EARTH-BORING TOOL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SHOWING RELIABILITY OF AN EARTH-BORING TOOL AND RELATED METHODS
An earth-boring tool monitoring system may generate a contour plot representing reliabilities of an earth-boring tool within a range of operating loads, the contour plot showing a range of reliabilities of the earth-boring tool from 100 percent reliable to 0 percent reliable and may overlay a plurality of markers over the contour plot, each marker representing an instance in time and representing operating loads of the earth-boring tool at that instance in time. Furthermore, the earth-boring tool monitoring system shifts the contour plot based on a cumulative amount of damage experienced by the earth-boring tool.
1 . An earth-boring tool monitoring system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
generate a contour plot representing reliabilities of an earth-boring tool within a range of operating loads, the contour plot showing a range of reliabilities of the earth-boring tool from about 100 percent reliable to about 0 percent reliable; and
overlay a plurality of markers over the contour plot, each marker representing an instance in time and representing operating loads of the earth-boring tool at that instance in time.
2 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the range of reliabilities is represented with a color gradient or grayscale gradient.
3 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the contour plot is generated based on simulation data from simulations or laboratory testing of drilling operations.
4 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the contour plot is generated based on historical data from previously performed drilling operations.
5 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
after overlaying the plurality of markers over the contour plot, detect a user interaction to change an operating parameter of the earth-boring tool due to risk indicated by at least one marker of the plurality of markers; and
in response to detecting the user interaction, change the operating parameter of the earth-boring tool.
6 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 ,
wherein overlaying a plurality of markers over the contour plot comprises overlaying one or more markers of the plurality of markers in a first color when, based at least in part on the operating loads represented in the one or more markers, the earth-boring tool is at low risk of failure.
7 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 6 , further comprising overlaying at least one additional marker of the plurality of markers in a second color when, based at least in part on the operating loads represented in the at least one additional marker, the earth-boring tool is at high risk of failure.
8 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the range of operating loads comprises a range of torque and a range of weight-on-bit, and wherein each marker of the plurality of markers represents an applied torque and applied weight-on-bit of the earth-boring tool at the instance in time represented by the marker.
9 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein data for the operating loads for the plurality of markers is acquired from a surface control unit of a drilling assembly.
10 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein data for the operating loads for the plurality of markers is acquired from sensors disposed downhole on the earth-boring tool.
11 . An earth-boring tool monitoring system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
generate a contour plot representing a range of reliabilities of an earth-boring tool within a range of operating loads;
overlay a plurality of markers over the contour plot, each marker representing an instance in time and representing operating loads of the earth-boring tool at the instance in time; and
shift the contour plot based at least in part on a cumulative amount of damage experienced by the earth-boring tool.
12 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the cumulative damage experienced by the earth-boring tool based at least in part on simulation data from simulations of drilling operations.
13 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the cumulative damage experienced by the earth-boring tool based at least in part on historical data from previously performed drilling operations.
14 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein overlaying a plurality of markers over the contour plot comprises overlaying one or more markers of the plurality of markers in a first color when, based on the operating loads represented in the one or more markers, the earth-boring tool is at low risk of failure.
15 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 14 , further comprising overlaying at least one additional marker of the plurality of markers in a second color when, based on the operating loads represented in the at least one additional marker, the earth-boring tool is at high risk of failure.
16 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein shifting the contour plot based at least in part on a cumulative amount of damage comprises shrinking an operational window of the contour plot.
17 . An earth-boring tool monitoring system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
generate a contour plot representing a range of reliabilities of an earth-boring tool within a range of operating loads;
overlay a first marker over the contour plot representing a first instance in time, representing a first operating load of the earth-boring tool at that instance in time, and having a first color indicating no risk;
shift the contour plot based at least in part on a cumulative amount of damage experienced by the earth-boring tool; and
overlay a second marker over the contour plot representing a second instance in time, representing a second operating load of the earth-boring tool at the second instance in time that is less than the first operating load, and having a second color indicating risk.
18 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 17 , wherein the shift of the contour plot is based at least partially on an age of the earth-boring tool.
19 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 17 , wherein the range of reliabilities is represented with a color gradient or a grayscale gradient.
20 . The earth-boring tool monitoring system of claim 17 , wherein the range of operating loads comprises a range of torque and a range of weight-on-bit.