gap impedance. The method also includes steering the downhole tool based at least partially upon the first formation resistivity.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Luis Eduardo DePavia, Jiuping Chen, Liang Sun, Richard Hunter
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Patent number: 11714026Abstract: A vibration detection apparatus applied to a nuclear magnetic resonance while drilling instrument, including a vibration table. The vibration table is configured to horizontally clamp the nuclear magnetic resonance while drilling instrument and further includes a graduated barrel that contains a detection liquid; the graduated barrel is configured to be suspended at the upper side of the vibration table and be spaced apart from the nuclear magnetic resonance while drilling instrument; when the vibration table performs vibration, the graduated barrel keeps stationary, and the nuclear magnetic resonance while drilling instrument preforms high-pressure emission and measurement by means of the graduated barrel. Therefore, the nuclear magnetic resonance while drilling instrument can obtain the echo signal of the graduated barrel during vibration, thereby more accurately detecting the performance thereof and shortening a detection time length.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignees: CHNA OILFIELD SERVICES LIMITED, CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORPORATIONInventors: Jiawei Zhang, Fang Sai, Zhibo Xue, Guangwei Wang, Yu Cheng, Xiangxin Chen, Jingzhi Chen
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Patent number: 11680477Abstract: Methods and systems for determining caving volume estimations based on logging data and geomechanical models are provided. For example, a system can receive image log data measured during a drilling operation in a wellbore. The system can receive an identification of a breakout in a subterranean formation around the wellbore. The system can determine, using the image log data, a breakout angular width for the breakout. The system can determine a breakout depth for the breakout. The system can determine a caving volume based on the breakout depth and the breakout angular width substantially contemporaneously with the drilling operation. The system can output the caving volume estimation for use in substantially contemporaneously adjusting a drilling parameter for the drilling operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Yonggui Guo, Claudia Lucia Bonin de Oliveira, Dale E. Jamison
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Patent number: 11674375Abstract: A method can include training a deep neural network to generate a trained deep neural network where the trained deep neural network represents functions of a nonlinear Kalman filter that represents a dynamic system of equipment and environment via an internal state vector of the dynamic system; generating a base internal state vector, that corresponds to a pre-defined operational procedure, using the trained deep neural network; receiving operation data from the equipment responsive to operation in the environment; generating an internal state vector using the operation data and the trained deep neural network; and comparing at least the internal state vector to at least the base internal state vector.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Yingwei Yu, Qiuhua Liu, Richard John Meehan, Sylvain Chambon, Mohammad Khairi Hamzah
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Patent number: 11675336Abstract: A method of controlling a pumping sequence of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite. A managing application executing on a computer in the control van can retrieve the pumping sequence from a local or remote storage computer. The managing application can establish an electronic communication link to receive sensor data from a plurality of fracturing units. The managing application can control the plurality of fracturing units with a stage script with multiple sequential instructions for a pumping stage of a pumping sequence while receiving one or more periodic data sets from the plurality of fracturing units wherein the data sets are indicative of the current state of the pumping stage of the pumping sequence.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Joshua Lane Camp, Ian Bradford Mitchell
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Patent number: 11674378Abstract: A ranging system and method uses three-dimensional (“3D”) magnetic field measurements to correct ranging distance and direction. Ghost well interference may also be decoupled from the ranging solutions using 3D magnetic gradient field measurements.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bittar, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Yijing Fan
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Patent number: 11675938Abstract: A system, method and a computing architecture, for well path planning that can be used in directional drilling and provides for optimal path planning in directional drilling operations. One method includes receiving information about the planned drilling path, target-zone location and planned path changes, and real-time drill-bit location measurements. The method estimates the current state of the geometric location of the drill-bit in the earth during directional drilling operations, and the characteristics of the bottom-hole assembly before and after receiving drill bit location measurements. Such a method preferably determines a time optimal path, such as a Dubins path between the current state of the drill-bit location and the user-provided target-zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Nvicta LLC.Inventors: Andrei Marchidan, Parham Pournazari, Gurtej Saini
