System for creating a near real time surface log

• US 8,682,586 B1
• Filed: 01/17/2013
• Issued: 03/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Selman and Associates Limited
• Original Assignee: Selman and Associates Limited
• Inventors: Selman, Thomas H., Jennings, Matthew J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nghiem, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/744,382
• Time in Patent Office: 432 Days
• Field of Search: 702/9
• US Class Current: 702/9
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/40 specially adapted for well-logging
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 11/002 Details, e.g. power supply systems for logging instruments, transmitting or recording data, specially adapted for well logging, also if the prospecting method is irrelevant means for transmitting well survey signals E21B47/12; signal transmission systems in general G08C; transmission in general H04B
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 2210/72 Real-time processing
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 3/18 specially adapted for well-logging

Abstract

A system to create a well log by using a processor connected to data storage on a network that creates and executive dashboard of well log information using computer instructions to (a) form an editable well log template, (b) import user information, well sensor information, well event based observation data; well fluid testing data, (c) scale the imported data, forming scaled values, (d) computing a microview and a macroview log plot using the scaled values; (e) creating an executive dashboard, (f) inserting the log plots onto the executive dashboard and other real time well logging information allowing viewing of the log plots simultaneously with the other information on a real time basis, enabling safety interpretations for drilling, geological interpretations for drilling, operational interpretations for drilling, and combinations of these interpretations, in real time.

Claims

1. A system to create an executive dashboard depicting an editable real time well log comprising:

a. a processor connected to a network and a plurality of client devices; and

b. a data storage connected to the processor, wherein in the data storage comprises;

(i) computer instructions to form an editable well log template;

(ii) computer instructions to import user information into the editable well log template;

(iii) computer instructions to continuously import 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, simultaneously;

well sensor information, well event based observation data, and well fluid testing data;

(iv) computer instructions to compute a microview log plot and a macroview log plot using the scaled values associated with the user information; and

(v) computer instructions to form an executive dashboard with a plurality of control buttons that allow a user to navigate on the executive dashboard; and

displaying the microview log plot and macroview log plot simultaneously on a real time basis on the executive dashboard enabling a user to achieve safe drilling with fewer accidents, and wherein the microview log plot comprises at least one track and an index and at least one curve corresponding to the index; and

wherein the executive dashboard enables safety interpretations for drilling, geological interpretations for drilling, operational interpretations for drilling, and combinations of these interpretations, in real time by multiple client devices simultaneously; and

(vi) wherein, the executive dashboard comprises a view menu button, wherein the view menu button presents view choices to the user, wherein the view choices are selected from the group comprising;

a view data source wherein a user views sources of imported data;

a measured depth view wherein the microview log plot index is a measured depth index;

a true vertical depth view, wherein the microview log plot index is a true vertical depth index; and

a vertical section view, wherein the microview log plot index is a vertical section index, and the view menu button includes buttons for zoom;

toggle horizontal view; and

editing enabled.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor communicates directly to a first server and a first rig data server and wherein a processor on a computing cloud communicates directly with a second server and a second rig data server.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a. computer instructions to allow comments to be inserted in the executive dashboard;

b. computer instructions to compute at least one graphical drilling information track for each microview log plot or a macroview log plot using the scaled values associated with the user information and the index; and

c. computer instructions to continuously import well sensor information, well event based observational data, well fluid testing data, and the user information for automatically updating for each graphical drilling information track.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer instructions to create a scale change group that groups single curve for scaling.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer instructions to form color coded comments, wherein the colors are selected to separately indicate at least one of:

a. at least one drill pipe connection;

b. a survey comments to authenticate actual survey information or reference actual survey information;

c. a drilling parameter;

d. other rig related information;

e. a gas peak indicated as a text value on the top of each total gas peak;

f. one or more pieces of faulty equipment;

g. a dated depth; and

h. a gas show.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one track comprises a depth track, a porosity histogram track, a percent patterns track, a lithology description track, a gas graph track, a percent patterns track, a symbol executive dashboard tracks, a horizontal line executive dashboard track, or a wellbore profile track.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein a job menu button comprises at least one of:

a. create a new job;

b. open an existing job;

c. restore a job from backup;

d. close an open job;

e. import at least one of;

well fluid testing data, or well sensor information;

f. export data from the executive dashboard including a portion of the well log in a graphical format, export data from the executive dashboard including a portion of the well log in a digital format, or both formats;

g. print the well log;

h. edit preferences;

or

i. exit.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of control buttons comprises a report management editor button that activates computer instructions to present a plurality of report choices to a client device, wherein the report choices comprise:

a. create new report;

b. view/edit report;

c. replace a picture to insert a slice of the well log into a report;

d. delete a report from a list of reports;

or

e. make a PDF.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising an insert sample picture button that connects to computer instructions to insert sample pictures of a drilling interval.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the well event based observation data further comprises at least one of:

depth based observation data, or time based observation data.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer instructions to present a legend for the executive dashboard, and computer instructions to present a track header for the well log comprising:

a. methane volume;

b. ethane volume;

c. propane volume;

d. butane volume;

e. pentane volume;

f. total gas volume;

g. carbon dioxide volume;

h. hydrogen sulfide concentration;

i. flare height;

j. drill rate in minutes per foot;

k. rate of penetration in feet per hour;

l. weight on bit in kilopounds;

m. gamma ray values (api);

n. pump stroke rate in strokes per minute;

o. rotary torque pressure in psig;

