Patent ID: 9068432
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: E21B,G06K,G06N

Abstract:
1. A method of accepting a survey performed by a downhole survey device in a drilling system during an oil & gas drilling process to assess whether a drilling operation is proceeding along an intended path, the method comprising: executing in a drilling automation system at least a portion of a dynamic phase machine that implements a control algorithm for the oil & gas drilling process and includes a plurality of phases; when the dynamic phase machine is in a first phase among the plurality of phases, and after the survey is performed by the downhole survey device, causing at least one agent assigned to the first phase to compare survey data received from the downhole survey device against an acceptance criteria; and selectively transitioning the dynamic phase machine from the first phase to a second phase to proceed with the oil & gas drilling process based upon the comparison of the survey data against the acceptance criteria.