Control variable determination to maximise a drilling rate of penetration

A method of determining an optimal value for a control of a drilling operation is provided. Drilling data from a drilling operation is received. The drilling data includes a plurality of values measured for each of a plurality of drilling control variables during the drilling operation. An objective...

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Hauptverfasser: DAVID POPE, JAMES DUARTE, MORAY L LAING, KEITH R HOLDAWAY
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of determining an optimal value for a control of a drilling operation is provided. Drilling data from a drilling operation is received. The drilling data includes a plurality of values measured for each of a plurality of drilling control variables during the drilling operation. An objective function model is determined using the received drilling data. The objective function model maximizes a rate of penetration for the drilling operation. Measured drilling data is received that includes current drilling data values for a different drilling operation. An optimal value for a control of the different drilling operation is determined by executing the determined objective function model with the measured drilling data that includes the current drilling data values for the different drilling operation as an input. The determined optimal value for the control of the different drilling operation is output.