P. rotary speed in rpm;

q. pump pressure in psig;

r. casing pressure psig;

s. calculated d exponent (DEXP); and

t. corrected d exponent (CDEXP), wherein the tracks provide an early warning system on approach of a drill bit to a dangerous zone.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the continuously importing comprises receiving information from a member of the group comprising:

well logging companies, directional drilling operators, actual drillers, measurement while drilling operators, geologists, electronic drilling operators, mud engineers, users, electric log wireline operators;

drill site managers, data storage connected to a cloud processor and cloud data storage.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the continuously importing is done by texting from a plurality of cellular phones, emailing from a plurality of client devices, or direct input from a plurality of client devices.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer instructions to simultaneously save the executive dashboard and communicate to a cloud processor with a cloud data storage in a computing cloud at least every few minutes.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer instructions to import pictures into a picture track of the well log from at least one of the following:

a. a rig cam;

b. a camera mounted on a wireline;

c. a camera viewing drilling cuttings;

d. a camera viewing results of chemical tests;

or

e. a camera viewing a specimen from a wellbore.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer instructions to change a grid view of the executive dashboard to a graphic view and computer instructions to change a graphical view of the executive dashboard to a grid view.

17. A system to create an executive dashboard depicting an editable real time well log comprising:

a. a processor connected to a network and a plurality of client devices; and

b. a data storage connected to the processor, wherein in the data storage comprises;

(i) computer instructions to form an editable well log template;

(ii) computer instructions to import user information into the editable well log template;

(iii) computer instructions to continuously import 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, simultaneously;

well sensor information, well event based observation data, and well fluid testing data;

(iv) computer instructions to compute a microview log plot and a macroview log plot using the scaled values associated with the user information; and

(v) computer instructions to form an executive dashboard with a plurality of control buttons that allow a user to navigate on the executive dashboard; and

displaying the microview log plot and macroview log plot simultaneously on a real time basis on the executive dashboard enabling a user to achieve safe drilling with fewer accidents, and wherein the microview log plot comprises at least one track and an index and at least one curve corresponding to the index; and

wherein the executive dashboard enables safety interpretations for drilling, geological interpretations for drilling, operational interpretations for drilling, and combinations of these interpretations, in real time by multiple client devices simultaneously; and

wherein, the executive dashboard comprises a view menu button, wherein the view menu button presents view choices to the user, wherein the view choices are selected from the group comprising;

a view data source wherein a user views sources of imported data;

a measured depth view wherein the microview log plot index is a measured depth index;

a true vertical depth view, wherein the microview log plot index is a true vertical depth index; and

a vertical section view, wherein the microview log plot index is a vertical section index; and

(vi) computer instructions to form color coded comments, wherein the colors are selected to separately indicate;

1. at least one drill pipe connection;

2. a survey comments to authenticate actual survey information or reference actual survey information;

3. a drilling parameter;

4. other rig related information;

5. a gas peak indicated as a text value on the top of each total gas peak;

6. one or more pieces of faulty equipment;

7. a dated depth; and

8. a gas show.

18. A system to create an executive dashboard depicting an editable real time well log comprising:

a. a processor connected to a network and a plurality of client devices; and

b. a data storage connected to the processor, wherein in the data storage comprises;

(i) computer instructions to form an editable well log template;

(ii) computer instructions to import user information into the editable well log template;

(iii) computer instructions to continuously import 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, simultaneously;

well sensor information, well event based observation data, and well fluid testing data;

(iv) computer instructions to compute a microview log plot and a macroview log plot using the scaled values associated with the user information; and

(v) computer instructions to present a legend for the executive dashboard, and computer instructions to present a track header for the well log comprising;

methane volume;

ethane volume;

propane volume;

butane volume;

pentane volume;

total gas volume;

carbon dioxide volume;

hydrogen sulfide concentration;

flare height;

drill rate in minutes per foot;

rate of penetration in feet per hour;

weight on bit in kilopounds;

gamma ray values (api);

pump stroke rate in strokes per minute;

rotary torque pressure in psig;

rotary speed in rpm;

pump pressure in psig;

casing pressure psig;

calculated d exponent (DEXP); and

corrected d exponent (CDEXP), wherein the tracks provide an early warning system on approach of a drill bit to a dangerous zone;

(vi) computer instructions to form an executive dashboard with a plurality of control buttons that allow a user to navigate on the executive dashboard; and

displaying the microview log plot and macroview log plot simultaneously on a real time basis on the executive dashboard enabling a user to achieve safe drilling with fewer accidents, and wherein the microview log plot comprises at least one track and an index and at least one curve corresponding to the index; and

wherein the executive dashboard enables safety interpretations for drilling, geological interpretations for drilling, operational interpretations for drilling, and combinations of these interpretations, in real time by multiple client devices simultaneously; and

(vii) wherein, the executive dashboard comprises a view menu button, wherein the view menu button presents view choices to the user, wherein the view choices are selected from the group comprising;

a view data source wherein a user views sources of imported data;

a measured depth view wherein the microview log plot index is a measured depth index;

a true vertical depth view, wherein the microview log plot index is a true vertical depth index; and

a vertical section view, wherein the microview log plot index is a vertical section index.