Schlumberger Technology Corporation

CuiLi Yang

Richard John Harmer

James Belaskie

Maurice Ringer

Jonathan Dunlop

Jose Luis Sanchez Flores

Jose Luis Sanchez

A calibration quality associated with a well-drilling apparatus can be determined. A projected value and a calculated value based upon a data set corresponding to a time interval section of a rig state of the well-drilling apparatus can be determined. A difference can be calculated between the projected value and the calculated value. A quality indicator can be applied to the difference, and a calibration quality based upon the application of the quality indicator can be determined.

Calibrations for a well drilling apparatus

Techniques for optimizing automated drilling processes are disclosed. Such techniques include modeling a formation and selecting a drilling trajectory in the formation. Measurements of rate of penetration (ROP), revolutions per minute (RPM), weight-on-bit (WOB) and torque-on-bit (TOB) of a drilling string at a position on the drilling trajectory in the formation are received. A functional relationship between depth of cut (DOC), WOB, and TOB for the modeled formation is determined. Operating constraints defining a safe operating envelope as a function of RPM and WOB along the selected drilling trajectory are determined, and an optimal RPM and WOB is determined based on operating constraints. A cost function of RPM and WOB is determined, and a path from current RPM and WOB to optimal RPM and WOB is determined based on the cost function.

System and method for controlling drilling process

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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

CuiLi Yang