Data-driven approaches tests on a laboratory drilling system

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Data‑driven approaches tests on a laboratory drilling system Erik Andreas Løken1 · Jens Løkkevik1 · Dan Sui1 Received: 20 November 2019 / Accepted: 16 March 2020 © The Author(s) 2020

Abstract In recent years, considerable resources have been invested to exploit vast amounts of data that get collected during exploration, drilling and production of oil and gas. Data-related digital technologies potentially become a game changer for the industry in terms of reduced costs through increasing operational efficiency and avoiding accidents, improved health, safety and environment through strengthening situational awareness and so on. Machine learning, an application of artificial intelligence to offer systems/processes self-learning and self-driving ability, has been around for recent decades. In the last five to ten years, the increased computational powers along with heavily digitized control and monitoring systems have made machine learning algorithms more available, powerful and accurate. Considering the state-of-art technologies that exist today and the significant resources that are being invested into the technologies of tomorrow, the idea of intelligent and automated drilling systems to select best decisions or provide good recommendations based on the information available becomes closer to a reality. This study shows the results of our research activity carried out on the topic of drilling automation and digitalization. The main objective is to test the developed machine learning algorithms of formation classification and drilling operations identification on a laboratory drilling system. In this paper, an algorithm to develop data-driven models based on the laboratory data collocated in many scenarios (for instance, drilling different formation samples with varying drilling operational parameters and running different operations) is presented. Moreover, a testing algorithm based on datadriven models for new formation detection and confirmation is proposed. In the case study, results on multiple experiments conducted to test and validate the developed machine learning methods have been illustrated and discussed. Keywords  Drilling rig · Drilling automation · Drilling data · Machine learning · Classification

Introduction Background Recently, the concept of drilling digitalization and automation has advanced from primarily being automation of rig floor equipment to novel solutions that rapidly can be deployed to the rig environment and assist drillers in a variety of operations. Aside from providing an early warning to drillers, intelligent systems aim to improve efficiency and reduce financial costs through continuous monitoring and interaction with drillers. Smart drilling systems could also be anticipated to suggest operating parameters to drillers through correlating real-time drilling data with vast amounts * Dan Sui [email protected] 1



Energy and Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

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