Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optimal well placement under constraints
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Application No.: US15087034Application Date: 2016-03-31
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Publication No.: US10167703B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Zeid M. Al-Ghareeb
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: E21B41/00
- IPC: E21B41/00 ; G06F17/50 ; E21B49/00 ; E21B47/00

Abstract:
Information associated with a plurality of constraints for well placement is received. For each of the plurality of constraints, information associated with the constraint is converted into a binary matrix. An overall constraint matrix is determined by convolving the binary matrices associated with the plurality of constraints. Feasible regions are determined based on the overall constraint matrix. Optimal well locations are determined within the feasible regions. The optimal well locations and a number of the optimal wells are output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170284174A1 OPTIMAL WELL PLACEMENT UNDER CONSTRAINTS Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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