Inventor
GROOVER AUSTIN
US15 patents
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NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC
14 patentsUS10781684B2Sep 22, 2020
Automated directional steering systems and methods
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC3 citations71
US11408228B2Aug 9, 2022
Methods and systems for improving confidence in automated steering guidance
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC6 citations70
US10989037B2Apr 27, 2021
Apparatus, systems, and methods for slide drilling optimization based on stand-by-stand performance measurements
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC2 citations69
US11434742B2Sep 6, 2022
Method and apparatus for identifying a potential problem with drilling equipment using a feedback control loop system
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC2 citations68
US11236601B2Feb 1, 2022
System and method of automating a slide drilling operation
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations61
US10731453B2Aug 4, 2020
System and method of automating a slide drilling operation
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC1 citations61
US10648321B2May 12, 2020
Surface control system adaptive downhole weight on bit/torque on bit estimation and utilization
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC1 citations61
US12516574B2Jan 6, 2026
Method and apparatus for controlling a rotary steerable system using closed-loop system(s)
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations59
US12065930B2Aug 20, 2024
Method and apparatus for controlling a rotary steerable system using closed-loop system(s)
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations59
US11753921B2Sep 12, 2023
Method and apparatus for identifying a potential problem with a bottom hole assembly (BHA) combination using a feedback control loop system
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations58
US10738593B2Aug 11, 2020
Automated directional steering systems and methods
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations51
US11913308B2Feb 27, 2024
Method and apparatus for testing and confirming a successful downlink to a rotary steerable system
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations48
US11559149B2Jan 24, 2023
Method and apparatus for transitioning between rotary drilling and slide drilling while maintaining a bit of a bottom hole assembly on a wellbore bottom
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations47
US11512577B2Nov 29, 2022
Steerable drilling bi-directional communications system and methods
NABORS DRILLING TECH USA INC0 citations47