Slide and rotation projection for reducing friction while drilling

A method for controlling a motor during a drilling operation for a wellbore, the method comprising:

• receiving input data from a sensor, the input data corresponding to characteristics of at least one of a drillstring or a motor;
• determining a plurality of hook loads from the input data for a plurality of time intervals;
• determining a plurality of friction factors based on the plurality of hook loads for the plurality of time intervals;
• projecting, using the plurality of friction factors for the plurality of time intervals, a slide-rotate ratio for the motor, the slide-rotate ratio including a ratio of a first duration in a slide mode of the motor to a second duration in a rotate mode of the motor;
• and
• controlling a drilling operation using the drillstring and the motor by adjusting the first duration and the second duration to satisfy the slide-rotate ratio.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes instructions that are executable by a processing device for causing the processing device to perform operations related to providing slide and rotation projection, the operations comprising:

• receiving input data from a sensor, the input data corresponding to characteristics of at least one of a drillstring or a motor;
• determining a plurality of hook loads from the input data for a plurality of time intervals;
• determining a plurality of friction factors based on the plurality of hook loads for the plurality of time intervals;
• projecting, using the plurality of friction factors for the plurality of time intervals, a slide-rotate ratio for the motor, the slide-rotate ratio including a ratio of a first duration in a slide mode of the motor to a second duration in a rotate mode of the motor;
• and
• controlling a drilling operation using the drillstring and the motor by adjusting the first duration and the second duration to satisfy the slide-rotate ratio.