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

Claim 0:
1. A method for performing a cleaning operation in a borehole penetrating an earth formation, the method comprising:
obtaining, using a sensor, parameter information related to one or more angles of inclination;
generating 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;
obtaining, using the sensor, additional parameter information related to the one or more angles of inclination;
updating the cuttings bed model in a pseudo-transient manner using the additional parameter information, the updating the cuttings bed model in the pseudo transient manner including 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;
comparing the first array of cuttings bed height-related values to the second array of cuttings bed height-related values;
determining that a hole cleaning operation is necessary based on the comparing; and
performing the hole cleaning operation.