Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlling drill string rotation
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Application No.: US16809366Application Date: 2020-03-04
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Publication No.: US10895142B2Publication Date: 2021-01-19
- Inventor: Benjamin Peter Jeffryes , Nathaniel Wicks , Shunfeng Zheng
- Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agent Rachel E. Greene
- Main IPC: E21B3/035
- IPC: E21B3/035 ; E21B44/00 ; E21B3/02

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for controlling drill string rotation. The apparatus may be a control system for controlling a driver operable to rotate a drill string to form a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. The control system may include a first controller operable to control rotation of the driver and a second controller communicatively connected with the first controller. During the drilling operations the first and/or second controller may be operable to generate a rotational speed command based on status information indicative of operational status of the drill string, and thereby cause the driver to rotate the drill string based on the rotational speed command.
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