System and method for generation of alerts and advice from automatically detected borehole breakouts
US8952829B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/002
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for generating an alert or advice for drilling a borehole penetrating an earth formation includes: receiving with a processor a borehole image from a downhole tool disposed at a drill tubular drilling the borehole; detecting a first breakout and a second breakout shifted approximately 180° apart from the first breakout if breakouts are in the image using a method for detecting breakouts implemented by the processor; and generating an alert or advice with the processor if the first and second breakouts are detected.
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