Global Patent Index - EP 3408491 B1

EP 3408491 B1 20200429 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF DRILLING MUD PROPERTIES

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF DRILLING MUD PROPERTIES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR AUTOMATISIERTEN EINSTELLUNG VON BOHRSCHLAMMEIGENSCHAFTEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE RÉGLAGE AUTOMATIQUE DES PROPRIÉTÉS DE LA BOUE DE FORAGE

Publication

EP 3408491 B1 20200429 (EN)

Application

EP 17700864 A 20170123

Priority

  • EP 16152522 A 20160125
  • EP 2017051329 W 20170123

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017129523A1] Drilling mud properties in a mud recirculation system (13) of an oil and/or gas well drilling assembly (1) are automatically adjusted by an automated mud treating assembly (20,25) that is governed hierarchal primary and secondary optimization and control loops (30,31) that continuously keep the density, viscosity, pH and other mud properties within specifications set by a model-based tertiary optimization and control loop to ensure that the mud properties will lead to sufficient drilled cutting transport, borehole stability, drill bit hydraulics, and minimum friction torque and drag.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 21/06 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 21/10 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E21B 21/06 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 21/062 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 21/08 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 21/106 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 44/00 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05 - EP); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017129523 A1 20170803; AU 2017213036 A1 20180712; AU 2017213036 B2 20190801; CA 3010427 A1 20170803; EP 3408491 A1 20181205; EP 3408491 B1 20200429; US 2019055797 A1 20190221

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2017051329 W 20170123; AU 2017213036 A 20170123; CA 3010427 A 20170123; EP 17700864 A 20170123; US 201716071976 A 20170123