Real time drilling fluid rheology modification to help manage and miniminze drill string vibrations
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsSorin G. TEODORESCU, Dale E. JAMISON
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Abstract
A method of managing bottom hole assembly vibrations while drilling a wellbore including obtaining data regarding drilling parameters related to one or more drilling operations, determining if the bottom hole assembly has vibration levels outside of the range of normal operation parameters, modifying the drilling mud formulation to alter at least one of its physical properties and rheological properties to keep or maintain the vibration levels of the bottom hole assembly within the range of normal operation parameters, and mitigating the vibrations.
Claims20
A method managing bottom hole assembly vibrations while drilling a wellbore, the method comprising:
- obtaining data regarding drilling parameters related to one or more drilling operations, including parameters related to the bottom hole assembly and drilling mud;
- determining if the bottom hole assembly has vibration levels outside of the range of normal operation parameters;
- modifying the drilling mud formulation to alter at least one of its physical properties, rheological properties, and combinations thereof to keep the vibrations of the bottom hole assembly within the range of normal operation parameters;
- and
- mitigating the vibrations.
A method of drilling a wellbore, the method comprising:
- drilling a wellbore using a bottom hole assembly and drilling mud;
- obtaining data regarding drilling parameters related to one or more drilling operations, including parameters related to the bottom hole assembly and drilling mud;
- determining if the bottom hole assembly has vibration levels outside of the range of normal operation parameters;
- modifying the drilling mud formulation to alter at least one of its physical properties, rheological properties, mud components and combinations thereof to keep the vibrations of the bottom hole assembly within the range of normal operation parameters;
- and
- mitigating the vibrations.
A vibration managing system for a bottom hole assembly while drilling a wellbore, the vibration managing system comprising:
- a data collection device for collecting drilling parameter information related to one or more drilling operations, including parameters related to the bottom hole assembly and drilling mud;
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- a mud control system,
- wherein said vibration managing system:
- determines if the bottom hole assembly has vibration levels outside of the range of normal operation parameters based on the data collected;
- modifies the drilling mud formulation by using the mud control system to alter at least one of the mud's physical properties, rheological properties, and combinations thereof to keep the vibrations of the bottom hole assembly within the range of normal operation parameters;
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- mitigates the vibrations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.