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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert P. Macdonald, Houston, TX (US);
Volker Krueger, Celle, DE;
Vladimir Dubinsky, Houston, TX (US);
John D. MacPherson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Dmitriy Dashevskiy, Boye, DE;
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/40 ; E21B 4/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/40 ; E21B 4/400 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a drilling system that utilizes a neural network for predictive control of drilling operations. A downhole processor controls the operation of the various devices in a bottom hole assembly to effect changes to drilling parameters and drilling direction to autonomously optimize the drilling effectiveness. The neural network iteratively updates a prediction model of the drilling operations and provides recommendations for drilling corrections to a drilling operator.