Tilke et al., 2010 - Google Patents

Optimizing Well Placement Planning in the Presence of Subsurface Uncertainty and Operational Risk Tolerance

Tilke et al., 2010

Document ID
2500556280693795758
Author
Tilke P
Banerjee R
Halabe V
Balci B
Thambynayagam R
Publication year
Publication venue
ECMOR XII-12th European Conference on the Mathematics of Oil Recovery

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This paper presents an automated workflow to accelerate the well placement planning process in the presence of subsurface uncertainty and operational risk. The system allows the user to screen and rank development options in minutes. This automated field …
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E21B41/0035—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches

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