Patent ID: 11959360
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. A system for performing a cleaning operation in a borehole penetrating an earth formation, the system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to obtain parameter information related to one or more angles of inclination;
a control system configured to:
generate a cuttings bed model based on the obtained parameter information, the cuttings bed model providing a first array of cuttings bed height-related values for a portion of a depth of the borehole, the cuttings bed height-related values in the first array varying with the depth of the borehole, the portion of the depth of the borehole including the one or more angles of inclination;
obtain additional parameter information related to the one or more angles of inclination, update the cuttings bed model in a pseudo-transient manner using the additional parameter information, wherein updating the cuttings bed model in the pseudo transient manner includes updating the cuttings bed model after a repetition time to provide a second array of cuttings bed height-related values for the portion of the depth of the borehole, the cuttings bed height-related values in the second array varying with the depth of the borehole, compare the first array of cuttings bed height-related values to the second array of cuttings bed height-related values;
determine that a hole cleaning operation is necessary based on the comparing; and
perform a hole cleaning operation.