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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Klemens Katterbauer, Dhahran, SA;
Abdallah A. Alshehri, Dhahran, SA;
Alberto Marsala, Venice, IT;
Ali Abdallah Alyousef, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 47/02 (2013.01); E21B 2200/22 (2020.05);
Abstract
A method for predicting conditions ahead of a drill bit while drilling a well involves performing, using a machine learning model, a classification of formation properties ahead of the drill bit, based on data that includes logging-while-drilling (LWD) data obtained while drilling the well.