Simulating the Dynamic Response of a Drilling Tool Assembly and Its Application to Drilling Tool Assembly Design Optimization and Drilling Performance Optimization
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Abstract
A method of selecting a drilling tool assembly including selecting components of a first drilling tool assembly and simulating a dynamic response of the first drilling tool assembly. Further, selecting components of a second drilling tool assembly, simulating a dynamic response of the second drilling tool assembly, and graphically illustrating the dynamic responses of the first and second drilling tool assemblies.
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39 Claims
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1-28. -28. (canceled)
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29. A method of selecting a drilling tool assembly comprising:
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selecting components of a first drilling tool assembly;
simulating a dynamic response of the first drilling tool assembly;
selecting components of a second drilling tool assembly;
simulating a dynamic response of the second drilling tool assembly; and
graphically illustrating the dynamic responses of the first and second drilling tool assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of designing a drilling tool assembly, comprising:
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simulating a dynamic response of the drilling tool assembly;
graphically illustrating the dynamic response of the drilling tool assembly;
adjusting a value of at least one of a drilling tool assembly design parameter based on the graphically illustrating the dynamic response of the drilling tool assembly;
repeating the simulating, the graphically illustrating, and the adjusting; and
selecting desired drilling tool assembly design parameters based on the graphically illustrating. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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