Drilling automation
Drilling automation differs from rig automation. Instead of mechanized or automated machinery that deals with surface processes, drilling automation is centered on the entire system of processes from well planning and design through to downhole activities necessary in the actual drilling of an oil or gas well. Today, this involves the linking of enterprise, surface and downhole data systems with near real-time predictive models to improve the safety and efficiency of the drilling process.
Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS)
SPE volunteers formed the Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) in 2008. The purpose of DSATS is to accelerate the development and implementation of drilling systems automation in well construction by supporting initiatives which communicate the technology, recommend best practices, standardize nomenclature and help define the value of drilling systems automation. Appropriate initiatives include workshops, forums, lectures, and technical and white papers, among others, and DSATS actively encourages participation of automation experts from outside the drilling industry.
DSATS is working to produce an industry standard to allow communication between drilling machine control systems and external applications to optimize drilling operations.
#Vdoorlocksmith Show with Pradeep Ashok – Senior Research Scientist at The University of Texas at Austin - Chief Technology Officer / Co Founder - Intellicess Inc.
We will be discussing Drilling Systems Automated Technical Sections (DSATS), education and its role in the future of petroleum engineering, drilling automation, and digitization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVqCLa1mnhA
SEPT. 30, 2021
Analytics and Automation to Improve Drilling Performance
Hosted by: Data Analytics
Does Oil and Gas Have an AI Adoption Problem?
AI is sometimes dismissed as not usable for an actual drilling operation and is often treated with suspicion and distrust. In this presentation, we will explore if that is indeed the case, and to what degree that might be true. We will also explore what can be done to make AI broadly acceptable to the oil and gas community at large. We will explore concepts of explainability and interpretability and discuss why these are almost as important as accuracy in the development of AI systems. Finally, we will touch on a few key data analytics challenges in drilling that have the potential to substantially decrease well construction costs – both for Oil and Gas as well as Geothermal.
https://www.spegcs.org/events/6210/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pradeepkumar-Ashok
Pradeepkumar Ashok
The University of Texas at Austin
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wg1kIR4AAAAJ&hl=en
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Enhanced kick detection with low-cost rig sensors through automated pattern recognition and real-time sensor calibration
P Pournazari, P Ashok, E van Oort, S Unrau, S Lai
SPE Middle East Intelligent Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 34 2015
Globally scalable geothermal energy production through managed pressure operation control of deep closed-loop well systems
AH Fallah, Q Gu, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort, M Holmes
Energy Conversion and Management 236, 114056 33 2021
Constructing deep closed-loop geothermal wells for globally scalable energy production by leveraging oil and gas ERD and HPHT well construction expertise
E van Oort, D Chen, P Ashok, A Fallah
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D021S002R001 33 2021
Multi-phase well control analysis during managed pressure drilling operations
Z Ma, AK Vajargah, A Ambrus, P Ashok, D Chen, E Van Oort, R May, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D031S050R001 31 2016
A visualization framework for real time decision making in a multi-input multi-output system
P Ashok, D Tesar
IEEE Systems Journal 2 (1), 129-145 29 2008
Distinguishing between sensor and process faults in a sensor network with minimal false alarms using a bayesian network based methodology
P Ashok, G Krishnamoorthy, D Tesar
US Patent App. 13/402,084 27 2012
Accelerating well construction using a digital twin demonstrated on unconventional well data in North America
G Saini, P Ashok, E van Oort, MR Isbell
Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 23-25 July … 25 2018
Guidelines for managing sensors in cyber physical systems with multiple sensors
P Ashok, G Krishnamoorthy, D Tesar
Journal of Sensors 2011 25 2011
Quantifying PDC Bit Wear in Real-Time and Establishing an Effective Bit Pull Criterion Using Surface Sensors
Y Witt-Doerring, PP Pastusek, P Ashok, E Oort
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 23 2021
Drilling rig sensor data validation in the presence of real-time process variations
A Ambrus, P Ashok, E van Oort
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 22 2013
Drilling rig sensor data validation in the presence of real-time process variations
A Ambrus, P Ashok, E van Oort
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 22 2013
A switching MPD controller for mitigating riser gas unloading events in offshore drilling
Q Gu, AH Fallah, A Ambrus, Z Ma, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort
SPE Drilling & Completion 35 (02), 201-217 21* 2020
Predictive action planning for hole cleaning optimization and stuck pipe prevention using digital twinning and reinforcement learning
GS Saini, P Ashok, E van Oort
IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition 21 2020
An integrated thermal and multi-phase flow model for estimating transient temperature dynamics during drilling operations
AH Fallah, Q Gu, Z Ma, A Karimi Vajargah, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort, ...
