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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:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Walter D. Aldred, Houston, TX (US);
William Wright, Houston, TX (US);
Iain Rezmer Cooper, Sugar Land, TX (US);
John Fuller, Farnham, GB;
Shuja Goraya, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Walter D. Aldred, Houston, TX (US);
William Wright, Houston, TX (US);
Iain Rezmer Cooper, Sugar Land, TX (US);
John Fuller, Farnham, GB;
Shuja Goraya, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for characterizing a drilling hazard. The method includes determining a well plan including at least a wellbore trajectory. A likelihood of occurrence of at least one drilling hazard is estimated. A severity of the at least one drilling hazard is estimated. The hazard is displayed on a representation of the wellbore trajectory, by indicating thereon a position of, the likelihood and the severity of the at least one drilling hazard.