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Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2019
Applicant:

Motive Drilling Technologies, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);

Inventor:

Todd W. Benson, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/02 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01); E21B 45/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 45/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/005 (2013.01); E21B 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for determining the cleaning effectiveness of a well borehole during drilling. A control system may monitor various parameters, including the volume of drilling mud and any materials entering a borehole, including by a flow rate, and the volume of fluids and materials (such as drilling mud and rock) exiting a borehole, including by a flow rate, and determining if there is a difference, the value of any such difference, whether the value is within one or more target ranges, falls below a threshold therefor, or exceeds a threshold therefor. If the control system determines that the value of the difference in volumes indicates that corrective action is appropriate, then taking such corrective action by modifying one or more drilling parameters.


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