US 11,808,134 B2
Using high rate telemetry to improve drilling operations
Nathaniel Wicks, Somerville, MA (US); Joergen Johnsen, Houston, TX (US); and Rui Pan, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed by Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/834,671.
Prior Publication US 2021/0301642 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. E21B 44/04 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 4/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/024 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 44/04 (2013.01) [E21B 3/022 (2020.05); E21B 4/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 19/008 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 47/024 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
performing slide drilling operations with a wired drill pipe (WDP) string in an oil and/or gas well, wherein performing the slide drilling operations comprises:
imparting rotational oscillations to the WDP string by controlling a top drive based on at least a first portion of downhole data received by wellsite surface equipment via electrical conductors integral to WDP of the WDP string, wherein the at least first portion of the received downhole data comprises:
downhole rotational orientation data generated by a plurality of rotation sensors distributed axially along the WDP string, wherein the downhole rotational orientation data is indicative of rotational orientation of different sections of the WDP string and a toolface of a mud motor of the WDP string; and
downhole torque data generated by a plurality of torque sensors distributed axially along the WDP string, wherein the downhole torque data is indicative of torque transmitted through the different sections of the WDP string;
vertically moving the WDP string by controlling a drawworks based on at least a second portion of the received downhole data, wherein the at least second portion of the received downhole data comprises one or more of:
the downhole torque data; and
downhole axial load data generated by an axial load sensor of a bottom-hole assembly (BHA) of the WDP string, wherein the downhole axial load data is indicative of an axial load applied to a drill bit of the WDP string; and
pumping drilling fluid through an internal passage of the WDP string by controlling a plurality of mud pumps based on at least a third portion of the received downhole data;
the at least third portion of the received downhole data comprises downhole pressure data generated by a pressure sensor of the BHA; and
the downhole pressure data is indicative of pressure of the drilling fluid in the internal passage of the WDP string;
wherein controlling the plurality of mud pumps is based on torque at the drill bit (TAB), and wherein the TAB is determined based on the downhole pressure data.