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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2012
Robert Shelley, Katy, TX (US);
Nijat Guliyev, Houston, TX (US);
Amir Nejad, Houston, TX (US);
CARBO Ceramics Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for optimizing wellbore completion and, in particular, methods and systems for optimizing hydraulic fracturing parameters are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of optimizing wellbore completion includes gathering wellbore data, screening and processing the gathered wellbore data, utilizing the screened and processed wellbore data to define an optimized model, and utilizing the optimized model to evaluate combinations of available wellbore completion parameters. In some instances, the optimized model is defined using artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, and/or boosted regression trees. Further, in some embodiments the combinations of available wellbore completion parameters include hydraulic fracturing parameters, such as number of fractures, fracturing fluid type, proppant type, fracturing volume, and/or other parameters.