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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Richard Daniel Colvin, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Olivier Roger Germain, Houston, TX (US);
Dewayne Pratt, Littleton, CO (US);
Philip William Woodard, Adelaide, AU;
Inventors:
Richard Daniel Colvin, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Olivier Roger Germain, Houston, TX (US);
DeWayne Pratt, Littleton, CO (US);
Philip William Woodard, Adelaide, AU;
Assignee:
Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 15/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0092 (2013.01); E21B 7/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/30 (2013.01); E21B 43/305 (2013.01); E21B 15/003 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for optimal positioning of drilling pads for horizontal well field development considering the location and spacing of each horizontal well, boundaries and surface/subsurface hazards.