Abstract: Techniques for positioning energy infrastructure such as petroleum well pads, and related access roads and gathering pipelines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for positioning energy infrastructure comprises one or more processors. The one or more computer processors are configured to receive user input. The user input comprises a boundary where energy infrastructure is placed within and additional features to consider when positioning energy infrastructure. The one or more processors are further configured to store, in a shareable format, a plurality of layouts for the energy infrastructure and associated metrics and parameters based on the user input and base datasets. The base datasets comprise spatial datasets. The base datasets may also comprise default values for input parameters. The one or more processors are further configured to output, on a display device, the plurality of layouts for the energy infrastructure and the associated metrics and parameters.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 6, 2017
Publication date:
July 13, 2017
Applicant:
Nature Conservancy, The
Inventors:
Nels JOHNSON, Tamara GAGNOLET, Thomas MINNEY