US5721376A
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Method and system for predicting the appearance of a dysfunctioning during drilling
Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
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Filing: 1996-04-01
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Granted: 1998-02-24
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Expires: 2016-04-01
Abstract
Abstract In a method and to a system suited for monitoring the behaviour of a drill bit (2), the damping associated with a natural mode of the torsional oscillations measured by at least one measuring device (4) placed in the drill string is determined. The appearance of a stick-slip type dysfunctioning is predicted when the damping value decreases significantly as a function of time, and drilling parameters are then varied in order to avoid the appearance of the dysfunctioning.
Inventors
- 👤 Didier Pavone
- 👤 Christophe Vignat
- 👤 David Brunet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:31
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B44/00; E21B47/00; E21B47/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A drilling optimization method allowing to predict a dysfunctioning of the stick-slip type, wherein drilling means include a bit fastened to the lower end of a drill string driven into rotation from the surface, and at least one device including means for measuring in real time the torsional oscillations of said string, characterized in that the damping associated with at least one low-frequency natural mode of said oscillations is identified as a function of time, in that at least one drilling parameter is varied as soon as a significant decrease in the value of said damping appears, in that a linear transfer function is determined between the bottomhole torsional oscillations and the surface torsional oscillations, and in that the damping associated with the at least one natural mode of lower frequency is calculated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A drilling optimization method allowing to predict a dysfunctioning of the stick-slip type, wherein drilling means include a bit fastened to the lower end of a drill string driven into rotation from the surface, and at least one device including means for measuring in real time the torsional oscillations of said string, characterized in that the damping associated with at least one low-frequency natural mode of said oscillations is identified as a function of time, in that at least one drilling parameter is varied as soon as a significant decrease in the value of said damping appears, in that a linear transfer function is determined between the bottomhole torsional oscillations and the surface torsional oscillations, and in that the damping associated with the at least one natural mode of lower frequency is calculated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the damping associated with a pole of the linear transfer function is calculated from formula as follows: μ=Log(1/P)/ m.sup.2 +Log.sup.2 (1/P)!.sup.1/2 where P is the module of the pole and m is the phase of the pole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the torsional oscillation are measured in real time downhole and at the surface, and in that a transfer function corresponding to an autoregressive moving average model (ARMA) is determined.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
126 words
A drilling optimization system allowing to predict a dysfunctioning of the stick-slip type, wherein drilling means include a bit (2) fastened to the lower end of a drill string driven into rotation from the surface, and at least one device (4) including means for measuring in real time the torsional oscillations of said string, characterized in that it comprises means for measuring the torsional oscillations downhole and at the surface, with respect to the string, and means for determining a linear transfer function between the bottomhole and the surface, means for calculating as a function of time the damping associated with at least one low-frequency natural mode of said oscillations and means for monitoring the appearance of a significant decrease in the value of said damping.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
126 words
A drilling optimization system allowing to predict a dysfunctioning of the stick-slip type, wherein drilling means include a bit (2) fastened to the lower end of a drill string driven into rotation from the surface, and at least one device (4) including means for measuring in real time the torsional oscillations of said string, characterized in that it comprises means for measuring the torsional oscillations downhole and at the surface, with respect to the string, and means for determining a linear transfer function between the bottomhole and the surface, means for calculating as a function of time the damping associated with at least one low-frequency natural mode of said oscillations and means for monitoring the appearance of a significant decrease in the value of said damping.
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