Patents by Inventor Darren Lee Acklestad

Darren Lee Acklestad has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Geometrical optimization of multi-well trajectories
    Patent number: 7684929
    Abstract: A novel method is presented to automatically design a multi-well development plan given a set of previously interpreted subsurface targets. This method identifies the optimal plan by minimizing the total cost as a function of existing and required new platforms, the number of wells, and the drilling cost of each of the wells. The cost of each well is a function of the well path and the overall complexity of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Michael David Prange, Peter Gerhard Tilke, Clinton Dane Chapman, Darren Lee Acklestad