System and method for surface steerable drilling using tactical tracking

TW Benson, TC Chen - US Patent 11,085,283, 2021 - Google Patents
An apparatus associated with a drilling rig includes a surface steerable system for
controlling drilling direction of a bottom hole assembly (BHA). The surface steerable system …

System and method for surface steerable drilling to provide formation mechanical analysis

TW Benson, T Chen - US Patent 11,106,185, 2021 - Google Patents
A method for determining geological formation characteristics involves driving a bottom hole
assembly (BHA) in a borehole. At least one mechanical drilling parameter generated is …

System and method for detecting a mode of drilling

TW Benson, TC Chen, DL Simpson - US Patent 11,047,222, 2021 - Google Patents
A system and method for surface steerable drilling are provided. In one example, the method
includes monitoring operating parameters for drilling rig equipment and bottom hole …

System and method for determining the location of a bottom hole assembly

TW Benson, T Chen - US Patent 11,028,684, 2021 - Google Patents
A system and method for surface steerable drilling are provided. In one example, the system
receives toolface information for a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and non-survey sensor …

System and method for drilling a borehole

TW Benson, TC Chen - US Patent 10,995,602, 2021 - Google Patents
A system and apparatus for displaying toolface orientation data including a surface
steerable system for controlling drilling direction of a bottom hole assembly (BHA). The …

Systems and methods for controlling a drilling path based on drift estimates

TW Benson, T Chen, S Bhaduri - US Patent 11,286,719, 2022 - Google Patents
In a drilling system, a control system coupled to a drilling rig controls a bottom hole assembly
(BHA) to drill a borehole through a geological formation along a drilling path. The control …

Fast algorithm to simulate the response of PDC bits

E Detournay, G Ramakrishnan, T Kaixiao - US Patent 11,321,506, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for simulating the
coupled axial/torsional dynamics of drilling systems. An example method can include …

Method and apparatus for predicting feature space decay using variational auto-encoder networks

A Viswanathan - US Patent 11,170,251, 2021 - Google Patents
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for predicting feature
space decay using variational auto-encoder networks. Methods may include: receiving a first …

Method for predicting rock formation abrasiveness and bit wear

Q Li, K Khan, AI Monyei, T Mahmood - US Patent 11,933,109, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for predicting drill bit wearing state using drilling parameters
and formation properties are disclosed. The methods include, for each of a plurality of past …

System and method for mag ranging drilling control

TW Benson, TC Chen - US Patent 11,933,158, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract System and method for controlling the drilling of a second wellbore in close
proximity to a first well bore. A computer system obtains information regarding a previously …