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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
May. 21, 2004
Stuart R. Oliver, Magnolia, TX (US);
Sujian Huang, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Luis C. Paez, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Halle Aslaksen, Neu Isenburg, DE;
Stuart R. Oliver, Magnolia, TX (US);
Sujian Huang, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Luis C. Paez, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Halle Aslaksen, Neu Isenburg, DE;
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for improving drilling performance of a drilling tool assembly is disclosed. The method includes identifying a drilling performance parameter to be improved. One or more potential solutions are defined to improve the drilling performance parameter. A drilling simulation is performed to determine the dynamic response of the drilling tool assembly during a drilling operation. Determining the dynamic response includes determining the interaction of a cutting element of a drill bit with an earth formation. Improvement in the drilling performance parameter is determined based upon the drilling simulation.