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WO/2014/160663A1
Automation agents are utilized to modify operating characteristics of a client, such as a piece of equipment. An operating characteristic of equipment can be selectively adjusted by modification of a set point value, which is associated ...  
WO/2014/158651A1
In some aspects, sand stabilization treatments are analyzed. A computing system can determine a first predicted resource production output for a subterranean reservoir based on a sand stability model analysis for a native condition of th...  
WO/2014/158706A1
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods that use hand mobile communications device with respect to a drilling operation at a drilling site. Data with respect to one or more sensors downhole at a drilling site can be wirelessly ...  
WO/2014/147116A1
The invention provides a control system and method for limiting vibrations in a tool string system, comprising a relatively heavy rotatable device, such as a pump system or a bottom hole assembly, connected to an long rotatable tool stri...  
WO/2014/147575A1
A method for controlling a drilling system comprising a drive system, drillstring and drill bit. The drive system rotates the drillstring during a drilling process to drill a borehole through an earth formation. The method involves setti...  
WO/2014/147118A1
The invention provides a control system and method for limiting vibrations in a tool string system. The system comprises a pump connected to a rotatable tool string driven by a drive system. The control system comprises feedback of both ...  
WO/2014/146207A1
In one embodiment of the invention, an air drilling downhole telemetry and control system is disclosed, comprising a telemetry and control interface, a topside unit, one or more repeater units, a bottom hole unit, and an air filled drill...  
WO/2014/134739A1
A system for charging a capacitor used to power measurement-while-drilling equipment includes a power bus, which is electrically connected to the capacitor; a first pair of battery terminals; switching circuitry for electrically connecti...  
WO/2014/134655A1
This disclosure relates to updating an estimate for a material property of a volume, for example, updating the estimate of iron concentration in a block of a mine block model. The estimate is based on values of one or more model paramete...  
WO/2014/131080A1
Drill hole sequence planning equipment (14) includes a position determining module (18) for determining an initial location of a mobile drill rig (12). A selection module (24) selects a destination location for the drill rig (12). A corr...  
WO/2014/133501A1
Calculating wellbore energy. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: calculating an expected wellbore energy for a planned wellpath, the calculating by a computer system; calculating an expected tortuosity of...  
WO/2014/134152A1
A system, method and computer-readable medium for a drilling a borehole is disclosed. Errors associated with multi-station survey measurements are obtained and partitioned into a set of estimated errors and a set of considered errors. A ...  
WO/2014/130654A1
Method for estimating a steady state response of a drill string in a borehole includes calculating a first displacement of the drill string in a frequency domain for a first excitation force frequency and a number of multiples of this fr...  
WO/2014/127489A1
A downhole system has a plurality of telemetry systems and a control system configured to obtain information from one or more sensors and transmit that information on one or more of the plurality of telemetry systems. The configuration o...  
WO/2014/008095A9
A method for collecting and analyzing downhole pressure data includes disposing a plurality of pressure sensors at axially spaced locations along a drill string disposed in a well. A first data set that includes a data point for each of ...  
WO/2014/124530A1
A fluid pressure pulse generating apparatus with a pulser assembly having a pulser assembly housing enclosing a pressure compensation device. The pulser assembly housing includes an interior wall with a plurality of primary apertures the...  
WO/2014/124309A1
The operating performance and reliability of a pump, e.g. a hydraulic pump, can be significantly improved by incorporating an actively controlled positive displacement control valve in fluid communication with a fixed displacement pump, ...  
WO/2014/121448A1
Techniques for optimizing automated drilling processes are disclosed. Such techniques include modeling a formation and selecting a drilling trajectory in the formation. Measurements of rate of penetration (ROP), revolutions per minute (R...  
WO/2014/121645A1
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for real-time coal surveying and identification for a shearer, suitable for use in the coal cutting process of a coal drill-type shearer. The apparatus is composed of vibration sensors (1), an elec...  
WO/2014/116442A1
Disclosed are systems and methods for remote actuation of a downhole tool. One system includes a work string providing a flow path therein, a downhole tool coupled to the work string, at least one actuation device operatively coupled to ...  
WO/2014/116248A1
Systems and methods for monitoring and characterizing fluids in a subterranean formation are provided. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring fluids in a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided, the method comprisi...  
WO/2014/117030A1
A method, apparatus, and program product utilize a constrained optimization framework to generate a well placement plan based on a reservoir model. Candidate well placement plans are generated from control vectors proposed by an optimiza...  
WO/2014/113144A1
Methods of drilling or treating a well including the steps of: designing a fluid with high-gravity solids (e.g., barite); calculating the sagged fluid mud weight after allowing for sag according to formulas; forming a fluid according to ...  
WO/2014/113051A1
Two sensors may be installed on a marine drill to improve measurements used for monitoring and operating the marine drill. The sensors may be installed in a differential configuration with one sensor located on a top block of the marine ...  
WO/2014/105050A1
Implementations described herein comprise systems, apparatus and methods for drill string component storage, handling and positioning devices. The handling device can comprise a magazine assembly configured for storing and handling elong...  
WO/2014/105659A1
A method of performing a fracture operation at a wellsite about a subterranean formation having a fracture network with natural fractures is provided. The wellsite is stimulated by injection of fluid into the fracture network. The method...  
