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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Qing Liu, Beijing, CN;
Peng Jin, Beijing, CN;
Lu Jiang, Beijing, CN;
Wang Jiajun, Beijing, CN;
Paul Bolchover, Beijing, CN;
Samba BA, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system for finding and efficiently evaluating and selecting a wellbore path that accounts for placement rules and the presence of existing wells. A topological representation of the connected paths is created and managed. The topological representation may be generated as a pre-computed database of space information that represents the locations of existing wells and accounts for restrictions such as anti-collision and the parameters, including geological and drilling equipment parameters. Using such a representation, the design of a wellbore path may be completed quickly and more efficiently. The topology may represent all connected space for a section of the subsurface. This topological representation may be used to evaluate all possible paths from the starting point (surface location, tie-in point for a sidetrack, tie-in point for replanning, etc.) to the target and enable selecting the path that meets the conditions and is optimized for the existing constraints.