Devices, systems, and methods for drilling fluid management

Abstract

A drilling fluid management system may receive a measurement of measured drilling fluid properties for a drilling fluid. A drilling fluid management system may compare the measurement of the measured drilling fluid properties to setpoint drilling fluid properties to generate a difference between the measurement and the setpoint drilling fluid properties. A drilling fluid management system may, based at least in part on the difference between the measurement and the setpoint drilling fluid properties, prep are a recommendation to return the drilling fluid to the setpoint drilling fluid properties.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for managing a drilling fluid, comprising:
 receiving a measurement of measured drilling fluid properties for a drilling fluid;   comparing the measurement of the measured drilling fluid properties to setpoint drilling fluid properties to generate a difference between the measurement and the setpoint drilling fluid properties; and   based at least in part on the difference between the measurement and the setpoint drilling fluid properties, preparing a recommendation to return the drilling fluid to the setpoint drilling fluid properties.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising implementing the recommendation by adding an additive to the drilling fluid. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the recommendation includes a quantity of an additive and an additive schedule of the additive. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising adding the additive with the quantity and the additive schedule. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the measurement includes at least one of density, shear stress, or viscosity. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the recommendation includes a recommendation to reduce total volume of the drilling fluid. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein recommendation includes a modification to the setpoint drilling fluid properties. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving a measurement of drilling parameters, and wherein preparing the recommendation includes preparing the recommendation based at least in part on the drilling parameters. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the measurement of the drilling parameters includes at least one of rate of penetration, rotations per minute, drilling fluid flow rate, or drilling fluid pressure. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the recommendation includes a volume recommendation. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the volume recommendation includes removing a volume of the drilling fluid. 
     
     
         12 . A drilling system, comprising:
 a processor; and   memory, the memory including instructions which, when accessed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive a measurement of measured drilling fluid properties for a drilling fluid; 
 compare the measurement of the measured drilling fluid properties to setpoint drilling fluid properties to generate a difference between the measurement and the setpoint drilling fluid properties; and 
 based at least in part on the difference between the measurement and the setpoint drilling fluid properties, prepare a recommendation to return the drilling fluid to the setpoint drilling fluid properties. 
   
     
     
         13 . The drilling system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a drilling fluid tank; and   an additive tank in communication with the drilling fluid tank, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to, based on the recommendation, add an additive from the additive tank to the drilling fluid tank.   
     
     
         14 . The drilling system of  claim 13 , wherein the recommendation includes an additive volume and an additive schedule, and wherein adding the additive to the drilling fluid tank includes adding the additive with the additive volume and the additive schedule. 
     
     
         15 . The drilling system of  claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to remove a volume of the drilling fluid from the drilling fluid tank. 
     
     
         16 . A method for managing a drilling fluid, comprising:
 monitoring drilling fluid properties of a drilling fluid at a surface location;   determining whether the drilling fluid properties are within setpoint drilling fluid properties; and   generating a recommendation to return the drilling fluid to the setpoint drilling fluid properties.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the recommendation includes a volume of an additive, and further comprising adding the volume of the additive to the drilling fluid at the surface location. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein adding the volume of the additive to the drilling fluid includes automatically adding the volume of additive with an additive control system. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 implementing the recommendation at the drilling fluid; and   circulating the drilling fluid through a drilling system.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 monitoring the drilling fluid properties of the circulated drilling fluid;   determining whether the drilling fluid properties of the circulated drilling fluid are within the setpoint drilling fluid properties; and   generating an updated recommendation to return the circulated drilling fluid to the setpoint drilling fluid properties.