Stuck pipe averter
Challenge
- Reliable stuck pipe risk management.
- Drilling risk flagging that goes beyond anomaly detection.
- High downtime due to stuck pipe events.
- Missing risk quantification.
- Limited trust in AI-based solutions.
Solution
Our stuck pipe averter solution uses expert knowledge to build a Bayesian network to generate risk classifications (low, medium, high) for stuck pipe. Based on the output and explanations, drilling personnel can make informed decisions to manage the identified stuck pipe risk quickly and effectively.
“SEG and SLB have developed the world’s first geothermal stuck pipe risk calculation tools by developing a Bayesian network that shows the relationship between cause, effect and risk.”
Results
Knowledge-based causal network.
Objective decision making aided by quantified risk estimates.
Improved stuck pipe risk management.
Improved and traceable decision-making workflow.
Reduction in stuck pipe events and well construction time.
Powerful diagnostic tool providing human friendly causal explanations.
