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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel Moos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark David Zoback, Standford, CA (US);
Donald Ritter, Dallas, TX (US);
Martin Brudy, Nierstein, DE;
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel Moos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark David Zoback, Standford, CA (US);
Donald Ritter, Dallas, TX (US);
Martin Brudy, Nierstein, DE;
Geomechanics International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
A process to determine optimal completion type and design prior to drilling of a hydrocarbon producing well utilizing information from hydrocarbon recovery modeling such as reservoir, geo-mechanical, and material modeling over the production life of the well. An embodiment of the process includes obtaining information regarding pore pressure depletion, stress magnitudes and orientations, and strength of rock formation from hydrocarbon recovery modeling to determine optimum well completion design including the selection of a completion type, trajectory, and location. Additionally, the process may also consider probable failure mechanisms and identified completion requirements, and their corresponding effect on completion options.