US4685329A
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Assessment of drilling conditions
Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corp
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Filing: 1985-05-02
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2005-05-02
Abstract
Abstract In a method of assessing drilling conditions during a drilling operation measurements of torque applied (TOR), weight on bit (WOB), rate of penetration (ROP), and rotation speed (ROT) are gathered. Computed therefrom is a history (60, 61) of points (x, y) where x=(TOR/WOB) and y=(ROP/ROT).sup.γ : γ being a derived constant indicative of down hole geometry. Trends in this history are monitored to assess drilling conditions. For example in soft plastic rock migration 62 towards the origin and in hard plastic rock migration 63 towards the abscissa is indicative of drill bit wear.
Inventors
- 👤 Trevor M. Burgess
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 13:05
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B49/00; E21B49/003; E21B12/00; E21B12/02; E21B44/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of assessing drilling conditions during a hole drilling operation including the steps of: gathering measurements of torque applied (TOR), weight on bit (WOB), rate of penetration (ROP), and rotation speed (ROT); computing the values x=(TOR/WOB) and y=(ROP/ROT).sup.γ for substantially simultaneous samples of TOR, WOB, ROP and ROT; where γ is a constant indicative of down hole geometry, building up a history of a plurality of points (x,y) in the (TOR/WOB) versus (ROP/ROT).sup.γ plane; and monitoring trends in the history of points (x, y).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of assessing drilling conditions during a hole drilling operation including the steps of: gathering measurements of torque applied (TOR), weight on bit (WOB), rate of penetration (ROP), and rotation speed (ROT); computing the values x=(TOR/WOB) and y=(ROP/ROT).sup.γ for substantially simultaneous samples of TOR, WOB, ROP and ROT; where γ is a constant indicative of down hole geometry, building up a history of a plurality of points (x,y) in the (TOR/WOB) versus (ROP/ROT).sup.γ plane; and monitoring trends in the history of points (x, y).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method of assessing drilling conditions as claimed in claim 1 and including the additional steps of: computing values a=log (TOR/WOB) and b=log (ROP/ROT) for substantially simultaneous samples of TOR, WOB, ROP and ROT; building up a first history of a plurality points (a,b) in the log (TOR/WOB) versus log (ROP/ROT) plane, and interpreting the first history to identify the constant γ.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method of assessing drilling conditions as claimed in claim 2 and including the step of standardizing the points (x, y) for varition in WOB.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of monitoring drilling conditions comprising the steps of: measuring the torque required to rotate the bit (TOR), the weight on the bit (WOB), the rate of penetration (ROP), and the speed of rotation of the bit (ROT); calculating the values X=TOR/WOB and Y=(ROB/ROT).sup.γ, where γ is a constant indicative of downhole geometry: building up a history of a plurality of points (X,Y) in the (TOR/WOB) versus (ROP/ROT) plane; and from the direction the points X, Y take with respect to the origin as drilling progresses, monitoring a decrease in at least one of the values X and Y.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of monitoring drilling conditions comprising the steps of: measuring the torque required to rotate the bit (TOR), the weight on the bit (WOB), the rate of penetration (ROP), and the speed of rotation of the bit (ROT); calculating the values X=TOR/WOB and Y=(ROB/ROT).sup.γ, where γ is a constant indicative of downhole geometry: building up a history of a plurality of points (X,Y) in the (TOR/WOB) versus (ROP/ROT) plane; and from the direction the points X, Y take with respect to the origin as drilling progresses, monitoring a decrease in at least one of the values X and Y.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 4 further including the steps of determining the slope of a line in a plot of log (TOR/WOB) and log (ROP/ROT) for a plurality of substantially simultaneously measured values of TOR, WOB, ROP, and ROT; and using said slope of the line as the exponent γ.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of assessing drilling conditions comprising the steps of: measuring the torque required to rotate the bit (TOR), the weight on the bit (WOB), the rate of penetration (ROP), and speed of rotation of the bit (ROT); for substantially simultaneous reading of TOR, WOB, ROP, and ROT, plotting log (ROP/ROT) versus log (TOR/WOB); determining a quantity γ equal to the slope of a straight line through the points in the plot of log (ROP/ROT) versus log (TOR/WOB); plotting a plurality of points (X,Y) where X=(TOR/WOB) and Y=(ROB/ROT).sup.γ ; monitoring a decrease in the value of at least one of the values X and Y, and pulling the bit when the decrease is substantial.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of assessing drilling conditions comprising the steps of: measuring the torque required to rotate the bit (TOR), the weight on the bit (WOB), the rate of penetration (ROP), and speed of rotation of the bit (ROT); for substantially simultaneous reading of TOR, WOB, ROP, and ROT, plotting log (ROP/ROT) versus log (TOR/WOB); determining a quantity γ equal to the slope of a straight line through the points in the plot of log (ROP/ROT) versus log (TOR/WOB); plotting a plurality of points (X,Y) where X=(TOR/WOB) and Y=(ROB/ROT).sup.γ ; monitoring a decrease in the value of at least one of the values X and Y, and pulling the bit when the decrease is substantial.
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