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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Robello Samuel, Houston, TX (US);
Umesh N. Reddy, Houston, TX (US);
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Predicting and visualizing drilling events. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: receiving data indicative of location of a first wellbore; identifying an offset well, the offset well within a predetermined distance of the first wellbore, the identifying by the computer system based on the data indicative of location of the first wellbore; reading data associated with the offset well, the reading by the computer system; generating a value indicative of probability of occurrence of a drilling event based on the data associated with the offset well; plotting the value indicative of probability of occurrence of the drilling event associated with a direction relative to the first wellbore, the plotting on a display device coupled to the computer system; and then adjusting a drilling parameter of the first wellbore based on the value indicative of probability of occurrence of the at least one drilling event.