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Patent number: 11668184Abstract: A rotary tool for operation within an underground wellbore or within tubing in a wellbore has at least one force-sensitive element attached to the tool body and positioned to contact the conduit wall, wherein the force-sensitive element comprises an outer portion to contact the wellbore or tubing wall, at least one connecting portion which is more compliant than the outer portion and through which the outer portion is connected to the tool body, and at least one sensor responsive to force on the outer portion transmitted through the force-sensitive element to the tool body. The sensors may resolve forces into measurable forces on three axes. Possible rotary tools include drill bit, reamer, mill, stabilizer and rotary steerable system for a drill bit.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Robert Hird, Ashley Bernard Johnson, Michael Paul Barrett, Walter David Aldred, Tomas Rosinski, Jarek Rosinski
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Patent number: 11668156Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inserting and removing tools and/or robots into/from inside subsea oil wells. In this scenario, the present invention provides a system for insertion and removal of a device (30) in a subsea oil well (20), said system comprising (i) a WCT assembly (10) comprising a removable protective cap (40) and (ii) a WCT tool (50) connected to a receptacle (60) comprising within it the device (30), wherein the WCT tool (50) is suitable for being inserted in the place where the protective cap (40) is coupled, wherein at least one of receptacle (60) and WCT tool (50) is able to be opened or closed, releasing the device (30) into the subsea oil well (20) or retaining same inside the receptacle (60). The invention further provides methods of inserting and removing a device (30) into/from a subsea oil well (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRASInventors: Lincoln Homero Thome Ferreira, Ney Robinson Salvi Dos Reis, Igor Mendes-Ursine Krettli, Hugo Francisco Lisboa Santos, Hardy Leonardo Da Cunha Pereira Pinto, Mauricio Galassi
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Patent number: 11661822Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to protecting a control line as it passes through a junction in a downhole environment. A retractable transition joint (RTJ) comprises at least two members. A first member is operable to retract into a second member. A tubular extends through the first and second members. The tubular comprises a distal end that is removably attached to a distal end of the second member. The first and second members are operable to receive the control line.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Eulalio De Jesus Rosas Fermin, Justin Mark Roberts, David Joe Steele
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Patent number: 11661836Abstract: An automated slide drilling system (ASDS) may be used with a drilling rig system to control slide drilling. The ASDS may autonomously control slide drilling without user input during the slide drilling. The ASDS may further support a transition from rotary drilling to slide drilling to rotary drilling without user input during the transitions. The ASDS may also support user input and user notifications for various steps to enable manual or semi-manual control of slide drilling by a driller or an operator.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Motive Drilling Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Todd Benson, Teddy Chen, Joshua Miles Brinkley, John Jeremy Cantwell, Eric Alan Nolte, Robert Tyler Quarles, Sashmit Bhaduri, Zarko Bizaca, Kevin Mims, Brian Stokeld
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Patent number: 11661810Abstract: A system (10) and method (50) of enabling the acquisition of borehole survey data and core orientation data in a single instrument trip in a core drill (12) having a drill string (18) and an inner core barrel assembly (16). The method uses a borehole survey tool 14 that is arranged to at least log its position in three-dimensional space. The borehole survey tool (14) is run down the drill string (12) in which the inner core barrel assembly (16) is installed. The inner core barrel assembly (16) is arranged to either provide or facilitate detection of an indication of tool face of a core sample (24) held in the inner core barrel assembly (16). The indication of tool face is then transferred mechanically or electronically to the visiting borehole survey tool (14).Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Reflex Instruments Asia Pacific Pty LtdInventors: Gavin McLeod, Kelvin Brown, Gertej Singh Jabbal
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Patent number: 11662497Abstract: An apparatus and methods for detecting drill pipe connection joints via magnetic flux leakage. An apparatus may include a magnet operable to magnetize a portion of a drill string extending out of a wellbore that extends into a subterranean formation below a drill rig and a sensor operable to facilitate magnetic flux measurements indicative of an amount of magnetic flux that leaked from the drill string along the magnetized portion of the drill string. The apparatus may further comprise a processing device having a processor and a memory storing a computer program code, wherein the processing device is operable to receive the magnetic flux measurements and detect a connection joint between adjacent drill pipes of the drill string based on the magnetic flux measurements.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventor: Shunfeng Zheng