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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2014
Applicants:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ghazi D. AlQahtani, Lubbock, TX (US);
Noah E. Berlow, Amarillo, TX (US);
Mohamed Y. Soliman, Houston, TX (US);
Assignees:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); G01V 99/00 (2009.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06Q 10/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/30 (2013.01); E21B 41/0092 (2013.01); G01V 99/005 (2013.01); G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multilateral well placement methodology is provided for hydrocarbon reservoirs utilizing transshipment network optimization to best fit productivity conditions in the reservoir. Multilateral well trajectories are generated which ensure contact with hydrocarbon rich pockets in the reservoir. Different levels of branching for lateral wells are also permitted.