WO2009039448A3 - Automated directional drilling apparatus and methods - Google Patents

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WO2009039448A3
WO2009039448A3 PCT/US2008/077125 US2008077125W WO2009039448A3 WO 2009039448 A3 WO2009039448 A3 WO 2009039448A3 US 2008077125 W US2008077125 W US 2008077125W WO 2009039448 A3 WO2009039448 A3 WO 2009039448A3
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drilling
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target location
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bottom hole
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Scott Boone
Brian Ellis
Colin Gillan
Beat Kuttel
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Nabors Global Holdings Ltd
Scott Boone
Brian Ellis
Colin Gillan
Beat Kuttel
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Priority claimed from US11/952,511 external-priority patent/US7938197B2/en
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Priority to CN200880117099.6A priority Critical patent/CN101868595B/en
Priority to RU2010115758/03A priority patent/RU2471980C2/en
Priority to CA2698743A priority patent/CA2698743C/en
Priority to MX2010003062A priority patent/MX2010003062A/en
Publication of WO2009039448A2 publication Critical patent/WO2009039448A2/en
Publication of WO2009039448A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009039448A3/en

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
    • E21B44/02—Automatic control of the tool feed
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/10—Correction of deflected boreholes

Abstract

Methods and systems for drilling to a target location include a control system that receives an input comprising a planned drilling path to a target location and determines a projected location of a bottom hole assembly of a drilling system. The projected location of the bottom hole assembly is compared to the planned drilling path to determine a deviation amount. A modified drilling path is created to the target location as selected based on the amount of deviation from the planned drilling path, and drilling rig control signals that steer the bottom hole assembly of the drilling system to the target location along the modified drilling path are generated.
PCT/US2008/077125 2007-09-21 2008-09-19 Automated directional drilling apparatus and methods WO2009039448A2 (en)

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CN200880117099.6A CN101868595B (en) 2007-09-21 2008-09-19 Automated directional drilling apparatus and methods
RU2010115758/03A RU2471980C2 (en) 2007-09-21 2008-09-19 Automated device, and methods for controlled directional drilling
CA2698743A CA2698743C (en) 2007-09-21 2008-09-19 Automated directional drilling apparatus and methods
MX2010003062A MX2010003062A (en) 2007-09-21 2008-09-19 Automated directional drilling apparatus and methods.

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US11/859,378 US7823655B2 (en) 2007-09-21 2007-09-21 Directional drilling control
US11/859,378 2007-09-21
US98586907P 2007-11-06 2007-11-06
US60/985,869 2007-11-06
US11/952,511 US7938197B2 (en) 2006-12-07 2007-12-07 Automated MSE-based drilling apparatus and methods
US11/952,511 2007-12-12
US1609307P 2007-12-21 2007-12-21
US61/016,093 2007-12-21
US2632308P 2008-02-05 2008-02-05
US61/026,323 2008-02-05

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