Nabors Industries has been granted a patent for a method that uses processors to identify steering commands for a rotary steerable system during drilling. The method involves analyzing drilling segments, determining steering commands, and sending downlink commands to the system. GlobalData’s report on Nabors Industries gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Method of identifying steering command for rotary steerable system
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11970929B2) discloses a method and system for identifying steering commands for a rotary steerable system (RSS) used in drilling operations. The method involves processors identifying a solution arc for an upcoming drilling segment, automatically determining the steering command for the RSS based on the solution arc, and identifying downlink commands to be sent to the RSS accordingly. Additionally, the method includes displaying a user interface option to approve the adoption of the steering command, along with reasons for adopting the command such as the need for corrections in the bottom hole assembly's position or inclination.
Furthermore, the system described in the patent includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions executed by processors to identify the solution arc, determine the steering command, and generate downlink commands for the RSS. The system also features a user interface for approving the steering command adoption and displaying reasons for the adoption, which could include corrections required for the BHA's azimuth or inclination. The steering commands generated by the system may include parameters like target dogleg severity, distance, steering force, destination, and orientation, with the system accessing a table to model the relationship between various factors like rate of penetration, dogleg severity, and steering force percentage to determine the appropriate steering force for the given dogleg severity. Additionally, the system is capable of updating the table based on historical data to improve the accuracy of steering command identification.
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