Tripping Optimization

A system for drilling a wellbore and/or tripping operation, comprising:

• a top drive;
• an iron roughneck;
• a pipe handler;
• a control system coupled to the top drive, iron roughneck, and pipe handler, wherein the control system comprises a processor;
• and
• a storage medium comprising computer readable instructions configured to direct the processor to:
• receive a plurality of sensor data characterizing rig equipment and tripping status;
• identify a plurality of multi-thread rig states based on the plurality of sensor data;
• calculate a plurality of optimal rig state characteristics (RSCs), wherein the plurality of optimal RSCs are calculated based on the plurality of sensor data as it relates to the plurality of multi-thread rig states;
• perform a tripping operation with the rig equipment after applying the plurality of optimal RSCs;
• and
• gather a plurality of updated sensor data from the rig equipment during the tripping operation for a recalculation of the plurality of optimal RSCs.

A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions configured to direct a processor to:

• receive a plurality of sensor data characterizing rig equipment and tripping status;
• identify a plurality of multi-thread rig states based on the plurality of sensor data;
• calculate a plurality of optimal rig state characteristics (RSCs), wherein the plurality of optimal RSCs are calculated based on the plurality of sensor data as it relates to the plurality of multi-thread rig states;
• perform a tripping operation with the rig equipment after applying the plurality of optimal RSCs;
• and
• gather a plurality of updated sensor data from the rig equipment during the tripping operation for a recalculation of the plurality of optimal RSCs.