Method and system of displaying data associated with drilling a borehole

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9347293-B2
Application number	US-201214131452-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2012
Priority date	Jul 22, 2011
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

Displaying data associated with drilling a borehole. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: reading data associated with drilling of a first borehole, at least one datum of the data based on a controllable parameter; calculating an operational value related to drilling the first borehole, the calculating in real-time with reading the data and the operational value based on the data; determining a target value of the operational value, the determining in real-time with reading the data and the target value at least in part based on the data; displaying a first borehole trajectory on a display device; superimposing a first coordinate system over the first borehole trajectory on the display device, the superimposing proximate to a distal end of the first borehole trajectory; and plotting, within the first coordinate system, an indication of the operational value and an indication of the target value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
reading data associated with drilling of a first borehole, the reading during drilling of the first borehole and at least one datum of the data based on a controllable parameter;
calculating an operational value related to drilling the first borehole, the calculating in real-time with reading the data and the operational value based on the data;
determining a target value of the operational value, the determining in real-time with reading the data and the target value at least in part based on the data;
displaying a first borehole trajectory on a display device;
superimposing a first coordinate system over the first borehole trajectory on the display device, the superimposing proximate to a distal end of the first borehole trajectory; and
plotting, within the first coordinate system, an indication of the operational value and an indication of the target value.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying on the display device a second borehole trajectory for a second borehole whose length is greater than the first borehole;
displaying a second coordinate system proximate to the second borehole trajectory; and
plotting, within the second coordinate system, an indication of an actual value related to the second borehole, the actual value corresponding to the operational value of the first borehole.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising, after the first borehole trajectory increases in relation to a depth associated with the plotting:
reading further data associated with drilling of the first borehole, the reading of further data during drilling of the first borehole and at least one datum of the further data based on a controllable parameter;
calculating a new operational value, the calculating in real-time with reading the further data and the new operational value based on the further data;
determining a new target value of the new operational value, the determining in real-time with reading the further data and the new target value at least in part based on the data;
moving the first coordinate system relative to the borehole trajectory, the moving based on increase of the first borehole trajectory; and
plotting the new operational value and the new target value.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein moving the first coordinate system relative to the borehole trajectory further comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of: moving the coordinate system and leaving the first borehole trajectory stationary; and moving the first borehole trajectory and leaving the first coordinate system stationary.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising refraining from removing the indication of the operational value and the target value from the display device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising adjusting, by a computer system, a controllable parameter responsive to a difference between the actual value and the target value.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the target value further comprises determining by a processor disposed within the first borehole proximate the drill bit.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein superimposing the first coordinate system further comprises superimposing the first coordinate system having three-dimensions, the first coordinate system projected onto a two-dimensional surface of the display device.

9. The method of claim 1 :
wherein calculating the operational value further comprises calculating an actual rate of penetration (ROP) of the of drill bit through a formation;
wherein determining a target value further comprises determining a target ROP;
wherein superimposing the first coordinate system further comprises projecting a three-dimensional coordinate system onto a two-dimensional surface of the display device, the three-dimensional coordinate system comprising a rotational speed axis, a drilling fluid flow rate axis, and a weight-on-bit axis; and
wherein plotting further comprising plotting within the three-dimensional coordinate system an indication of the actual ROP and an indication of the target ROP.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
displaying on the display device a second borehole trajectory for a second borehole whose depth is greater than the first borehole;
displaying a second coordinate system proximate to the second borehole trajectory; and
plotting, within the second coordinate system, an indication of an actual ROP achieved during creation of the second borehole.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein superimposing the first coordinate system further comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of: superimposing the first coordinate system having only two dimensions; superimposing the first coordinate system having only three dimensions; superimposing the first coordinate system having only three dimensions, and including a fourth dimension in the form a visually recognizable artifact.

12. A drilling system comprising:
a drill string disposed within a first borehole, the drill string comprising a drill bit on a distal end thereof;
a computer system associated with the drill string, the computer system communicatively coupled to one or more sensors associated with drilling the first borehole;
a display device communicatively coupled to the computer system, the display device resides at the surface proximate the first borehole;
the computer system comprising a processor coupled to a memory, and the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
read data associated with drilling of the first borehole, at least one datum of the data based on a controllable parameter;
calculate an operational value related to drilling the first borehole, the calculating in real-time with reading the data and the operational value based on the data;
determine a target value of the operational value, the determining in real-time with reading the data and the target value based at least in part on the data; and
cause the operational value and the target value to be displayed on the display device in relation to a first coordinate system, the first coordinate system shown on the display device proximate to a depiction of a trajectory of the first borehole.

13. The drilling system of claim 12 further comprising:
a telemetry module disposed within a bottom hole assembly of the drill string, the telemetry module sends information from within the first borehole to the surface;
wherein the computer system is disposed within the bottom hole assembly of the drill string; and
wherein when processor causes the operational value and the target value to be displayed, the program causes the processor to send the operational value and the target value to the surface by way of the telemetry module.

14. The drilling system of claim 12 wherein the program further causes the processor to:
determine a difference between the operational value and the target value; and
control at least one controllable parameter responsive to the difference.

15. The drilling system of claim 12 wherein the computer system is disposed at the surface at a location selected from the group consisting of: at the drilling site; and at a remote location relative to the drilling site.

16. The drilling system of claim 12 wherein when the processor causes the operational value and the target value to be displayed, the program further causes the processor to:
display the first borehole trajectory on the display device;
superimpose the first coordinate system over the first borehole trajectory on the display device, the first

Assignees

• Samuel Robello
• Reddy Umesh N
• Colvin R Daniel
• Chada Ramakrishna R
• Germain Olivier R
• Landmark Graphics Corp

Inventors

• Samuel Robello
• Reddy Umesh N
• Colvin R Daniel
• Chada Ramakrishna R
• Germain Olivier R

Classifications

• 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

• E21B43/00 Primary

  Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells (applicable only to water E03B) · CPC title

• E21B7/04

  Directional drilling · CPC title