GB2469413A - A method for control of a drilling operation - Google Patents

A method for control of a drilling operation Download PDF

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GB2469413A
GB2469413A GB1012795A GB201012795A GB2469413A GB 2469413 A GB2469413 A GB 2469413A GB 1012795 A GB1012795 A GB 1012795A GB 201012795 A GB201012795 A GB 201012795A GB 2469413 A GB2469413 A GB 2469413A
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Helge Krohn
Bjorn Dahl
Odd B Skjaerseth
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • E21B21/063—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole by separating components
    • E21B21/065—Separating solids from drilling fluids

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Abstract

A method for controlling a drilling operation, in particular in production or exploration drilling for hydrocarbons, in which a drill bit is arranged on an end of a drill string and, by rotation and pressure against an underground formation, is arranged to form a borehole, and in which a drilling fluid is circulated through a pipe bore into the borehole at the drill bit to convey cuttings out of the borehole, the method comprising the steps of: - providing data (17, 27, 37, 47) on the particle size distribution of the cuttings; - comparing the provided particle size distribution with data for the desired particle size distribution when drilling in the underground formation of interest; and - adjusting the critical control parameters of the drilling operation with the aim of achieving a cuttings particle size distribution which corresponds, to the greatest extent possible, to the desired particle size distribution.
GB1012795A 2008-01-11 2009-01-07 A method for control of a drilling operation Expired - Fee Related GB2469413B (en)

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NO20080204A NO327236B1 (en) 2008-01-11 2008-01-11 Procedure for controlling a drilling operation
PCT/NO2009/000006 WO2009088301A1 (en) 2008-01-11 2009-01-07 A method for control of a drilling operation

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GB201012795D0 (en) 2010-09-15
NO327236B1 (en) 2009-05-18

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