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Patent No.:

US 9810052 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2014

Multilateral wells placement via transshipment approach

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);

Attorneys:

Bracewell LLP

Constance G. Rhebergen

Albert B. Kimball, Jr.

Primary Examiner:

Cedric D Johnson

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.

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AlQahtani, Ghazi. (2017). Multilateral wells placement via transshipment approach (U.S. Patent No. 9810052). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9810052

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