WO/2014/105080A1
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to inspect casing defects in a pipe such as a casing associated with a drilling operation. Electrical connectors contacting the inside wall of the pipe can be used to generate a current i...  
WO/2014/105305A1
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a drilling system comprises a rotating control device (RCD). A plurality of sensors included in or in proximity to the RCD are configured to detect drilling conditions associ...  
WO/2014/105034A1
Disclosed are systems and methods of balancing weight distribution between downhole cutting tools. One system includes a drill bit (102) arranged at a distal end of the bottom-hole assembly (100), a first sensor sub (112a) arranged proxi...  
WO/2014/105038A1
Disclosed are systems and methods of balancing weight and hydraulic energy distribution between downhole cutting tools. One system includes a drill bit (102) arranged at a distal end of the bottom- hole assembly (100), a first sensor sub...  
WO/2014/099309A1
A method for directional drilling of a wellbore includes automatically rotating a drill string having a steerable drilling motor at an end thereof in a first direction so that a measured torque related parameter thereon reaches a first v...  
WO/2014/100175A1
An apparatus for continuously flowing drilling fluid along a drill string includes a continuous circulation device having at least a first fluid path in fluid communication with a top drive and a second fluid path in communication with a...  
WO/2014/099394A1
A method and apparatus for evaluating the subterranean formation of a wellbore is presented. The method includes conveying a downhole tool in a wellbore via a cable, and determining the torque in the cable in real-time. The method furthe...  
WO/2014/094161A1
Adjustment of the angle of a bent sub or other steering feature in a drill string relative to a reference angle of a downhole sensor is facilitated by a rotatable coupling between the bent sub and the sensor. The rotatable coupling may b...  
WO/2014/098873A1
A method and apparatus for controlling a pump configured to pump liquid out of a well is described. A compact sensor package including a force sensor, position sensor, PLC, and transmitter may be disposed at a single location of the pump...  
WO/2014/094153A1
Adjustment of the angle of a bent sub or other steering feature in a drill string relative to a reference angle of a downhole sensor is facilitated by a rotatable coupling between the bend sub and the sensor. The rotatable coupling may b...  
WO/2014/098598A1
A method of and a device for computer controlled determination of operational parameters of a computational model of borehole equipment for drilling a borehole in an earth formation. The borehole equipment comprising a rotational drive s...  
WO/2014/100613A1
A method for wellbore construction management includes measuring at least one drilling operating parameter during drilling of a wellbore. At least one well state parameter is calculated from the measured drilling operating parameter. A d...  
WO/2014/089204A1
An apparatus for mitigation of torsional noise effects on borehole measurements. The apparatus may include a conveyance device; a sleeve having a sensor section, the sleeve rotatably disposed on the conveyance device; a sensor having at ...  
WO/2014/085935A1
The embodiments described herein generally relate to a method and apparatus for providing a back up system of Directional and Inclination (D&I) information to be gathered and transmitted in addition to primary D&I sensors currently emplo...  
WO/2014/088808A1
A method includes oscillating, with a first acceleration profile, at least a portion of a drill string using a top drive at least indirectly coupled to the drill string and includes oscillating, with a second acceleration profile differe...  
WO/2014/081311A1
A system for configuring control instructions for a tool assembly formed as a pipe string (2) arranged at least partially to be inserted into a borehole is described, in which pipe string components (21, 21n) are provided with unique, ma...  
WO/2014/078621A1
Flowline pressure equalizer systems, methods and/or apparatuses for use on a downhole tool are provided. A pressure equalizer may be provided in communication with two flowlines. The pressure equalizer may use equalizing chambers and equ...  
WO/2014/075190A1
An insulating collar for a gap sub assembly for electromagnetic (EM) telemetry used in downhole drilling is disclosed. The gap sub assembly comprises a female member comprising a female mating section and a male member comprising a male ...  
WO/2014/078342A1
A method of predicting behavior of a drill bit includes: generating, by a processor, a representation of at least one component of the drill bit, the representation representing a three-dimensional object as a combination of at least two...  
WO/2014/071519A1
A coupling key for fixedly coupling a driveshaft to a rotating component of a measurement while drilling telemetry apparatus comprises a key body and at least one zero backlash ring. The key body has dimensions selected to fit within a k...  
WO/2014/071514A1
A fluid pressure pulse generator comprising a stator and rotor that can be used in measurement while drilling using mud pulse or pressure pulse telemetry is disclosed. The stator comprises a stator body with a circular opening therethrou...  
WO/2014/066981A1
Methods and systems are described for improved drilling operations through the use of real-time drilling data to predict bit wear, lithology, pore pressure, a rotating friction coefficient, permeability, and cost in real-time and to adju...  
WO/2014/066599A1
A method includes analyzing historical surface check data to train classifiers indicative of data separation between healthy and unhealthy downhole tools. The method also includes developing, based on the classifiers, prognostics health ...  
WO/2014/066709A2
A towing string useful for positioning a towed assembly into a horizontal well bore includes a towed assembly coupled to a tractor assembly. The tractor assembly is operable to convert introduced energy into a pulling force that is direc...  

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