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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jason D. Dykstra, Spring, TX (US);
Zhijie Sun, Spring, TX (US);
Xiaoqing Ge, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Yuzhen Xue, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/06 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G05B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/024 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G01V 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/062 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 47/024 (2013.01); E21B 47/065 (2013.01); E21B 49/003 (2013.01); E21B 49/005 (2013.01); G05B 17/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 19/18 (2013.01); E21B 21/063 (2013.01); G01V 3/38 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23455 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45129 (2013.01);
Abstract
During drilling operations various drilling mud properties may be measured and predicted. Uncertainties in the measured or predicted values may also be calculated. The estimated uncertainties may then be used to optimize mud sampling interval and/or control a mud mixer. A decision making algorithm may be performed to optimize a surface mud sampling interval such that the uncertainties are maintained within a bounded region with minimal number of sampling times.