US 12,293,424 B2
Systems and methods for drilling a well
Todd Benson, Dallas, TX (US); John Burkhart, Dallas, TX (US); and Teddy C. Chen, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to MOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by MOTIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/734,583.
Application 18/734,583 is a continuation of application No. 18/452,249, filed on Aug. 18, 2023, granted, now 12,056,777.
Application 18/452,249 is a continuation of application No. 17/449,707, filed on Oct. 1, 2021, granted, now 12,051,122.
Application 17/449,707 is a continuation of application No. 16/906,571, filed on Jun. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,170,454, issued on Nov. 9, 2021.
Application 16/906,571 is a continuation of application No. 15/836,563, filed on Dec. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,726,506, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 15/836,563 is a continuation of application No. 15/180,661, filed on Jun. 13, 2016, granted, now 9,865,022, issued on Jan. 9, 2018.
Application 15/180,661 is a continuation of application No. 14/660,298, filed on Mar. 17, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/660,298 is a continuation of application No. 14/067,390, filed on Oct. 30, 2013, granted, now 8,996,396, issued on Mar. 31, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/839,731, filed on Jun. 26, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0362724 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 7/10 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/063 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0637 (2023.01); G06Q 50/02 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 50/02 (2013.01) [E21B 7/00 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06375 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
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14. A method for drilling a well, the method comprising:
providing a drilling system comprising a drilling rig with a drill string coupled thereto, wherein the drill string includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) at one end of the drill string and the BHA includes a drill bit;
providing a control system communicatively coupled to a drilling control system of the drilling system;
determining, by the control system, a current BHA location in a wellbore;
determining, by the control system, a future BHA location based on the current BHA location and a current trajectory of the BHA;
comparing, by the control system, the future BHA location to a target drilling path for the wellbore, and when the future BHA location is a predetermined distance from the target drilling path then generating, by the control system, a plurality of geometric convergence paths, wherein each geometric convergence path provides a convergence solution from the current BHA location toward the target drilling path;
determining, by the control system, a distance to drill for drilling by the BHA for each of the geometric convergence paths;
determining, by the control system, an overall curvature of each of the geometric convergence paths;
determining, by the control system, a time required for drilling each of the geometric convergence paths;
selecting, by the control system, one of the plurality of geometric convergence paths responsive to the distance to drill for each of the geometric convergence paths, the overall curvature of each of the geometric convergence paths, and the time required for drilling each of the geometric convergence paths;
providing, by the control system, the selected one of the plurality of geometric convergence paths to the drilling control system of a drilling rig; and
drilling, by the drilling control system, a wellbore in accordance with the selected one of the plurality of geometric convergence paths.