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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
William A. Goldman, Houston, TX (US);
Oliver Matthews, Iii, Spring, TX (US);
William W. King, Houston, TX (US);
Gary E. Weaver, Conroe, TX (US);
Gerald L. Pruitt, Houston, TX (US);
William A. Goldman, Houston, TX (US);
Oliver Matthews, III, Spring, TX (US);
William W. King, Houston, TX (US);
Gary E. Weaver, Conroe, TX (US);
Gerald L. Pruitt, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for predicting the performance of a drilling system for the drilling of a well bore in a given formation is disclosed. The method generates a geology model of a given formation. The geology model includes a geology characteristic of the given formation per unit depth. The method also determines a predicted drilling performance for a proposed drilling equipment based on the geology model and specification data of the proposed drilling equipment, wherein the specification data of the proposed drilling equipment is a function of the geology characteristic.