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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2008
Jahir Pabon, Wellesley, MA (US);
Nathan Wicks, Somerville, MA (US);
Yong Chang, Missouri City, TX (US);
Clinton Chapman, Missouri City, TX (US);
Vivek Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Jahir Pabon, Wellesley, MA (US);
Nathan Wicks, Somerville, MA (US);
Yong Chang, Missouri City, TX (US);
Clinton Chapman, Missouri City, TX (US);
Vivek Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corp., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for performing a drilling operation for an oil field, the oil field having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. The method involves creating a finite-difference model to simulate behavior of a drilling assembly used to drill a wellbore in the drilling operation, performing a simulation of the drilling operation using the finite-difference model, analyzing a result of the simulation, and selectively modifying the drilling operation based on the analysis.