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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Helmerich & Payne Technologies, Llc, Tulsa, OK (US);
Fergus Hopwood, Whitefish, MT (US);
HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
An automated slide drilling system (ASDS) may be used with a drilling rig system to control slide drilling. The ASDS may autonomously control slide drilling without user input during the slide drilling. The ASDS may further support a transition from rotary drilling to slide drilling to rotary drilling without user input during the transitions. The operations can include receiving a first orientation of a drill string from a top drive; beginning a drilling operation, including one of: a slide drilling or a rotary drilling operation; recording a second orientation of the drill string in response to the drilling operation; and calculating a starting position of a quill associated with the drill string based on the recorded second orientation of the drill string. The ASDS may also support user input and user notifications for various steps to enable manual or semi-manual control of slide drilling by a driller or an operator.
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