Books

Florence, F.R. et al (2011).  Part 2: Drilling. In D. Denehy (Ed.) Fundamentals of Petroleum (5th Ed.), (pp. 103-278).  The University of Texas at Austin – PETEX. ISBN 0-88698-231-6.

Technical Papers

Cayeux, Eric, Macpherson, John, Pirovolou, Dimitrios, Laing, Moray, and Fred Florence. "A General Framework to Describe Drilling Process States." Paper presented at the SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway, March 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/212537-PA

Cayeux, Eric, Macpherson, John, Laing, Moray, Pirovolou, Dimitrios, and Fred Florence. "Drilling Systems Automation: Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery Functions for Situational Awareness." Paper presented at the SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway, March 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/212565-MS

Cayeux, Eric, Daireaux, Benoît, Macpherson, John, Florence, Fred, and Espen Solbu. "Interoperability of Real-Time Drilling Signals at the Rig Site: An Example Based on Mechanical Specific Energy." Paper presented at the SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway, March 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/212472-MS

Florence, F., Chapman, C., Macpherson, J., & Cavanaugh, M. (2015, September 28). "Implementation of Drilling Systems Automation - Halifax Workshop Summary: Industry Standards, Business Models and Next Steps." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/174779-MS

Cayeux, E., Daireaux, B., Dvergsnes, E. W., & Florence, F. (2014, June 1). "Toward Drilling Automation: On the Necessity of Using Sensors That Relate to Physical Models." Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE Drilling & Completions 29 (2014) 236-255. doi:10.2118/163440-PA

Macpherson, J. D., de Wardt, J. P., Florence, F., Chapman, C., Zamora, M., Laing, M., & Iversen, F. (2013, December 1). "Drilling-Systems Automation: Current State, Initiatives, and Potential Impact." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/166263-PA

Wagner, N., Florence, F., Ogg, J., Brantley, L., & Covacevich, C. (2012, January 1). "The Interaction of Social Responsibility with Water Access and Resource Utilizations in Drilling Operations." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/158024-MS

Thorogood, J., Aldred, W. D., Florence, F., & Iversen, F. (2010, December 1). "Drilling Automation: Technologies, Terminology, and Parallels With Other Industries." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/119884-PA

Florence, F., & Iversen, F. P. (2010, January 1). "Real-Time Models for Drilling Process Automation: Equations and Applications." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/128958-MS

Florence, F., Porche, M., Thomas, R., & Fox, R. (2009, January 1). "Multi-Parameter Autodrilling Capabilities Provide Drilling, Economic Benefits." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/119965-MS

Florence, F., Guggari, M. I., Koederitz, W. L., Rodriguez, H., O’Kelly, C. A., & Russell, D. (2008, January 1). "Novel Automation Interface Improves Drilling Efficiency and Reliability."  Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/112637-MS

Murray, D., Montgomery, D., & Florence, F. (2001, January 1). "Risk Mitigation Technique for Advanced Rig Control Systems." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/72329-MS

Florence, F.R., Stanbery, R., Gray, A.T., and G. Fellers. "Deepwater Vertical Pipelay From a Dynamically Positioned MODU." Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 1991. doi: https://doi.org/10.4043/6729-MS

Technical Papers - Drillbotics®

F. Florence; M. Suleman; A. B. Fehn; M. A. Ikhlef; U. B. Ochije; A. Joergensen; D. Sui; C. Soilemezidis; W. Hollstein; A. Alkhawaja; F. Jamali; K. Al Maasarani; E. Feldmann; P. Jaeger. "Directional Drilling with Scaled RSS and Virtual Well Control." Paper presented at the IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, March 5–7, 2024. Paper Number: SPE-217689-MS.  doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/217689-MS

Fernandez Berrocal, Miguel, Shashel, Alina, Usama, Muhammad, Hossain, Md Akber, Baris Gocmen, Emre, Tahir, Ali, Sui, Dan, and Fred Florence. "Autonomous Directional Drilling Simulator Development for the Drillbotics 2021-2022 Virtual Competition." Paper presented at the SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway, March 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/212507-MS

Steinstø, Magnus, Hånsnar, Gaute, Gjersdal, Benedicte, Pavlov, Alexey, and Fred Florence. "Autonomous Directional Drilling with a Miniature-Scale Research Rig." Paper presented at the SPE Norway Subsurface Conference, Bergen, Norway, April 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/209537-MS

Saavedra Jerez, Luis, Haque, Md Fazlul, Magalhaes, Melissa, Chevuri, Rishyank, Sui, Dan, and Fred Florence. "Autonomous Directional Drilling Using the RSS Simulator for the Drillbotics 2020-2021 Virtual Competition." Paper presented at the IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Galveston, Texas, USA, March 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/208774-MS

Akita, E., Dyer, F., Drummond, S., Elkins, M., Duggan, P., Ahmed, R., & Florence, F. (2020, February 25). "Directional Drilling Automation Using a Lab-Scale Drilling Rig: SPE University Competition." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/199640-PA

Arnø, M., Thuve, A., Knoop, S., Hovda, S., Pavlov, A., & Florence, F. (2019, March 4). "Design and Implementation of a Miniature Autonomous Drilling Rig for Drillbotics 2018." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/194226-MS

Zarate-Losoya, E., Cunningham, T., El-Sayed, I., Noynaert, S. F., & Florence, F. (2018, March 6). "Lab-Scale Drilling Rig Autonomously Mitigates Downhole Dysfunctions and Geohazards Through Bit Design, Control System and Machine Learning." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/189630-MS

Bilgesu, H., Cox, Z. D., Elshehabi, T. A., Smith, C., Idowu, G. O., & Florence, F. R. (2017, April 23). "A Real-Time Interactive Drill-Off Test Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for DSATS Drilling Automation University Competition." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/185730-MS

Bavadiya, V. A., Aljubran, M. J., Kibe, J. M., Christy, S. M., Le, H. N., Ahmed, R., & Florence, F. (2015, September 28). "Design, Construction and Operation of an Automated Drilling Rig for the DSATS University Competition." Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/174920-MS

Presentations/Videos (Ref. OnePetro.org)

Florence, F., Chapman, C., Macpherson, J., & Cavanaugh, M. (2015, October 26). "Implementation of Drilling Systems Automation - Halifax Workshop Summary: Industry Standards, Business Models and Next Steps." Society of Petroleum Engineers.