Casing wear prediction using integrated physics-driven and data-driven models

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10487640-B2
Application number	US-201415509357-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2014
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A casing wear estimation method includes obtaining a set of input parameters associated with extending a partially-cased borehole and applying the set of input parameters to a physics-driven model to obtain an estimated casing wear log. The method also includes employing a data-driven model to produce a predicted casing wear log based at least in part on the estimated casing wear log. The method also includes storing or displaying information based on the predicted casing wear log.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A casing wear estimation method that comprises:
obtaining a set of input parameters associated with extending a partially-cased borehole;
applying the set of input parameters to a physics-driven model to obtain an estimated casing wear log; and
employing a data-driven model to produce a predicted casing wear log based at least in part on said estimated casing wear log; and
storing or displaying information based on the predicted casing wear log.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising training the data-driven model based on casing wear measurements associated with a previously drilled borehole.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising training the data-driven model based on casing wear measurements associated with a borehole that is being drilled.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising training the data-driven model based on at least one wellbore parameter.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising training the data-driven model based on at least one drilling parameter.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data-driven model is regression-based.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising comparing at least some of the predicted casing wear log to a predetermined threshold, and displaying a warning based on the comparison.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said employing the data-driven model occurs during a wellbore planning phase, and wherein the method further comprises modifying a drilling plan based at least in part on the predicted casing wear log.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the modified drilling plan includes at least one modified limit on at least one drilling parameter selected from the list consisting of weight on bit, rotation rate, rate of penetration, and torque; and
the modified drilling plan includes at least one modified parameter including modifying the well profile, changing the drilling parameters to reduce contact force, changing the materials properties, and the addition of drill pipe protection equipment.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said employing the data-driven model occurs during a wellbore drilling phase, and wherein the method further comprises modifying a drilling parameter for a wellbore being drilled based at least in part on the predicted casing wear log, changing the drill string materials, and adding drill string protection equipment.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physics-driven model corresponds to at least one of a specific energy model, a linear wear-efficiency model, a non-linear casing wear model, a Hertzian model, an impact wear model, and a wellbore energy model.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predicted casing wear log is a function of at least one casing wear value selected from the list consisting of an eroded volume, a groove depth, a wall thickness, a safety margin, and a probability of integrity failure.

13. A casing wear estimation system that comprises:
at least one processor;
a memory in communication with the at least one processing and storing instructions that, when executed, causes the at least one processor to:
obtain a set of input parameters associated with extending a partially-cased borehole;
apply the set of input parameters to a physics-driven model to obtain an estimated casing wear log; and
employ a data-driven model to produce a predicted casing wear log based at least in part on said estimated casing wear log; and
store or display information based on the predicted casing wear log.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to train the data-driven model based on casing wear measurements associated with a previously drilled borehole.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to train the data-driven model based on casing wear measurements associated with a borehole that is being drilled.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to train the data-driven model based on at least one of a wellbore parameter and a drilling parameter.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to compare at least some of the predicted casing wear log to a predetermined threshold, and to display a warning based on the comparison.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to modify a drilling plan for a future wellbore based at least in part on the predicted casing wear log.

19. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to modify a drilling parameter for a wellbore being drilled based at least in part on the predicted casing wear log.

20. A drilling system that comprises:
a processor configured to obtain an estimated casing wear log from a physics-driven model and a measured casing wear log associated with a first borehole segment, to train a data-driven model using the estimated casing wear log and the measured casing wear log, to acquire a subsequent estimated casing wear log from a physics-driven model, and to use the trained data-driven model and the subsequent estimated casing wear log to predict casing wear for a second borehole segment; and
at least one drilling component in communication with the processor, wherein the processor directs an operation of the at least one drilling component based on the predicted casing wear log.

Assignees

• Landmark Graphics Corp

Inventors

• Aniket
• Samuel Robello
• Dursun Serkan

Classifications

• E21B47/007 Primary

  Measuring stresses in a pipe string or casing (for locating blocked portions of pipes E21B47/09) · CPC title

• E21B44/00 Primary

  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 · CPC title

• E21B7/04

  Directional drilling · CPC title

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title

• E21B47/18

  through the well fluid {, e.g. mud pressure pulse telemetry} · CPC title