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Granted Patent B2
US 12,601,251 · App. 17/807,959 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Rig operations information system

Inventors: Geoffrey Peter Short (Ackworth, GB); James Curtis Brannigan (Cypress, TX)
Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
E21B47/04E21B19/008E21B19/02E21B44/00
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Patent No.
US 12,601,251
App. No.
17/807,959
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a data interface that receives data associated with a plurality of wells; an inference engine that receives and analyzes at least a portion of the data to generate results; and a communication engine that outputs information based at least in part on the results.

Claims (35)

1 . A method comprising:

controlling of a display to render a graphical user interface that presents at least a formula tool utilized to generate at least one performance indicator, wherein the graphical user interface operates to identify one or more sensor data channels for the at least one performance indicator using one or more of a user defined function tool and a sensor data channel selection tool, wherein the one or more sensor data channels correspond to one or more sensors of a wellsite system;

determining a benchmark using the at least one performance indicator and a simulation utility configured to evaluate drilling hydraulics corresponding to a simulated downhole condition during a planned operation associated with drilling of a well according to a well plan, wherein the planned operation includes a tripping operation at a planned tripping speed, and wherein the benchmark comprises a tripping speed;

accessing the one or more sensor data channels during execution of the planned operation;

during the execution of the planned operation, receiving data of the one or more sensor data channels in real-time to compute at least one real-time performance indicator; and

determining, using the at least one real-time performance indicator, at least one deviation from the benchmark, wherein a control system is configured to adjust at least movement of pipe associated with the execution of the planned operation based on the at least one deviation.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the data includes receiving rig block position data that is associated with pipe length, wherein the rig block position data is utilized to characterize uncertainty in a pipe length based estimate of depth.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the data includes receiving rig hook load data that is utilized to determine an expected amount of stretching per a pipe segment, a minimum amount of stretching per the pipe segment, and a maximum amount of stretching per the pipe segment.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further including hosting a client key performance indicators database that is utilized to develop future wells and to determine new performance targets.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the benchmark comprises utilizing an inference engine trained using at least historical data from one or more other wells in addition to or in place of the simulation utility.

6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising transmitting the benchmark to the control system and controlling the execution of the planned operation based at least in part on the benchmark.

7 . A system comprising:

a processor;

memory accessible by the processor; and

processor-executable instructions stored in the memory and executable to instruct the system to:

control a display to render a graphical user interface that presents at least a formula tool utilized to generate at least one performance indicator, wherein the graphical user interface operates to identify one or more sensor data channels for the at least one performance indicator using one or more of a user defined function tool and a sensor data channel selection tool, wherein the one or more sensor data channels correspond to one or more sensors of a wellsite system;

determine a benchmark using the at least one performance indicator and a simulation utility configured to evaluate drilling hydraulics corresponding to a simulated downhole condition during a planned operation associated with drilling of a well according to a well plan, wherein the planned operation includes a tripping operation at a planned tripping speed, and wherein the benchmark comprises a tripping speed;

access the one or more sensor data channels during execution of the planned operation;

during the execution of the planned operation, receive data of the one or more sensor data channels in real-time to compute at least one real-time performance indicator; and

determine, using the at least one real-time performance indicator, at least one deviation from the benchmark, wherein a control system is configured to adjust at least movement of pipe associated with the execution of the planned operation based on the at least one deviation.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the system is instructed to receive rig block position data that is associated with pipe length, wherein the rig block position data is utilized to characterize uncertainty in a pipe length based estimate of depth.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the system is instructed to receive rig hook load data that is utilized to determine an expected amount of stretching per a pipe segment, a minimum amount of stretching per the pipe segment, and a maximum amount of stretching per the pipe segment.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein a client key performance indicators database is utilized to develop future wells and to determine new performance targets.

11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein to determine the benchmark comprises using an inference engine trained using at least historical data from one or more other wells in addition to or in place of the simulation utility.

12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the system is instructed to receive a request from the control system for the benchmark.

13 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the system is instructed to transmit the benchmark to the control system and to control execution of the planned operation based at least in part on the benchmark.

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, which includes a processor, cause the processor to:

control a display to render a graphical user interface that presents at least a formula tool utilized to generate at least one performance indicator, wherein the graphical user interface operates to identify one or more sensor data channels for the at least one performance indicator using one or more of a user defined function tool and a sensor data channel selection tool, wherein the one or more sensor data channels correspond to one or more sensors of a wellsite system;

determine a benchmark using the generated at least one performance indicator and a simulation utility configured to evaluate drilling hydraulics corresponding to a simulated downhole condition during a planned operation associated with drilling of a well according to a well plan, wherein the planned operation includes a tripping operation at a planned tripping speed, and wherein the benchmark comprises a tripping speed;

access the one or more sensor data channels during execution of the planned operation;

during the execution of the planned operation, receive data of the one or more sensor data channels in real-time to compute at least one real-time performance indicator; and

determine, using the at least one real-time performance indicator, at least one deviation from the benchmark, wherein a control system is configured to adjust at least movement of pipe associated with the execution of the planned operation based on the at least one deviation.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the simulation utility is configured to evaluate the drilling hydraulics by monitoring and predicting at least one of equivalent circulating density (ECD), equivalent static density (ESD), temperature, hole cleaning, or tripping profiles.

16 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the simulation utility is configured to evaluate the drilling hydraulics by monitoring and predicting at least one of equivalent circulating density (ECD), equivalent static density (ESD), temperature, hole cleaning, or tripping profiles.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the simulation utility is configured to evaluate the drilling hydraulics by monitoring and predicting at least one of equivalent circulating density (ECD), equivalent static density (ESD), temperature, hole cleaning, or tripping profiles.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 15768569
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