Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

Qatar Foundation

Rasgas Company Limited

Stephen M Remmert

Jeffrey Roberts Bailey

Paul E Pastusek

Lei Wang

Gregory S Payette

Dar-Lon Chang

Matthew T Prim

Shehab Ahmed

Joseph W Witt

Fred E DuPriest

Darren Pais

Mohammad Fouad AlGammal

Omar Abdelzaher Abdelzaher

Ahmad F Ahmad Zamri

Calvin H Myers

Ahmad Ahmad Zamri

A telebending tool for conveying a logging tool into a wellbore includes a tool body having a central axis. In addition, the tool also includes a cam housing coupled to the tool body and a nose moveably coupled to the tool body through a pivoting member. Further, the telebending tool includes a compression spring positioned between the nose and the pivoting member, and a camming arm coupled to the nose. The camming arm extends coaxially through the pivoting member to selectively engage a cam pathway of the cam housing. The nose has a first position with a central axis of the nose coaxially aligned with the central axis of the body and a second position with the central axis of the nose oriented at an angle less than 180&#xb0; relative to the central axis of the body.

Well access tools

Combined methods and systems for optimizing drilling related operations include global search engines and local search engines to find the optimal value for at least one controllable drilling parameter, and a data fusion module to combine or select the operational recommendations from global and local search engines. The operational recommendations are used to optimize the objective function, mitigate dysfunctions, and improve drilling efficiency.

Drilling advisory systems and methods with combined global search and local search methods

Integrated methods and systems for optimizing drilling related operations include global search engines and local search engines to find an optimal value for at least one controllable drilling parameter, and decision trees to select algorithms such as between learning mode algorithms and application mode algorithms for generating operational recommendations based on the results from global and local search engines. The operational recommendations are used to optimize the objective function, mitigate dysfunctions, and improve drilling efficiency.

Drilling advisory systems and methods with decision trees for learning and application modes

A method associated with the production of hydrocarbons. In one embodiment, method for drilling a well is described. The method includes performing drilling operations at one or more wells to a subsurface location in a field to provide fluid flow paths for hydrocarbons to a production facility. The drilling is performed by (i) obtaining mechanical specific energy (MSE) data and other measured data during the drilling operations; (ii) using the obtained MSE data and other measured data to determine the existence of at least one limiter; (iii) obtaining and examining lithology data for the well; (iv) identifying a primary limiter of the at least one limiter based on the lithology data; and (v) adjusting drilling operations to mitigate at least one of the at least limiter.

Method of drilling and producing hydrocarbons from subsurface formations

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Memphis, TN, United States of America

Stephen M Remmert