Devices and methods for horizontal directional drilling with a boring tool library

摘要

Various embodiments are directed to a method and apparatus for horizontal directional drilling with a tool library. Various methods include storing a plurality of operational tool profiles in memory, the operational tool profiles of the plurality respectively associated with a plurality of boring tools attachable to a drill string for HHD and each of the operational tool profiles of the plurality including operating parameters for the boring tool of the plurality with which the operational profile is associated, and selectively displaying the operational tool profiles on a display screen based on user input.

主权项

1. A horizontal directional drilling (HDD) system, comprising:
memory configured to store a plurality of operational tool profiles respectively associated with a plurality of tools attachable to a drill string, each of the operational tool profiles comprising operating parameters including operational boring parameter limits for the tool with which the operational profile is associated; a user interface comprising a display screen and configured to display one or more of the operational tool profiles on the display screen based on a user input; a controller coupled to the memory and the user interface, the controller configured to:
control boring of at least a portion of a bore hole using a boring tool associated with a selected operational profile;collect boring data while boring the portion of the bore hole;save the boring data in the memory, the boring data indexed to the operational profile of the selected operational profile; andcoordinate displaying of the boring data on the display screen when the selected operational profile is displayed on the display screen.