Plan deviations visualization and interpretation

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining a drill plan for conducting an oilfield operation at an oilfield, the drill plan comprising a planned value for a metric and planned drilling parameters including a plurality of planned drilling parameter values;
• drilling a first well using the drill plan using equipment located at the oilfield including at least one sensor acquiring data that is transmitted via one or more networks, the equipment performing one or more oilfield activities at the first well using the drill plan;
• receiving the data via the one or more networks, the data being collected while the equipment was performing the one or more oilfield activities at the first well using the drill plan, at least a portion of the data representing an actual value for the metric;
• determining that one or more deviations from the drill plan occurred based on a difference between the actual value and the planned value;
• identifying, automatically using an artificial intelligence, one or more unplanned events of the one or more oilfield activities that are not in the drill plan that caused the one or more deviations;
• calculating, by the artificial intelligence, a contribution to the difference between the actual value and the planned value caused by the one or more unplanned events, the artificial intelligence being trained to link unplanned events to the metric;
• modifying the drill plan to generate a modified plan comprising modified drilling parameters comprising a plurality of planned drilling parameter values, at least one modified drilling parameter value being different from a corresponding planned drilling parameter value among the plurality of planned drilling parameter values, the modified plan being configured to manage the one or more unplanned events, the modifying the drill plan comprising at least one of:
• determining the modified drilling parameters by adjusting one or more of the planned drilling parameters to:
• avoid the one or more unplanned events;
• mitigate an effect of the one or more unplanned events;
• or
• reduce the difference between the actual value and the planned value caused by the one or more unplanned events;
• adjusting the metric to be the actual value or to trend the metric closer to the actual value;
• or
• incorporating the one or more unplanned events into the drill plan;
• transmitting the modified plan to the equipment at the oilfield via the one or more networks;
• and p1 drilling a second well at the oilfield with the equipment using the modified drilling parameters of the modified plan including the at least one modified drilling parameter value that is different from the corresponding planned drilling parameter value.

A computing system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory system comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• obtaining a drill plan for drilling a well at an oilfield, the drill plan comprising a planned value for a metric and planned drilling parameters including a plurality of planned drilling parameter values;
• drilling a first well using the drill plan using equipment located at the oilfield including at least one sensor acquiring data that is transmitted via one or more networks, the equipment performing one or more oilfield activities at the first well using the drill plan;
• receiving the data via the one or more networks, the data being collected while the equipment was performing the one or more oilfield activities at the first well using the drill plan, at least a portion of the data representing an actual value for the metric;
• determining that one or more deviations from the drill plan occurred based on a difference between the actual value and the planned value;
• identifying, automatically using an artificial intelligence, one or more unplanned events of the one or more oilfield activities that are not in the drill plan that caused the one or more deviations;
• calculating, by the artificial intelligence, a contribution to the difference between the actual value and the planned value caused by the one or more unplanned events, the artificial intelligence being trained to link unplanned events to the metric;
• modifying the drill plan to generate a modified plan comprising modified drilling parameters comprising a plurality of planned drilling parameter values, at least one modified drilling parameter value being different from a corresponding planned drilling parameter value among the plurality of planned drilling parameter values, the modified plan being configured to manage the one or more unplanned events, the modifying the drill plan comprising at least one of:
• determining the modified drilling parameters by adjusting one or more of the planned drilling parameters to:
• avoid the one or more unplanned events;
• mitigate an effect of the one or more unplanned events;
• or
• reduce the difference between the actual value and the planned value caused by the one or more unplanned events;
• adjusting the metric to be the actual value or to trend the metric closer to the actual value;
• or
• incorporating the one or more unplanned events into the drill plan;
• transmitting the modified plan to the equipment at the oilfield via the one or more networks;
• and
• drilling a second well at the oilfield with the equipment using the modified drilling parameters of the modified plan including the at least one modified drilling parameter value that is different from the corresponding planned drilling parameter value.