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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2009
James E. Holl, Houston, TX (US);
Yao-chou Cheng, Houston, TX (US);
Marek Czernuszenko, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Rune Musum, Stavanger, NO;
Jose Sequeira, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Hendrik Braaksma, Houston, TX (US);
James E. Holl, Houston, TX (US);
Yao-Chou Cheng, Houston, TX (US);
Marek Czernuszenko, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Rune Musum, Stavanger, NO;
Jose Sequeira, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Hendrik Braaksma, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of planning a drilling operation IS provided that comprises selecting a set of targeted regions based on data from a three-dimensional shared earth model and generating at least one targeted segment within each one of the set of targeted regions The method further comprises defining at least one application agent for the purpose of evaluating the at least one targeted segment within each one of the set of targeted regions based on a potential payout in terms of production of hydrocarbons The exemplary method additionally comprises identifying at least one well trajectory through the at least one targeted segment within each one of the set of targeted regions And the method comprises employing the at least one application agent to evaluate well trajectories based on the potential payout in terms of at least one of production of hydrocarbons, drilling complexity, cost or stability of well planning.