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D031S013R001 20 2019
Simultaneous sensor and process fault detection and isolation in multiple-input–multiple-output systems
G Krishnamoorthy, P Ashok, D Tesar
IEEE Systems Journal 9 (2), 335-349 20 2015
Automatic Sensor Data Validation: Improving the Quality and Reliability of Rig Data
EO Pradeepkumar Ashok, Adrian Ambrus
2013 SPE Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition 20 2013
The need for a performance map based decision process
P Ashok, D Tesar
IEEE Systems Journal 7 (4), 616-631 19 2012
Improved wellbore quality using a novel real-time tortuosity index
Y Zhou, D Zheng, P Ashok, E Oort
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D031S021R002 18 2016
Temperature dynamics and its effects on gas influx handling during managed pressure drilling operations
AH Fallah, Q Gu, Z Ma, AK Vajargah, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort, R May
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 83, 103614 17 2020
A Novel Probabilistic Rig Based Drilling Optimization Index to Improve Drilling Performance
A Ambrus, P Ashok, A Chintapalli, D Ramos, M Behounek, TS Thetford, ...
SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition 17 2017
Overcoming barriers to adoption of drilling automation: Moving towards automated well manufacturing
A Ambrus, P Pournazari, P Ashok, R Shor, E van Oort
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition 16 2015
Automated Large Data Processing: A Storyboarding Process to Quickly Extract Knowledge from Large Drilling Datasets
G Saini, H Chan, P Ashok, E Van Oort, MR Isbell
IADC/SPE Drilling Conference and Exhibition 15 2018
From shallow horizontal drilling to ERD wells: How scale affects drillability and the management of drilling incidents
E Cayeux, R Shor, A Ambrus, P Pournazari, P Ashok, E van Oort
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 160, 91-105 15 2018
A step by step approach to improving data quality in drilling operations: Field trials in north america
P Ashok, A Ambrus, D Ramos, J Lutteringer, M Behounek, YL Yang, ...
SPE Intelligent Energy International Conference and Exhibition 15 2016
A novel dilution control strategy for gas kick handling and riser gas unloading mitigation in deepwater drilling
Q Gu, A Fallah, T Feng, S Bakshi, D Chen, P Ashok, D Moore, E van Oort
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 196, 107973 14 2021
Drill bit damage assessment using image analysis and deep learning as an alternative to traditional IADC dull grading
P Ashok, P Vashisht, H Kong, Y Witt-Doerring, J Chu, Z Yan, E van Oort, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 14 2020
Self-learning probabilistic detection and alerting of drillstring washout and pump failure incidents during drilling operations
A Ambrus, P Ashok, D Ramos, A Chintapalli, A Susich, T Thetford, ...
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D021S008R001 14 2018
Choke controller design for automated managed pressure drilling with realistic operational system conditions
A Ambrus, AK Vajargah, P Ashok, E van Oort
AADE National Technical Conference and Exhibition. Houston 14 2017
Hole cleaning case studies analyzed with a transient cuttings transport model
AH Fallah, Q Gu, G Saini, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D021S015R004 12 2020
Automated preprocessing techniques for high frequency downhole sensor data
T Baumgartner, P Ashok, E van Oort
SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition 12 2019
Real-time 3D computer vision shape analysis of cuttings and cavings
R Han, P Ashok, M Pryor, E van Oort
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D022S048R001 12 2018
A comprehensive hydraulic software package for drilling operations
Z Ma, AK Vajargah, A Ambrus, P Ashok, D Chen, E Oort, R Van May, ...
