Patent ID: 11948322
Assignee: HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A computer vision system for monitoring drilling cuttings from a well bore, the computer vision system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one camera configured to monitor at least one component of a well circulation system for the well bore, wherein the at least one camera is operably connected to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to identify an object as a drilling cutting based on visual data from the at least one camera when the object has a characteristic in the visual data different from an expected background characteristic, estimate at least one characteristic of the drilling cuttings based on the visual data, determine a condition of the well circulation system based on the estimated at least one characteristic of the drilling cuttings, control flow of a fluid in the well circulation system at least at a location other than a shaker table based on the determined condition of the well circulation system, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a control response by generating a visual alert on a user interface, and wherein the visual alert comprises an annotated image of a shaker table with at least one marking identifying a potential issue.