5 patents
Utility
Apparatus and method using measurements taken while drilling cement to obtain absolute values of mechanical rock properties along a borehole
22 Mar 22
An innovative apparatus and computer implemented methods to obtain values for a set of scalars corresponding to each force and displacement, which may be obtained from acoustical signals captured by sensors of a drill bit while drilling, in a material of known mechanical properties, such as a cement from casing the well, such that the application and use of the scalars in relation to measurements of the mechanics while drilling, such as the acceleration of the bit and motion of the bit captured by sensors such as accelerometers, allow for absolute values of mechanical rock properties to be obtained in rock formations, being drilled through, with otherwise unknown mechanical properties prior to drilling.
James D. Lakings, Jeffrey A. Godwin, Jesse B. Havens, Joshua D. Ulla
Filed: 6 Dec 17
Utility
Apparatus and method using measurements taken while drilling to map mechanical boundaries and mechanical rock properties along a borehole
14 Dec 21
An apparatus and method of using drilling vibrations generated by the deformation of a rock formation in response to forces acting on the rock formation, where the forces are related to a drill bit and/or drilling fluid system, to identify the nature and occurrence of fractures, fracture swarms and other mechanical discontinuities (boundaries) such as bedding planes and/or faults that offset or otherwise separate rock formations with different mechanical rock properties.
R. Christopher Neale, James D. Lakings
Filed: 25 Oct 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Classifying Mechanical Quality of a Subterranean Formation Using Measurements Obtained During Drilling
12 Aug 20
Systems and methods for evaluating mechanical rock quality of subterranean formations include processing of mechanical rock property data to generate one or more corresponding mechanical quality metrics.
James D. Lakings, Carrie Glaser
Filed: 11 Feb 20
Utility
Apparatus and method using measurements taken while drilling cement to obtain absolute values of mechanical rock properties along a borehole
27 Jan 20
An innovative apparatus and computer implemented methods to obtain values for a set of scalars corresponding to each force and displacement, which may be obtained from acoustical signals captured by sensors of a drill bit while drilling, in a material of known mechanical properties, such as a cement from casing the well, such that the application and use of the scalars in relation to measurements of the mechanics while drilling, such as the acceleration of the bit and motion of the bit captured by sensors such as accelerometers, allow for absolute values of mechanical rock properties to be obtained in rock formations, being drilled through, with otherwise unknown mechanical properties prior to drilling.
James D. Lakings, Jeffrey A. Godwin, Jesse B. Havens, Joshua D. Ulla
Filed: 6 Jun 17
Utility
Apparatus and method using measurements taken while drilling to generate and map mechanical boundaries and mechanical rock properties along a borehole
30 Dec 19
The present disclosure involves a novel way of using drilling vibrations generated by the deformation of a rock formation in response to forces acting on the rock formation, where the forces are related to a drill bit and/or drilling fluid system, to identify the nature and occurrence of fractures, fracture swarms and other mechanical discontinuities (boundaries) such as bedding planes and/or faults that offset or otherwise separate rock formations with different mechanical rock properties.
Jesse B. Havens, James D. Lakings, R. Christopher Neale
Filed: 11 Sep 16
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