AADE National Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, 11-12 12 2017
Higher precision automated managed pressure drilling control achieved through the addition of a thermal model
Q Gu, AH Fallah, A Ambrus, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort
International Petroleum Technology Conference, D031S070R004 11 2019
Implementation of a Fully Automated Real-Time Torque and Drag Model for Improving Drilling Performance: Case Study
M Shahri, T Wilson, T Thetford, B Nelson, M Behounek, A Ambrus, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 11 2018
Real-time borehole condition monitoring using novel 3D cuttings sensing technology
R Han, P Ashok, M Pryor, E Oort, P Scott, I Reese, K Hampton
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition 11 2017
Adaptive drilling vibration diagnostics
E Van Oort, T Baumgartner, P Ashok
US Patent App. 14/920,712 11 2016
A framework for utilizing data from multiple sensors in intelligent mechanical systems
G Krishnamoorthy, P Ashok, D Tesar
University of Texas 10 2010
Auto-Suggestive Real-Time Classification of Driller Memos into Activity Codes Using Natural Language Processing
J Ucherek, T Lawal, M Prinz, L Li, P Ashok, E van Oort, T Gobert, J Mejia
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D101S014R003 9 2020
Change Management Challenges Deploying a Rig-Based Drilling Advisory System
M Behounek, B Millican, B Nelson, M Wicks, E Rintala, M White, ...
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D031S017R003 9 2019
Adopting physical models in real-time drilling application: Wellbore hydraulics
M Shahri, B Kutlu, T Thetford, B Nelson, T Wilson, M Behounek, A Ambrus, ...
SPE Liquids-Rich Basins Conference-North America 9 2018
Human Factors Engineering in the Design and Deployment of a Novel Data Aggregation and Distribution System for Drilling Operations
M Behounek, T Thetford, L Yang, E Hofer, M White, P Ashok, A Ambrus, ...
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D011S006R001 9 2017
Real-time health monitoring of top drives for offshore operations using physics based models and new sensor technology
P Pournazari, D Adams, P Ashok, E Oort, K Holliday
SPE Deepwater Drilling and Completions Conference 9 2016
Plug the value leak: Fix your drilling data
P Ashok, A Ambrus, E Van Oort, N Zenero, M Behounek
World Oil 236 (10), 35-42 9 2015
Investigation of pipe rocking and agitator effectiveness on friction reduction during slide drilling
H Zhang, P Ashok, E van Oort, R Shor
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 204, 108720 8 2021
High pressure measurement of mud density and flow rate for oil and gas well construction: Making the case for X-Ray metering
V Singhal, P Ashok, E van Oort
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 177, 104-122 8 2019
Monitoring Wellbore Quality in Real-Time Using a Geometrically Derived Tortuosity Metric
J D'Angelo, P Ashok, E van Oort, M Shahri, B Nelson, T Thetford, ...
Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 23-25 July … 8 2018
Math framework for decision making in intelligent electromechanical actuators
P Ashok
The University of Texas at Austin 8 2007
Performance maps for actuator intelligence
D Tesar, P Ashok, K Kendrik, S Park, G Krishnamoorthy, S Vaculik
White Paper, Robotics Research Group, The University of Texas at Austin 8 2005
Slide drilling guidance system for directional drilling path optimization
C Pehlivantürk, J D'Angelo, D Cao, D Chen, P Ashok, E Van Oort
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D021S007R002 7 2019
Spider bots: Database enhancing and indexing scripts to efficiently convert raw well data into valuable knowledge
G Saini, HC Chan, P Ashok, E van Oort, M Behounek, T Thetford, ...
Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 23-25 July … 7 2018
Design Synthesis Framework for Switched Reluctance Motors
P Ashok
University of Texas at Austin 7 2002
Computer Model and Simulation of a Glove Box Process
C Foster
Los Alamos National Lab.(LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States) 7 2001
Computationally efficient simulation of non-isothermal two-phase flow during well construction using a new reduced drift-flux model
Q Gu, AH Fallah, A Ambrus, T Feng, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort
Applied Thermal Engineering 206, 118077 6 2022
Drill bit failure forensics using 2D bit images captured at the Rig Site
P Ashok, J Chu, Y Witt-Doerring, Z Yan, D Chen, E van Oort
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D041S019R002 6 2021
Identifying the gaps to achieve the goal of" geothermal anywhere."
RJ Shor, P Ashok, E van Oort
GRC Transactions 45, 2128-2135 6 2021
Unplanned Tortuosity Index: Separating Directional Drilling Performance from Planned Well Geometry
J D'Angelo, P Ashok, E van Oort, M Shahri, T Thetford, B Nelson, ...
SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition 6 2019
Future Workforce Education through Big Data Analysis for Drilling Optimization
Y Zhou, T Baumgartner, G Saini, P Ashok, E Oort, MR Isbell, DK Trichel
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D011S006R002 6 2017
A Data Analytics Framework for Analyzing the Effect of Frac Hits on Parent Well Production
Y Guo, P Ashok, E van Oort, R Patterson, D Zheng, M Isbell, A Riopelle
SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, D031S008R008 5 2021
Real-Time Prediction of Mud Motor Failure Using Surface Sensor Data Features and Trends
T Lawal, P Ashok, E van Oort, D Zheng, M Isbell
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D051S026R001 5 2021
Utilizing look-up tables representing all models in an automation control architecture to independently handle uncertainties in sensed data in oil and gas well construction
P Ashok, E Van Oort, A Ambrus, P Pournazari, R Shor
US Patent 10,185,306 5 2019
Design of a 1/4 scale actuator for an advanced weapons elevator
D Tesar, S Vaculik, J Banks, J Janardhan, P Ashok, SH Park, SH Shin, ...
University of Texas at Austin Report to the DOE 5 2003
Downhole heat management for drilling shallow and ultra-deep high enthalpy geothermal wells
MS Khaled, N Wang, P Ashok, E van Oort
Geothermics 107, 102604 4 2023
Real-Time Mud Motor Stall Detection Using Downhole and Surface Data for Improved Performance Management and Failure Mitigation
M Alameer, A Patni, A de Saint Germain, N Wang, P Ashok, E van Oort, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D031S045R005 4 2022
Pareto optimal directional drilling advisory for improved real-time decision making
J D'Angelo, MS Khaled, P Ashok, E van Oort
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 210, 110031 4 2022
Time-Series Data Augmentation Techniques for Improving Automated Drilling Dysfunction Classifiers
M Yi, D Ramos, P Ashok, T Thetford, S Bohlander, M Noworyta, ...
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D041S016R003 4 2021
A methodology for selecting optimal pipe rocking regimes during slide drilling
I Rostagno, M Yi, P Ashok, E van Oort, B Potash, C Mullin
SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, D033S062R002 4 2019
A novel X-ray based high pressure mass flow rate sensor for MPD operations
V Singhal, P Ashok, E Oort, P Park
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D031S025R003 4 2018
A Meta-Data Framework for Transparency in Rate of Penetration Calculations
K Goncalves, P Ashok, M Cavanaugh, J Macpherson, M Behounek, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D021S012R004 4 2017
Multi-speed Hub Drive Wheel Development Framework
D Tesar, P Ashok, N Bandaru
MDW Project, Robotics Research Group, The University of Texas at Austin May 4 2011
Computer aided design of switched reluctance motors for use in robotic actuators
P Ashok, D Tesar
2006 World Automation Congress, 1-7 4 2006
Drilling Heat Maps for Active Temperature Management in Geothermal Wells
MS Khaled, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D021S035R005 3 2022
Optimizing Rate of Penetration and Tripping Decision-Making using Real-Time Bit Wear Monitoring While Drilling Geothermal Wells
R Ashari, P Ashok, E van Oort, CF Sørlie, S Petty, RJ Rallo Moya, ...
Pacific Northwest National Lab.(PNNL), Richland, WA (United States) 3 2022
Well construction action planning and automation through finite-horizon sequential decision-making
GS Saini, O Erge, P Ashok, E Van Oort
Energies 15 (16), 5776 3 2022
Evaluation of Parent Well Production Changes Caused by Child Well Frac Hits Using A Pressure Integration Approach
Y Guo, P Ashok, E van Oort, M Isbell, E Butler, A Riopelle
Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 26–28 July 2021, 3263-3274 3 2021
Natural language processing applied to reduction of false and missed alarms in kick and lost circulation detection
M Yi, P Ashok, D Ramos, T Thetford, S Bohlander, J Moisan, M Behounek
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D011S015R004 3 2021
Connection Recipes: Exploring Optimum Connection Practices through a Data-Driven Approach
R Ashari, O Sorensen, P Ashok, E van Oort, M Isbell, K Chovanetz, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D031S045R003 3 2021
A Probabilistic Belief System to Track the Cleanliness of a Hole in Real-Time
P Ashok, J D'Angelo, D Ramos, M Yi, T Thetford, N Younk, S Bohlander, ...
