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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2005
Michael David Prange, Danbury, CT (US);
Peter Gerhard Tilke, Belmont, MA (US);
Clinton Dane Chapman, Missouri City, TX (US);
Darren Lee Aklestad, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Michael David Prange, Danbury, CT (US);
Peter Gerhard Tilke, Belmont, MA (US);
Clinton Dane Chapman, Missouri City, TX (US);
Darren Lee Aklestad, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Abstract
A novel method is presented to automatically design a multi-well development plan given a set of previously interpreted subsurface targets. This method identifies the optimal plan by minimizing the total cost as a function of existing and required new platforms, the number of wells, and the drilling cost of each of the wells. The cost of each well is a function of the well path and the overall complexity of the well.