Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Trajectory control for directional drilling
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Application No.: US16778967Application Date: 2020-01-31
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Publication No.: US11674353B2Publication Date: 2023-06-13
- Inventor: Umut Zalluhoglu , Robert Darbe
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: E21B7/06
- IPC: E21B7/06 ; E21B44/02 ; E21B47/0228 ; E21B7/10

Abstract:
A method for controlling a drilling trajectory of a wellbore includes computing a position and attitude of a drill bit within a wellbore. The method further includes computing a wellbore trajectory error between (i) the position of the drill bit and a well plan position and (ii) the attitude of the drill bit and a well plan attitude. Further, the method includes determining an inclination set-point change command and an azimuth set-point change command using the wellbore trajectory error. Additionally, the method includes steering the drill bit using the inclination set-point change command and the azimuth set-point change command.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210238926A1 TRAJECTORY CONTROL FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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