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- Patent Title: Methods and systems for improving confidence in automated steering guidance
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Application No.: US16993026Application Date: 2020-08-13
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Publication No.: US11408228B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Austin Groover , Scott Coffey , Drew Curran , Adam Lacroix
- Applicant: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: E21B7/06
- IPC: E21B7/06 ; E21B47/022 ; E21B47/013

Abstract:
Systems including a plurality of sensors disposed on a bottom hole assembly (BHA) configured to provide data to a controller, wherein a drill bit is connected to a bottom of the BHA; and a controller configured to: receive a well plan; receive, at a first stationary survey station, locational data and directional data of the BHA from the plurality of sensors; create steering instructions based on the well plan, historical drilling data, and the locational and directional data; generate a predicted future position of the drill bit for each of a plurality of stationary survey stations subsequent to the first stationary survey station assuming implementation of the steering instructions; display the predicted future position of the drill bit for each stationary survey station on a graphical user interface; receive directions to implement, reject, or revise the steering instructions; and execute the received directions. Methods and machine-readable media are also included.
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