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Methods for Determining Mechancal Specific Energy for Wellbore Operations Background of the Invention
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| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | (52) U.S. Cl. .......................................................... 175/40 (75) Inventor: MICHAEL N. PORCHE, Round Rock, TX (US) (57) ABSTRACT A method for determining mechanical specific energy for a wellbore operation (e.g., drilling), the method including: Correspondence Address: measuring power input to machines used in a wellbore and Conley Rose PC producing a value for input power, calculating mechanical P.O.BOX 3267 specific power for the operation based on the value for the Houston, TX 77253 (US) input power, a computer-readable media for performing a step or steps of the method; and a computing unit for reading (73) Assignee: National Oilwell Varco and performing the step or steps. This abstract is provided tO comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the Subject (21) Appl. No.: 12/416,998 matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the (22) Filed: Apr. 2, 2009 scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). |
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| Language | English |
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| Resource Type | Article |
