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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bob J Patton, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Patton Consulting Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ; G01V / ; G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175 45 ; 175 50 ; 175 61 ; 324346 ; 324356 ; 324369 ;
Abstract
An improved system for use in drilling a relief well to intersect a target blowout well. A probable location distribution is used to survey the location of the candidate relief wells and the blowout well. Through the use of the relative probable location distribution, the integral probabilities of find, intercept and collision are calculated. A relief well plan is then optimally designed to drill and insure a high integral probability of a find and intercept and a low probability of a collision. The method provided by the present invention allows a relief well to be drilled in a minimum time with minimum risk exposure.