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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Anas Almarzooq, AlRawda, SA;
Charles Bradford, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
Mustafa Abdulmohsin, AlJesh, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
Provided are techniques for drilling hydrocarbon wells based on evaluation of penetrated formation rock that include obtaining historical drilling data for one or more wells, determining a rock type mapping based on the historical drilling data, obtaining current drilling data for a well, determining, based on the current drilling data, a current rock identification (or 'ROCKID'), and determining, based on the rock type mapping and the current rock identification, a rock type encountered by a drill bit drilling the well, where drilling parameters can be adjusted based on the rock type.