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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

Teddy Chen, Austin, TX (US);

Joshua Miles Brinkley, Grand Prairie, TX (US);

John Jeremy Cantwell, Fredericksburg, TX (US);

Eric Alan Nolte, Denton, TX (US);

Robert Tyler Quarles, Dallas, TX (US);

Sashmit Bhaduri, Austin, TX (US);

Zarko Bizaca, Austin, TX (US);

Kevin Mims, Dallas, TX (US);

Brian Stokeld, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/04 (2006.01); E21B 3/02 (2006.01); E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 44/02 (2006.01); E21B 45/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/04 (2013.01); E21B 44/02 (2013.01); E21B 3/022 (2020.05); E21B 7/06 (2013.01); E21B 19/008 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 45/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/003 (2013.01); G01V 2200/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for drilling are provided. The method may comprise receiving well plan and BHA information; determining the BHA is approaching a first zone in which a first slide drilling operation is to occur; and receiving first zone characteristics. The method may further comprise determining an on bottom time to orient the BHA in the first zone; determining an additional time for the first slide drilling operation; and determining an off bottom time to orient the BHA prior to reaching the first zone. The method may further comprise comparing the additional time for the first slide drilling operation in the first zone to the off bottom time to orient the BHA prior to reaching the first zone, and sending one or more control signals to orient the BHA either prior to reaching or at the first zone based at least in part on the comparison.


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