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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Nils Kaageson-loe, Houston, TX (US);
Trond Daatland, Stavanger, NO;
Oystein Randeberg, Stavanger, NO;
Arne Asko, Rege, NO;
Frederick B. Growcock, Houston, TX (US);
Gabe Manescu, Katy, TX (US);
Mark Sanders, Houston, TX (US);
Nils Kaageson-Loe, Houston, TX (US);
Trond Daatland, Stavanger, NO;
Oystein Randeberg, Stavanger, NO;
Arne Asko, Rege, NO;
Frederick B. Growcock, Houston, TX (US);
Gabe Manescu, Katy, TX (US);
Mark Sanders, Houston, TX (US);
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for planning a wellbore, the method including defining drilling data for drilling a segment of a planned wellbore and identifying a risk zone in the segment. Additionally, the method including determining an expected fluid loss for the risk zone and selecting a solution to reduce fluid loss in the risk zone. Furthermore, a method for treating drilling fluid loss at a drilling location, the method including calculating a drilling fluid loss rate at the drilling location, classifying the drilling fluid loss based on the drilling fluid loss rate, and selecting a solution based at least in part on the classifying.