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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Colin Gillan, Houston, TX (US);
Andrew J. Gorrara, Ræge, NO;
Assignee:
NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/024 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); E21B 47/02 (2006.01); E21B 7/10 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/024 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 7/10 (2013.01); E21B 44/005 (2013.01); E21B 47/02 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for directing the operation of a drilling system are provided. The location of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) of a drilling rig may be determined using survey data. One or more steering objective locations may be defined and one or more sets of directional motor instructions are generated to drive the BHA to the one or more steering objective location.