Gurtej S Saini

US Patent:

20200242286, Jul 30, 2020

Filed:

Jan 17, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/745433

Inventors:

- Austin TX, US
Parham Pournazari - Austin TX, US
Gurtej Saini - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 30/20
G06N 7/00
G06N 5/04

Abstract:

A system, method and a computing architecture, for well path planning that can be used in directional drilling and provides for optimal path planning in directional drilling operations. One method includes receiving information about the planned drilling path, target-zone location and planned path changes, and real-time drill-bit location measurements. The method may, for example, estimate the current state of the geometric location of the drill-bit in the earth during directional drilling operations, and the characteristics of the bottom-hole assembly before and after receiving said drill-bit location measurements. Such a method preferably determines a time optimal path, such as a Dubins path between the current state of the drill-bit location and the user-provided target-zone.