109 patents
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Utility
Spinner with consumable sleeve
13 Sep 22
A system with multiple spinners in a spinner assembly, each spinner comprising a drive shaft, a sleeve with arcuate segments surrounding the drive shaft, a first cap that receives a first end of the sleeve and a second cap that receives a second end of the sleeve, which secures the sleeve to the drive shaft.
Christopher Magnuson
Filed: 24 Jul 20
Utility
Optimal drilling parameter machine learning system and methods
13 Sep 22
A method of optimizing drilling and drilling instructions for different segments of a wellbore that includes: calculating mathematical approximations of energy transfer loss between a top drive and a BHA using a neural network and a plurality of drilling records for segments of wellbores that are similar to the segments of the wellbore to be drilled; calculating drilling instructions based on each mathematical approximation; drilling the wellbore using the drilling instructions; monitoring the energy transfer loss; and optimizing the drilling instructions using one of the mathematical approximations to minimize the energy transfer loss.
Suresh Venugopal, Namitha Vinay
Filed: 15 Oct 19
Utility
Automated directional drilling apparatus and methods
6 Sep 22
A system and method of directionally steering a bottom hole assembly (“BHA”) from a drilling rig to a target location including by receiving data indicative of a directional trend of the BHA and a projection to bit depth; determining a location of the BHA based on a directional trend and the projection; identifying an amount of deviation from a drilling path; automatically creating a modified drilling path that intersects the planned drilling path based on the amount of deviation exceeding a first threshold amount of deviation and being less than a second threshold amount of deviation, automatically creating a modified drilling path that does not intersect the planned drilling path in response to the amount of deviation exceeding the second threshold amount of deviation, and determining a curve profile of the modified drilling path having the smallest rate of curvature to avoid drilling overshoot; and steering the BHA.
Scott Gilbert Boone, Brian Ellis, Colin Gillan, Beat Küttel
Filed: 28 Jun 21
Utility
Method and apparatus for identifying a potential problem with drilling equipment using a feedback control loop system
6 Sep 22
An apparatus for, and method of identifying a potential problem with, drilling equipment that is used in a drilling operation.
Austin Groover, Scott Coffey, Drew Curran, Adam Lacroix
Filed: 30 Sep 20
Utility
Methods and systems for improving confidence in automated steering guidance
9 Aug 22
Systems including a plurality of sensors disposed on a bottom hole assembly (BHA) configured to provide data to a controller, wherein a drill bit is connected to a bottom of the BHA; and a controller configured to: receive a well plan; receive, at a first stationary survey station, locational data and directional data of the BHA from the plurality of sensors; create steering instructions based on the well plan, historical drilling data, and the locational and directional data; generate a predicted future position of the drill bit for each of a plurality of stationary survey stations subsequent to the first stationary survey station assuming implementation of the steering instructions; display the predicted future position of the drill bit for each stationary survey station on a graphical user interface; receive directions to implement, reject, or revise the steering instructions; and execute the received directions.
Austin Groover, Scott Coffey, Drew Curran, Adam Lacroix
Filed: 13 Aug 20
Utility
High-capacity mast on a drilling rig
2 Aug 22
A method of building and operating a land-based drilling rig with a high-capacity mast include providing a platform collapsed on a substructure over a proposed well drilling location and building the high-capacity mast in a horizontal condition by attaching a lower portion of the high-capacity mast to the platform.
Padira Reddy, Ashish Gupta
Filed: 21 Aug 18
Utility
Mast assembly for drilling rig
24 May 22
A mast assembly for a drilling rig includes a mast formed from a plurality of mast subunits.
Ashish Gupta, Padira Reddy, Denver Lee
Filed: 17 Jul 19
Utility
Drilling rig communication systems, devices, and methods
19 Apr 22
Systems, devices, and methods for carrying out communications on a drilling rig are presented.
Sri Valleru, Eric D. Sawyer, Divye Kumar
Filed: 2 Feb 18
Utility
Dual mast rig with independently adjustable platforms
22 Mar 22
A system for performing a subterranean operation, where the system may include a substructure of a rig configured to move from a first position to a second position, a first platform overlying and coupled to the substructure, a second platform overlying and coupled to the substructure, with the first platform configured to move independently from and relative to the substructure and the second platform, and with the second platform configured to move independently from and relative to the substructure and the first platform.
