US 12,442,283 B2
Multidimensional full field development optimization guided by variability in well placement and configuration
Hassan Hasan Hamam, Al Khobar (SA); and Saad Ayidh Garni, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/400,275.
Prior Publication US 2023/0052919 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 43/30 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); G01V 20/00 (2024.01); G06F 30/27 (2020.01); G06F 30/15 (2020.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01)
CPC E21B 43/305 (2013.01) [G01V 20/00 (2024.01); G06F 30/27 (2020.01); E21B 41/0035 (2013.01); E21B 43/30 (2013.01); E21B 2200/20 (2020.05); E21B 2200/22 (2020.05); G01V 2210/66 (2013.01); G06F 30/15 (2020.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
generating two-dimensional (2D) target entry (TE) points in an area of interest (AOI) for wells to be drilled in an oil reservoir, wherein the 2D TE points are positioned according to a defined well length resolution;
designing single laterals, using the 2D TE points, wherein for each well, a single lateral is designed with a respective length, a completion zone, an azimuth, and an orientation;
executing, using the single laterals, a dynamic reservoir simulation for the wells to be drilled in the oil reservoir, comprising rotating between different three-dimensional (3D) configurations for each 2D TE point;
naming the 3D configurations using a naming convention using an identifier comprising a field abbreviation or a reservoir abbreviation, a producer code or an injector code, a unique 2D TE identifier, and a well configuration identifier identifying a combination of a lateral length, a target zone, and the azimuth;
selecting, for each lateral and based on executing the dynamic reservoir simulation, a respective 3D configuration for each 2D TE point; and
drilling the wells in the oil reservoir using the 2D TE points, wherein each single lateral for each well is drilled according to the respective 3D configuration for each 2D TE point, with the respective length, the completion zone, the azimuth, and the orientation.