Process automation optimizes the process of placing a drill bit on the bottom of the wellbore
US11459871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B45/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Tagging bottom utilizing an automated control system and downhole tools may include determining, by a computer processor, that a drill bit has reached a predetermined distance from a bottom of a wellbore, in response to determining that the bit has reached the predetermined depth, transmitting a rate of penetration set point to reduce a lowering speed of the drill bit, directing the drill bit based on the rate of penetration, determining, by the computer processor, that the rate of penetration is stable, in response to the determining that the rate of penetration has stabilized, automatically taring a surface weight on the drill bit and a differential pressure, and in response to determining that the bit is within a predetermined off bottom range, monitoring for a true bottom based on one or more parameter triggers.
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