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Determining sources of erroneous downhole predictions

US11085273B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2015
Grant dateAug 10, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B13/048
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system usable in a wellbore can include a processing device and a memory device in which instructions executable by the processing device are stored for causing the processing device to: generate multiple predicted values of a first parameter associated with a well environment or a wellbore operation; determine a first trend indicated by the multiple predicted values; receive, from a sensor, multiple measured values of a second parameter associated with the well environment or the wellbore operation; determine a second trend indicated by the multiple measured values; determine a difference between the first trend and the second trend or a rate of change of the difference; and in response to the difference exceeding a threshold or the rate of change exceeding another threshold, determine a source of the difference including at least one of an erroneous user input, an equipment failure, a wellbore event, or a model error.

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