IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,163,417
Granted Patent B1
US 12,163,417 · App. 18/697,618 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Integrated drilling system

Inventors: Rachel Belleville (Houston, TX); Dean M. Homan (Damon, TX); Mark Frey (Sugar Land, TX); Michael Hui Du (Manvel, TX); Patrick Fisseler (Sugar Land, TX)
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TEHCNOLOGY CORPORATION
E21B47/013E21B7/04E21B17/028E21B44/00E21B47/024
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Patent No.
US 12,163,417
App. No.
18/697,618
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

An integrated drilling system includes a rotary steerable control unit and an electromagnetic LWD control unit deployed in an external collar. The rotary steerable control unit is deployed below the electromagnetic LWD control unit and is configured to control a direction of drilling of the integrated drilling system. A near bit electromagnetic antenna is deployed in a recess on the collar circumferentially about the rotary steerable control unit. At least one electromagnetic transmitter and at least one electromagnetic receiver are deployed in corresponding recesses in the collar circumferentially about the electromagnetic LWD control unit with the at least one transmitter and at least one receiver configured to make electromagnetic logging measurements while drilling. An electrical jumper provides an electrical connection between the near bit electromagnetic antenna and the electromagnetic LWD control unit.

Claims (39)

1. An integrated drilling system comprising:

a rotary steerable control unit and an electromagnetic logging while drilling (LWD) control unit deployed in a collar, the rotary steerable control unit deployed below the electromagnetic LWD control unit in the collar, the rotary steerable control unit configured to control a direction of drilling of the integrated drilling system;

a near bit electromagnetic antenna deployed in a recess in the collar circumferentially about the rotary steerable control unit;

at least one electromagnetic transmitter and at least one electromagnetic receiver deployed in corresponding recesses in the collar circumferentially about the electromagnetic LWD control unit, the at least one transmitter and the at least one receiver configured to make electromagnetic logging measurements while drilling; and

an electrical jumper providing an electrical connection between the near bit electromagnetic antenna and the electromagnetic LWD control unit, wherein the electrical jumper comprises a plurality of insulated electrical conductors deployed in a groove in an outer surface of the collar.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a rotary steerable bias unit deployed below the collar, the rotary steerable bias unit including a plurality of extendable and retractable steering pads configured to engage a wellbore wall and steer a direction of drilling.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rotary steerable control unit is deployed in a roll stabilized housing and further includes at least one navigation sensor and at least one gamma ray sensor.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the near bit electromagnetic antenna comprises a transverse transmitting antenna.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the near bit electromagnetic transmitter further comprises a collocated axial transmitting antenna.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the jumper further comprises a wire tray deployed in the groove, the wire tray including a plurality of channels sized and shaped for supporting the electrical conductors.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the electrical conductors are grouped into twisted pairs, each of the twisted pairs deployed in a corresponding channel in the wire tray and corresponding to an antenna in the near bit electromagnetic antenna.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the jumper further comprises:

at least one rubber layer deployed over the wire tray; and

a cover deployed over the rubber layer and coupled to the collar.

9. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of feedthrough connectors that electrically connect the electrical conductors in the jumper with the electromagnetic LWD control unit, wherein the feedthrough connectors are routed through corresponding ports in the collar and are supported by housings that are deployed in and sealingly engage the ports.

10. A method for geosteering, the method comprising:

drilling a subterranean wellbore using an integrated drilling system, the integrated drilling system including:

a rotary steerable control unit and an electromagnetic logging while drilling (LWD) control unit deployed in a collar, the rotary steerable control unit deployed below the electromagnetic LWD control unit in the collar, and the rotary steerable control unit configured to control a direction of drilling of the integrated drilling system;

a near bit electromagnetic antenna deployed in a recess in the collar circumferentially about the rotary steerable control unit;

at least one electromagnetic transmitter and at least one electromagnetic receiver deployed in corresponding recesses in the collar circumferentially about the electromagnetic LWD control unit, the at least one transmitter and the at least one receiver configured to make electromagnetic logging measurements while drilling; and

an electrical jumper providing an electrical connection between the near bit electromagnetic antenna and the electromagnetic LWD control unit, wherein the electrical jumper further comprises:

a plurality of insulated electrical conductors deployed in a groove in an outer surface of the collar; and

a wire tray deployed in the groove, the wire tray including a plurality of channels sized and shaped for supporting the electrical conductors, the electrical conductors grouped into twisted pairs, each of the twisted pairs deployed in a corresponding channel in the wire tray and corresponding to an antenna in the near bit electromagnetic antenna;

causing the near bit electromagnetic antenna and the at least one electromagnetic transmitter and the at least one electromagnetic receiver to make electromagnetic logging measurements while drilling;

processing the electromagnetic measurements to determine a direction of drilling for the drilling the subterranean wellbore; and

steering the drilling the subterranean wellbore along the direction of drilling.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the electromagnetic LWD control unit is configured to cause the near bit electromagnetic antenna and the at least one electromagnetic transmitter and the at least one electromagnetic receiver to make the electromagnetic logging measurements while drilling.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the rotary steerable control unit is configured to process the electromagnetic measurements to determine the direction of drilling.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the near bit electromagnetic antenna comprises a transverse transmitting antenna.

14. An integrated drilling system comprising:

a rotary steerable control unit and an electromagnetic logging while drilling (LWD) control unit deployed in a collar, the rotary steerable control unit deployed below the electromagnetic LWD control unit in the collar, and the rotary steerable control unit configured to control a direction of drilling of the integrated drilling system;

at least one near bit electromagnetic transmitting antenna deployed in a recess in the collar circumferentially about the rotary steerable control unit;

at least one electromagnetic receiving antenna deployed in a recess in the collar circumferentially about the electromagnetic LWD control unit, the at least one near bit electromagnetic transmitting antenna and the at least one electromagnetic receiving antenna configured to make electromagnetic logging measurements while drilling; and

an electrical jumper providing an electrical connection between the at least one near bit electromagnetic antenna and the electromagnetic LWD control unit, wherein the electrical jumper comprises a plurality of insulated electrical conductors deployed in a groove in an outer surface of the collar.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the jumper further comprises a wire tray deployed in the groove, the wire tray including a plurality of channels sized and shaped for supporting the electrical conductors, the electrical conductors grouped into twisted pairs, each of the twisted pairs deployed in a corresponding channel in the wire tray and corresponding to an antenna in the at least one near bit electromagnetic transmitting antenna.

16. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of feedthrough connectors that electrically connect the electrical conductors in the jumper with the electromagnetic LWD control unit, wherein the feedthrough connectors are routed through corresponding ports in the collar and are supported by housings that are deployed in and sealingly engage the ports.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the at least one electromagnetic transmitting antenna comprises a transverse transmitting antenna and an axial transmitting antenna; and

the at least one electromagnetic receiving antenna comprises a transverse receiving antenna and an axial receiving antenna.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2024
From: BELLEVILLE, RACHEL; HOMAN, DEAN M.; FREY, MARK; DU, MICHAEL HUI; FISSELER, PATRICK
To: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067027/0687 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63298650 · Jan 12, 2022
Cited By (1)
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