Method of selecting drill bits

• US 9,790,769 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith International Incorporated (SLB)
• Original Assignee: Smith International Incorporated (SLB)
• Inventors: Huang, Sujian J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Cedric D
• Application Number:
  US14/168,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20140149096A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 10/00 Drill bits specially adapted for deflecting the direction of boring E21B7/064; with means for collecting substances E21B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 41/00 Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30

Abstract

A method for selecting at least one drill bit that includes characterizing an application; checking for at least one drill bit with an equivalent characterization in a data store; when the at least one drill bit with the equivalent characterization exists, selecting the at least one drill bit with the equivalent characterization; and when the at least one drill bit with the equivalent characterization does not exist, recommending at least one drill bit, making an analysis request, analyzing the at least one recommended drill bit based on the analysis request, generating analysis results, and selecting at least one drill bit based on the analysis results is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for selecting a drilling tool, the method comprising:

characterizing an application;

checking for at least one drilling tool with an equivalent characterization in a data store;

when the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization exists,

selecting the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization; and

when the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization does not exist,

recommending at least one drilling tool,

making an analysis request,

analyzing the at least one recommended drilling tool based on the analysis request,

generating analysis results, and

selecting at least one drilling tool based on the analysis results, wherein the at least one recommended drilling tool is determined concurrently with checking for the at least one drilling tool with equivalent characterization in the data store; and

drilling a well with the selected drilling tool.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining drilling application need, wherein the characterizing an application is based on the drilling application need.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining field performance information on the at least one drilling tool, wherein the performance information is stored in the data store.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the analysis results in the data store.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one recommended drilling tool is determined using a drilling optimization service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing the at least one recommended drilling tool comprises:

simulating the at least one recommended drilling tool based on information provided by the analysis request.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the simulating the at least one recommended drilling tool is further based on information stored in the data store.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the analysis request comprises well profile information and drill string information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the analysis request further comprises originator, location information, recommended drilling tools, and drilling parameters.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein characterizing an application comprises characterizing bottom hole assembly, formation, drilling parameters, and well profile.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a peer review presentation on the at least one selected drilling tool.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting at least one of the analysis results and the selected drilling tool.

13. A method for selecting a drilling tool, the method further comprising:

characterizing an application;

checking for at least one drilling tool with an equivalent characterization in a data store;

when the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization exists,

selecting the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization;

when the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization does not exist,

recommending at least one drilling tool,

making an analysis request,

analyzing the at least one recommended drilling tool based on the analysis request, generating analysis results, and

selecting at least one drilling tool based on the analysis results; and

conducting a peer review of the characterizing the application and the analysis request, wherein;

when the characterizing the application is determined to be unacceptable in peer review, the application is recharacterized, and

when the analysis request is determined to be unacceptable in peer review, a revised analysis request is made and

drilling a well with the selected drilling tool.