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US 2015/0308253 A1Published application
Electronically monitoring drilling conditions of a rotating control device during drilling operations
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsOwen Ransom Clark, Tristan Lloyd Jesse, Anton Kelley Arnt, Raymond Bullock
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a drilling system comprises a rotating control device (RCD). A plurality of sensors included in or in proximity to the RCD are configured to detect drilling conditions associated with the RCD during a drilling operation. A control system is configured to determine an adjustment to a drilling parameter based on the drilling conditions.
Claims20
A drilling system, comprising:
- a rotating control device (RCD);
- a plurality of sensors included in or in proximity to the RCD, each of the sensors configured to detect a drilling condition associated with the RCD during a drilling operation;
- and
- a control system configured to determine an adjustment to a drilling parameter during drilling operations based on the detected drilling conditions.
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A method comprising:
- measuring a plurality of drilling conditions by a plurality of sensors included in or in proximity to a rotational control device (RCD) of a drilling system during drilling operations;
- communicating the plurality of drilling conditions to a processing system;
- analyzing the drilling conditions by the processing system;
- generating an alarm based on the analyzed drilling conditions;
- and
- adjusting a drilling parameter based on the alarm.
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A rotational control device comprising:
- a body including a first sensor;
- a seal element configured to seal an annulus between the body and a drill string of a drilling system, the seal element including a second sensor;
- and
- a bearing assembly coupled to the seal element to facilitate motion of the drill string relative to the body, the bearing assembly comprising a third sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.