Padira P. Reddy, Denver C. Lee
Filed: 9 Jun 20
Utility
Systems and methods for monitoring drill strings
15 Mar 22
A system for monitoring a drill string comprising: a plurality of image capture devices disposed around a wellbore and adapted to record images of a portion of the drill string; and a logic device adapted to determine linearity of the portion of the drill string based on a form factor deviation.
Christopher Magnuson, Mark Docherty
Filed: 5 Dec 19
Utility
V-door safety gate
15 Mar 22
A gate assembly that can include a frame with first and second mounts to mount the gate assembly across a V-door space on a rig floor, a first gate rotationally attached to a left side of the frame, and a second gate rotationally attached to a right side of the frame, such that the first and second gates selectively permit and prevent access through the V-door space.
Gary W. Craig
Filed: 12 Apr 19
Utility
Adjustable pipe handling system
15 Mar 22
A pipe handling system for transporting pipe between a horizontal storage location and a rig floor, where the pipe handling system can include an adjustable length ramp assembly which can be adjusted by installing one or more extension sections between bottom and top sections The sections can include interfacing features that can align the sections with each other when they are attached together in the ramp assembly.
David Do, Travis Burke, Geoffrey Fletcher
Filed: 6 Nov 20
Utility
System for guiding a tubular during subterranean drilling operations
15 Feb 22
A method of conducting subterranean drilling operations comprising guiding a tubular with a first guide arranged in a first configuration; coupling an umbilical line to the tubular with an engagement element; guiding the tubular with a second guide; arranging the first guide to a second configuration to permit longitudinal passage of the engagement element past the first guide; and arranging the first guide to the first configuration after the engagement element is past the first guide.
Jamie Bergeron, Hendrik Schalk Le Roux
Filed: 10 Sep 19
Utility
Apparatus and method for securing tubulars on a drilling rig
15 Feb 22
A device and method for subterranean operations comprising a latch adapted to be coupled with a fingerboard of a drilling rig, the fingerboard including at least two fingers, wherein: the latch is selectively moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the latch is adapted to selectively permit entrance of a first tubular into a tubular storage area between the at least two fingers when the latch is in the open configuration, and selectively maintain the first tubular in the tubular storage area when the latch is in the closed configuration, and the latch is spaced apart from the fingerboard.
Christopher Magnuson, Alex Kunec, Eric Deutsch
Filed: 5 Nov 20
Utility
Side saddle drilling rigs
8 Feb 22
A land-based drilling rig includes a first substructure and a second substructure, the second substructure being positioned generally parallel to the first substructure.
Padira Reddy, Ashish Gupta
Filed: 12 Nov 20
Utility
System and method of automating a slide drilling operation
1 Feb 22
A system and method of automating a slide drilling operation comprising a plurality of tasks is described, in particular, reducing stored torque within a drill string that extends within a wellbore that includes storing, using a computing system, a first predetermined workflow to reduce stored torque within the drill string, and a second predetermined workflow to reduce stored torque within the drill string, wherein the first predetermined workflow comprises instructions to vertically move the drill string in first and opposing second directions; and wherein the second predetermined workflow comprises instructions to rotate the drill string in a first direction.
Austin Groover, Christopher Wagner, Jesse Johnson, Colin Gillan
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Side saddle slingshot drilling rig
25 Jan 22
A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a left and right substructure including a left and right lower box.
Padira Reddy, Ashish Gupta
Filed: 14 May 20
Utility
Automatic steering instructions for directional motor drilling
16 Nov 21
Systems, devices, and methods for generating steering instructions to directing the operation of a drilling system are provided.
Colin J. Gillan
Filed: 20 Oct 17
Utility
Stowing support equipment for a catwalk
12 Oct 21
A pipe handling system that can include a base skid, a ramp rotationally attached to the base skid, and support equipment (e.g., a drag chain pan, or equipment skid) coupled to the ramp, wherein rotation of the ramp from a first deployed position to a first stowed position lifts the support equipment from a second deployed position to a second stowed position.
Travis Burke, Victor Martinez, Jane Towns
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Real-time modification of a slide drilling segment based on continuous downhole data
12 Oct 21
A method of modifying a slide drill segment while implementing the slide drill segment includes receiving downhole data from a BHA during slide drilling of a slide drill segment.
Scott Gilbert Boone, Christopher Papouras, Colin Gillan
Filed: 26 Apr 18