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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Richard B. Logan, Houston, TX (US);
Stephen R. Ingram, Houston, TX (US);
Martin D. Paulk, Houston, TX (US);
Hamayun Z. Raja, Houston, TX (US);
Richard B. Logan, Houston, TX (US);
Stephen R. Ingram, Houston, TX (US);
Martin D. Paulk, Houston, TX (US);
Hamayun Z. Raja, Houston, TX (US);
Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Drilling laterals in shale formations. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: drilling a deviated borehole through a shale formation with a drill string comprising a drill bit; logging the shale formation with a logging tool disposed within the drill string; estimating, in real time with the drilling, fracture potential of a portion of the shale formation near the drill bit, the estimation of fracture potential based on information acquired by the logging tool; and controlling drilling direction based on the fracture potential.