Abstract: A computer-implemented method that autonomously performs rock drill cuttings interpretation is described herein. The method includes obtaining rock drill cuttings representations. The method also includes preprocessing the rock drill cuttings representations. The method also includes performing unsupervised image segmentation in order to obtain masked representations of such images discriminating rock types. The method also includes performing supervised learning through a custom Convolutional Neuronal Network using the segmented pictures as inputs and a continuous or discrete mineralogical or sedimentological variable of interest as the output. Additionally, the method includes autonomously predicting such mineralogical or sedimentological quantity from new rock drill cuttings pictures using the parameters of the unsupervised segmentation and the trained supervised model created for this purpose.

Abstract: Provided in some embodiments are systems and methods for developing a hydrocarbon reservoir. A method may include, for each of a plurality of prosed hydrocarbon wells, determining a reservoir entry point corresponding to a location at a top limiting surface of the hydrocarbon reservoir, determining a reservoir exit point corresponding to a location at a bottom limiting surface of the hydrocarbon reservoir, and determining a well trajectory that includes a path that extends downward gradually from the reservoir entry point at the top limiting surface to reservoir exit point at the bottom limiting surface. The method also including generating a field development plan (FDP) for the hydrocarbon reservoir, the FDP including development information for each well of the plurality of wells, including the determined well trajectory for the well.

Abstract: Provided in some embodiments are systems and methods for developing a hydrocarbon reservoir. A method may include, for each of a plurality of prosed hydrocarbon wells, determining a reservoir entry point corresponding to a location at a top limiting surface of the hydrocarbon reservoir, determining a reservoir exit point corresponding to a location at a bottom limiting surface of the hydrocarbon reservoir, and determining a well trajectory that includes a path that extends downward gradually from the reservoir entry point at the top limiting surface to reservoir exit point at the bottom limiting surface. The method also including generating a field development plan (FDP) for the hydrocarbon reservoir, the FDP including development information for each well of the plurality of wells, including the determined well trajectory for the well.