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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013

Filed:

May. 28, 2009
Applicants:

Mehmet Deniz Ertas, Bethlehem, PA (US);

Erika A. O. Biediger, Houston, TX (US);

Shankar Sundararaman, Houston, TX (US);

Jeffrey R. Bailey, Houston, TX (US);

Vishwas Gupta, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Swarupa Soma Bangaru, Pittstown, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Mehmet Deniz Ertas, Bethlehem, PA (US);

Erika A. O. Biediger, Houston, TX (US);

Shankar Sundararaman, Houston, TX (US);

Jeffrey R. Bailey, Houston, TX (US);

Vishwas Gupta, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Narasimha-Rao V. Bangaru, Pittstown, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06G 7/48 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and systems of reducing drilling vibrations include generation a vibration performance index using at least one frequency-domain model having a velocity-dependent friction relationship. The vibration performance index may be used to aid in the design or manufacture of a drill tool assembly. Additionally or alternatively, the vibration performance index may inform drilling operations to reduce vibrations.


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