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D031S010R002 3 2021
Path advisory for slide drilling using a nonlinear wellbore propagation model and genetic algorithm
C Pehlivantürk, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 179, 734-741 3 2019
Digital Twins for Real-Time Scenario Analysis during Well Construction Operations
GS Saini, AH Fallah, P Ashok, E van Oort
Energies 15 (18), 6584 2 2022
Intelligent Action Planning for Well Construction Operations Demonstrated for Hole Cleaning Optimization and Automation
GS Saini, P Pournazari, P Ashok, E van Oort
Energies 15 (15), 5749 2 2022
Downhole Heat Management for Shallow and Ultra-Deep High Enthalpy Geothermal Wells
MS Khaled, N Wang, P Ashok, E van Oort
Available at SSRN 4137185 2 2022
A Novel Deepwater Kick Control Strategy for Handling Riser Gas Unloading with Data-Driven Parameter Estimation
Q Gu, AH Fallah, S Gul, P Ashok, D Chen, E van Oort, D Moore
SPE/IADC Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference … 2 2020
Guidance for calibration of a directional drilling wellbore propagation model using field data
J D'Angelo, C Pehlivanturk, P Ashok, E van Oort, M Shahri, A Vasicek, ...
IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition 2 2020
X-ray densitometry of drilling fluids at the rig standpipe
V Singhal, P Ashok, E van Oort
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 181, 106147 2 2019
Case Studies: Optimizing BHA Performance by Leveraging Data and Advanced Modeling
M Shahri, M James, A Vasicek, R De Napoli, M White, M Behounek, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2 2019
Modeling and control of automated pipe hoisting in oil and gas well construction
P Pournazari, P Ashok, E van Oort
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 57250, V002T20A004 2 2015
Presenting attributes of interest in a physical system using process maps based modeling
P Ashok
US Patent App. 14/017,430 2 2014
Strategies for Prevention of Downhole Tool Failure Caused by High Bottomhole Temperature in Geothermal and High-Pressure/High-Temperature Oil and Gas Wells
MS Khaled, N Wang, P Ashok, D Chen, E van Oort
SPE Drilling & Completion 38 (02), 243-260 1 2023
Deployment of a Hybrid Machine Learning and Physics Based Drilling Advisory System at the Rig Site for ROP Optimization
M Behounek, K McKenna, T Thetford, T Peroyea, M Roberts, J Pearce, ...
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D021S016R001 1 2023
Comprehensive review of high frequency torsional oscillations (HFTOs) while drilling
Y Zhang, H Zhang, D Chen, P Ashok, E van Oort
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 220, 111161 1 2023
Drill bit failure forensics using 2D bit images captured at the rig site
J Chu, P Ashok, Y Witt-Doerring, Z Yan, E van Oort, D Chen
SPE Journal 27 (06), 3351-3362 1 2022
Drilling Hard Abrasive Rock Formations with Differential Hydraulic Hammers: Dynamic Modeling of Drillstring Vibrations for ROP Optimization
Y Zhang, Z Yan, P Ashok, D Chen, E van Oort
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D021S015R003 1 2022
Towards a Practical, Generally-Applicable Condition-Based Maintenance CBM System for Mud Pumps
D Yoon, S Gul, P Ashok, E van Oort
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, D021S012R003 1 2022
A Real-Time Probabilistic Slide Drilling Dysfunction Advisory to Assist Remote Directional Drilling Operations
D Ramos, P Ashok, M Yi, J D’Angelo, I Rostagno, S Bohlander, T Thetford, ...
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, D021S025R004 1 2021
Real-Time Multi-Event Anomaly Detection using Elliptic Envelope and A Deep Neural Network for Enhanced MPD Robustness
Q Gu, A Fallah, P Ashok, D Chen, E Van Oort
SPE/IADC Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference … 1 2021
Leveraging Oil & Gas Well Construction Expertise for Deep Geothermal Drilling
P Ashok, E van Oort, R Shor
GRC Transactions 45, 521-533 1 2021
Managed Pressure Control of Deep Closed-Loop Well Construction and Operation
E van Oort, P Ashok, D Chen, A Fallah, R Shor
Geothermal Rising Conference 1 2021
Introduction to special section: Insights to digital oilfield data using artificial intelligence and big data analytics
V Jayaram, A Roy, B Barna, D Devegowda, J Floyd, P Ashok, A Abubakar, ...
Interpretation 7 (3), SFi-SFi 1 2019
Expanded human choice based on duty/demand cycles for in-wheel motors in electric vehicles
H Lee, D Tesar, P Ashok
SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars-Mechanical Systems 10 (2016-01 … 1 2017
Autonomous Robotic System for Pin Pulling Operation in Rail Yard
A Boddiford, D Chheda, C Hammel, P Ashok, D Tesar
International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and …
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