Drilling automation

Challenges and Lessons of Implementing a Real-Time Drilling Advisory System

This paper discusses the technical challenges related to implementing a rigsite, real-time drilling advisory system and current solutions to these challenges.

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Fig. 1—Drilling advisory system deployed in the driller cabin on a North America land rig.

This paper discusses the technical challenges related to implementing a rigsite, real-time drilling advisory system and current solutions to these challenges. The system uses a data-driven response-surface model based on physics-based calculations to optimize rate of penetration (ROP) while minimizing drilling-vibration dysfunction with regard to lateral (whirl) and torsional (stick/slip) vibrational modes. Minimizing these vibrations is important to mitigate bit damage that can lead to reduced ROP and increased bit trips.

Technical Overview

The system is a rigsite software application that should be deployed in view of the driller. Fig.

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