Stand break detection systems and methods
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsJames Minh Tran, Richard Woods, Tania Maria Oviedo Gutierrez, Irina Kim
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a stand break detection system. In some embodiments, the stand break detection system includes a sensor and a data processing system. The sensor may measure a movement of drill pipe as it is tripped out of a wellbore. The processor may execute instructions stored in a memory to receive measured movement data from the sensor and identify a stand break associated with one or more drill pipes using the measured movement data.
Claims14
A system for stand break detection, comprising:
- a data processing system, wherein the data processing system comprises a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory of the data processing system to perform actions comprising:
- receiving measured movement data from at least one sensor associated with a component of a rig during a tripping process of a drill string having a plurality of drill pipes;
- and identifying a stand break associated with the drill pipes of the plurality of drill pipes based at least in part on the measured movement data, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory of the data processing system to perform actions comprising:
- receiving an additional measured movement data from an additional sensor associated with an additional component of the rig during the tripping process;
- and identifying the stand break associated with the plurality of drill pipes of the plurality of drill pipes based at least in part on the additional measured movement data, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory of the data processing system to perform actions comprising:
- identifying a first portion of the measured movement data, a second portion of the additional measured movement data, or both, corresponding to the plurality of drill pipes being moved through a wellbore based at least in part on the identified stand break;
- and determining a length of at least one of the plurality of drill pipes based at least in part on the first portion, the second portion, or both.
An article of manufacture comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- receive a first set of data obtained by a first sensor disposed on a first component of a rig during a tripping process, wherein the first set of data comprises data indicative of a traveling block position;
- receive a second set of data obtained by a second sensor disposed on a second component of the rig during the tripping process, wherein the second set of data comprises data indicative of a position of a drill bit of the rig;
- determine a stand length based at least in part on the second set of data;
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- determine a stand break based at least in part on a comparison between the first set of data and the determined stand length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.