Measuring Situational Awareness Using SPAM: An Important Step to Progressing Autonomous Drilling
Paper presented at the IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Galveston, Texas, USA, March 2026. Paper Number: SPE-230752-MS
Real-Time Evaluation of Casing Runnability Risk and Clean-Out Requirements Using an Advanced Wellbore Quality Index
Paper presented at the IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Galveston, Texas, USA, March 2026. Paper Number: SPE-230802-MS
Stuck Pipe Prevention and Remediation Enabled by Machine Learning in a Real-Time Advisory System
Paper presented at the Kuwait Oil & Gas Show, Kuwait City, Kuwait, February 2026. Paper Number: SPE-230861-MS
Detecting Unconventional Bit Balling in Real-Time Using a Bayesian Network and Mitigating Invisible Lost Time
Paper presented at the Kuwait Oil & Gas Show, Kuwait City, Kuwait, February 2026. Paper Number: SPE-230871-MS
Preventing Drill String Twist Off: Automatic Flagging of Abnormal Pressure Loss Signatures in Real-Time
Paper presented at the SPE Conference at Oman Petroleum and Energy Show, Muscat, Oman, May 2025.Paper Number: SPE-224876 Abnormal pressure loss during a drilling operation signals a failure in the fluid hydraulics circulating system. This could be due to a washout in the drill pipe (either in the body or connection), bottom hole assembly (BHA)…
Automated Correction of Drillstring Data for Improved Reliability and Trust in Use of Physics-Based Models in Drilling Advisory Systems
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway, March 2025. Paper Number: SPE-223786 A major challenge in utilizing physics-based models such as torque and drag (T&D), hydraulics, cutting transport, drillstring dynamics, etc., in real-time, and with high reliability and confidence has been the lack of accuracy in drillstring data available as…
Enhancing Offshore Drilling Safety: Identification and Integration of Leading Indicators for Loss of Offshore Well Control
Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, May 2025. Paper Number: OTC-35818 In an effort to enhance safety and efficiency in offshore drilling operations, this research addresses critical gaps in the current understanding and application of leading indicators for Loss of Well Control (LOWC) events. Existing indicators often fall short in predicting LOWC…
Applications of Large Language Models in Well Construction Planning and Real-Time Operation
Paper presented at the IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Galveston, Texas, USA, March 2024. In today’s well construction operations, a substantial volume of data is generated and stored across multiple databases. The primary objective being to use them as a guide for future well construction optimization. However, much of this data gets lost in…
Prevention of Stuck Pipe Events and Robust Real-Time Identification of Root Cause Using Physics Based Models in Combination with Bayesian Network Models
Paper presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, February 2024. Paper Number: IPTC-24141-MS When stuck pipe incidents happen, they can drastically increase the cost of a well. Although much progress has been made in stuck pipe prevention it has not been eliminated. Therefore, there is an ever increasing need to be able to…
Preventing Downhole Tool Failure During Geothermal Well Construction Using a Hybrid Real-Time Temperature Management Advisory System
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, Volume 48, Pages 367-381.