System and method for controlling and monitoring a drilling operation using refined solutions from a panistic inversion

摘要

During a drilling operation, measured data from the drilling operation may be received with a panistic inversion and risk estimate module. The panistic inversion and risk estimate module may generate a plurality of mathematical solutions from a panistic inversion that uses the measured data and one or more earth models. The one or more earth models having various parameters may be selected prior to drilling and/or while the drilling operation occurs. For each solution of the plurality of mathematical solutions generated from the panistic inversion, the panistic inversion and risk estimate module may determine if the measured data exceeds one or more probability risk thresholds associated with the drilling operation. If the measured data exceeds the probability risk threshold associated with the drilling operation, then the panistic inversion and risk estimate module may generate an alert.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring a drilling operation comprising:
placing a drilling tool into a wellbore for the drilling operation; obtaining measured data from the drilling tool corresponding to a property of the wellbore, wherein the measured data relates to one or more characteristics of materials along a trajectory of the wellbore at a plurality of depths; receiving one or more parameters for defining a probability risk threshold associated with the drilling operation; generating a plurality of mathematical solutions from a panistic inversion that uses the measured data and one or more earth models; determining if the measured data exceeds the probability risk threshold associated with the drilling operation based at least in part on the plurality of mathematical solutions from the panistic inversion; and activating a control event related to an operation of the drilling tool within the wellbore if the measured data exceeds the probability risk threshold associated with the drilling operation.