Efficiency tracking system for a drilling rig

A drilling rig efficiency tracking system comprising:

• a data input system operable to receive sensor data for a first drilling rig, an operations report for a drilling operation, and an efficiency target;
• a controller in communication with the data input system, the controller operable to compare the sensor data and the operations report to the efficiency target to generate an efficiency report for the first drilling rig, the sensor data including a measured time period taken to complete a task during the drilling operation, the efficiency report including an Invisible Lost Time (ILT) period based on a difference between the measured time period of the sensor data and the efficiency target;
• a drilling rig control device in communication with the controller and configured to control a drilling rig function comprising moving at least a portion of the drilling rig, the drilling rig function forming at least a part of the drilling operation based on the efficiency report;
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• an output device in communication with the controller, the output device configured to output the efficiency report to a user.

A method for tracking efficiency of a drilling rig, comprising:

• receiving, with a controller, at least one measurable parameter for a drilling rig function comprising moving at least a portion of the drilling rig, the drilling rig function forming at least a part of a drilling operation from a sensor system associated with the drilling rig;
• generating at least one Key Performance Indicator (KPI) based on the drilling operation;
• calculating, with the controller, at least one performance time period for each of the at least one KPI based on the at least one measurable parameter, the performance time period based on a measured time taken to complete a task on the drilling rig during the drilling operation;
• receiving, with the controller, at least one target time period;
• calculating, with the controller, an Invisible Lost Time (ILT) period based on a difference between the at least one performance time period and the at least one target time period;
• receiving, with a drilling rig control device configured to control the drilling rig function, the ILT period;
• controlling, with the drilling rig control device, the drilling rig function based on the ILT period;
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• outputting the ILT period to a user on an output device.

A drilling rig comprising:

• a sensor system located on the drilling rig and arranged to measure one or more parameters of the drilling rig, the one or more parameters including a weight on bit, a bit depth, a hole depth, a hookload, a block height, a flow rate, a pump pressure, a top drive torque, and a top drive RPM;
• a controller in communication with the sensor system, the controller operable to receive measurements of the one or more parameters from the sensor system, the controller operable to generate an efficiency report for the drilling rig which includes a comparison of a measured time period to complete a task during a drilling operation on the drilling rig based on the one or more parameters with an efficiency target for the one or more parameters, the controller further operable to calculate an Invisible Lost Time (ILT) period based on a difference between the measured time period and the efficiency target;
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• an output device in communication with the controller, the output device configured to output to a user the efficiency report and the ILT period, the output device further configured to control a drilling rig function comprising moving at least a portion of the drilling rig based on the efficiency report.