/Drilling Framework
Abstract

A method may include generating an optimal operational window (OOW) that specifies operational parameter values for drilling operations using equipment at a rig site, based on data indicative of rig state and formation characteristics, and based on mutation-based optimization of the operational parameter values; and instructing a control system to perform the drilling operations according to the OOW using the equipment at the rig site.

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What is claimed is:

A method may include generating an optimal operational window (OOW) that specifies operational parameter values for drilling operations using equipment at a rig site, based on data indicative of rig state and formation characteristics, and based on mutation-based optimization of the operational parameter values; and instructing a control system to perform the drilling operations according to the OOW using the equipment at the rig site.
Timeline
Filed
03/25/2026
Published
07/23/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(1)
E21B 44/00:Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions