Heating a formation of the earth while drilling a wellbore

• Main Authors: Ma, Shouxiang Mark, Al-Huwaider, Mustafa A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.08.2023
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

A method and an assembly for heating and evaluating a formation of the Earth while drilling a wellbore filled with drilling mud are described. A first drilling mud temperature at a depth in the wellbore is received from a first sensor by a controller. The formation proximal to the depth is heated by...