DYNAMIC RESPONSE APPARATUS AND METHODS TRIGGERED BY CONDITIONS

• US 20150014056A1
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ryan Directional Services, Ryan Directional Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ryan Directional Services
• Inventors: White, Matthew, Goodspeed, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/325,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20150014056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 175/24
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 44/00 Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions

Abstract

A pre-defined custom profile that specifies a potential condition, such as of a drilling rig site, is generated. One or more operational parameters at the drilling rig site are monitored to determine an actual condition of the drilling rig site. A dynamic response is made when it is detected that the actual condition of the drilling rig site matches the potential condition of the drilling rig site, as specified by the pre-defined custom profile. According to one aspect, one or more operations at the drilling rig site are automatically controlled based on the actual condition of the drilling rig site. According to another aspect, a report is automatically generated, the report including data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating, using a computer system, a pre-defined custom profile that specifies a potential condition of a drilling rig site;

monitoring, using the computer system, one or more operational parameters at the drilling rig site to determine an actual condition of the drilling rig site;

detecting, using the computer system, that the actual condition of the drilling rig site matches the potential condition of the drilling rig site specified by the pre-defined custom profile; and

dynamically responding to the detection of the matching conditions, wherein the dynamic response comprises one or more of the following;

automatically controlling, using the computer system, one or more operations at the drilling rig site based on the actual condition of the drilling rig site; and

automatically generating, using the computer system, a report that includes data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least one of the following:

one or more downhole tool parameters; and

one or more wellsite information transfer specification (WITS) parameters.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies that the one or more downhole tool parameters must be met under at least one pre-defined derivative constraint.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies that the one or more WITS parameters must be met under at least one pre-defined derivative constraint.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic response comprises the step of automatically generating, using the computer system, the report that includes the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site, and wherein the dynamic response further comprises automatically transmitting, using the computer system, the report to one or more pre-determined locations.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least one of the one or more pre-determined locations.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic response comprises the step of automatically generating, using the computer system, the report that includes the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site, and wherein the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site comprise at least one of measurement-while-drilling (MWD) data and logging-while-drilling (LWD) data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic response comprises the step of automatically generating, using the computer system, the report that includes the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site, and wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least a depth-drilled interval parameter and a time-drilled interval parameter so that the report is automatically generated when a wellbore at the drilling rig site has been drilled by a depth amount, or has been drilled for an amount of time, or both.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least one of the following:

a depth target parameter;

a tripping condition parameter; and

an end-of-day summary parameter.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic response comprises the step of automatically controlling, using the computer system, one or more operations at the drilling rig site based on the actual condition of the drilling rig site, and wherein the one or more operations controlled at the drilling rig site comprise one or more of the following:

MWD operations;

LWD operations;

geosteering operations;

tubular handling operations;

drilling operations;

tubular make-up operations; and

tubular break-out operations.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium; and

a plurality of instructions stored on the computer readable medium and executable by one or more processors, the plurality of instructions comprising;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to generate a pre-defined custom profile that specifies a potential condition of a drilling rig site;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to monitor one or more operational parameters at the drilling rig site to determine an actual condition of the drilling rig site;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to detect that the actual condition of the drilling rig site matches the potential condition of the drilling rig site specified by the pre-defined custom profile; and

instructions that cause the one or more processors to dynamically respond to the detection of the matching conditions, wherein the dynamic response instructions comprise one or more of the following;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically control one or more operations at the drilling rig site based on the actual condition of the drilling rig site; and

instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically generate a report that includes data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least one of the following:

one or more downhole tool parameters; and

one or more wellsite information transfer specification (WITS) parameters.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies that the one or more downhole tool parameters must be met under at least one pre-defined derivative constraint.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies that the one or more WITS parameters must be met under at least one pre-defined derivative constraint.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the dynamic response instructions comprise the instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically generate the report that includes the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site, and wherein the dynamic response instructions further comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically transmit the report to one or more pre-determined locations.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least one of the one or more pre-determined locations.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the dynamic response instructions comprise the instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically generate the report that includes the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site, and wherein the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site comprise at least one of measurement-while-drilling (MWD) data and logging-while-drilling (LWD) data.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the dynamic response instructions comprise the instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically generate the report that includes the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site, and wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least a depth-drilled interval parameter and a time-drilled interval parameter so that the report is automatically generated when a wellbore at the drilling rig site has been drilled by a depth amount, or has been drilled for an amount of time, or both.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least one of the following:

a depth target parameter;

a tripping condition parameter; and

an end-of-day summary parameter.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the dynamic response instructions comprise the instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically control the one or more operations at the drilling rig site based on the actual condition of the drilling rig site, and wherein the one or more operations controlled at the drilling rig site comprise one or more of the following:

MWD operations;

LWD operations;

geosteering operations;

tubular handling operations;

drilling operations;

tubular make-up operations; and

tubular break-out operations.

21. A method, comprising:

generating, using a computer system, a pre-defined custom profile that specifies a potential condition of a drilling rig site, wherein the pre-defined custom profile specifies at least one of the following;

one or more downhole tool parameters; and

one or more wellsite information transfer specification (WITS) parameters;

monitoring, using the computer system, one or more operational parameters at the drilling rig site to determine an actual condition of the drilling rig site;

detecting, using the computer system, that the actual condition of the drilling rig site matches the potential condition of the drilling rig site specified by the pre-defined custom profile; and

dynamically responding to the detection of the matching conditions, wherein the dynamic response comprises;

automatically generating, using the computer system, a report that includes data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site, wherein the data corresponding to the actual condition at the drilling rig site comprise at least one of measurement-while-drilling (MWD) data and logging-while-drilling (LWD) data; and

automatically transmitting, using the computer system, the report to one or more pre-determined locations.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the dynamic response further comprises:

automatically controlling, using the computer system, one or more operations at the drilling rig site based on the actual condition of the drilling rig site, the one or more operations comprising at least one of MWD operations and LWD operations.