Abstract: A plurality of development scenarios is determined. At least a first well is drilled at a first location and trajectory that are common to the plurality of development scenarios. A result of the at least one first well is assessed. A first subset of development scenarios is selected from the plurality of development scenarios based at least on the result of the first well. A first sequence of subsequent wells, including at least one well, are drilled at a first sequence of subsequent locations and trajectories that are common to the first subset of development scenarios.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 21, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 9, 2020
Assignees:
International Business Machines Corporation, GAZPROMNEFT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LLC
Inventors:
Vladimir M. Babin, David Echeverria Ciaurri, Bruno Da Costa Flach, Arseniy Gruzdev, Miguel Paredes Quinones, Alexander Pozdneev, Artyom Semenikhin, Oleg S. Ushmaev, Andrey M. Vashevnik