ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,937, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to ADS Services LLC (Midland, Texas).
"Autonomous drilling system with integrated AI" was invented by Charles Orbell (Houston) and Brian Ellis (Magnolia, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autonomous drilling system for well construction activities comprises a data acquisition system collecting real-time data from sensors, including flowrate, pressure, and cuttings sensors. A digital twin framework simulates drilling operations and outputs predictions based on the collected data. An AI agent module analyzes the system by aggregating predictions, real-time data, and historical data to determin...