Real-time drilling parameter adherence

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:
• receiving a well plan for a well, wherein the well plan comprises a plurality of planned drilling parameters corresponding to a plurality of intervals in the well, wherein the intervals comprise depth intervals or time intervals, wherein the planned drilling parameters each comprise a minimum value, a maximum value, and a recommended value, and wherein the planned drilling parameters comprise a planned depth of the well, a planned rate of rotation of a tubular string in the well, a planned weight on a drill bit in the well, a planned flow rate of a fluid into or out of the well, a planned rate of penetration in the well, or a combination thereof;
• receiving actual drilling parameters corresponding to the plurality of intervals in the well, wherein the actual drilling parameters comprise a measured depth of the well, a measured rate of rotation of the tubular string in the well, a measured weight on the drill bit in the well, a measured flow rate of the fluid into or out of the well, a measured rate of penetration in the well, or a combination thereof;
• comparing the actual drilling parameters to the planned drilling parameters;
• determining a plurality of compliance indicators based at least partially upon the comparison, wherein the compliance indicators indicate a level of adherence between the actual drilling parameters adhere to the planned drilling parameters, wherein a first of the compliance indicators comprises a plurality of first values representing differences between a first of the actual drilling parameters and a first of the planned drilling parameters at each of the intervals in the well, and wherein a second of the compliance indicators comprises a plurality of second values representing differences between a second of the actual drilling parameters and a second of the planned drilling parameters at each of the intervals in the well;
• generating a first alarm in response to greater than a first predetermined amount and less than a second predetermined amount of the first values being below a planned minimum threshold, above a planned maximum threshold, or both;
• generating a second alarm in response to greater than the second predetermined amount of the first values being below the planned minimum threshold, above the planned maximum threshold, or both;
• generating a third alarm in response to greater than the first predetermined amount and less than the second predetermined amount of the first values being below the planned minimum threshold, and greater than the first predetermined amount and less than the second predetermined amount of the first values being above the planned maximum threshold;
• and
• generating a display based upon the comparison, the compliance indicators, the first alarm, the second alarm, the third alarm, or a combination thereof.

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

• receiving a well plan for a well, wherein the well plan comprises a plurality of planned drilling parameters corresponding to a plurality of intervals in the well, wherein the intervals comprise depth intervals or time intervals, wherein the planned drilling parameters each comprise a minimum value, a maximum value, and a recommended value, and wherein the planned drilling parameters comprise a planned depth of the well, a planned rate of rotation of a tubular string in the well, a planned weight on a drill bit in the well, a planned flow rate of a fluid into or out of the well, and a planned rate of penetration in the well;
• receiving actual drilling parameters corresponding to the plurality of intervals in the well, wherein the actual drilling parameters are received substantially in real-time, wherein the actual drilling parameters comprise a measured depth of the well, a measured rate of rotation of the tubular string in the well, a measured weight on the drill bit in the well, a measured flow rate of the fluid into or out of the well, and a measured rate of penetration in the well;
• determining a statistical distribution of the actual drilling parameters, wherein the statistical distribution is based at least partially upon the well plan, and wherein the statistical distribution is determined by percentiles and summarized at each of the intervals;
• comparing the actual drilling parameters to the planned drilling parameters, wherein the comparison includes comparing the statistical distribution of the actual drilling parameters to the planned drilling parameters;
• determining a plurality of compliance indicators based at least partially upon the comparison, wherein the compliance indicators indicate a level of adherence between the actual drilling parameters adhere to the planned drilling parameters, wherein a first of the compliance indicators comprises a plurality of first values representing differences between a first of the actual drilling parameters and a first of the planned drilling parameters at each of the intervals in the well, and wherein a second of the compliance indicators comprises a plurality of second values representing differences between a second of the actual drilling parameters and a second of the planned drilling parameters at each of the intervals in the well, and wherein the plurality of compliance indicators further comprises an aggregate compliance indicator based upon the first and second compliance indicators;
• generating a first alarm in response to greater than a first predetermined amount and less than a second predetermined amount of the first values and the second values being below a planned minimum threshold, above a planned maximum threshold, or both, wherein the planned minimum threshold is different at two or more of the intervals, and wherein the planned maximum is different at two or more of the intervals;
• generating a second alarm in response to greater than the second predetermined amount of the first values and the second values being below the planned minimum threshold, above the planned maximum threshold, or both;
• generating a third alarm in response to greater than the first predetermined amount and less than the second predetermined amount of the first values and the second values being below the planned minimum threshold, and greater than the first predetermined amount and less than the second predetermined amount of the first values and the second values being above the planned maximum threshold;
• generating a display based upon the comparison, the compliance indicators, the first alarm, the second alarm, the third alarm, or a combination thereof;
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• generating or transmitting a signal in response to the comparison, the compliance indicators, the first alarm, the second alarm, the third alarm or a combination thereof.