GB2632377A - Automated reservoir navigation - Google Patents
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- GB2632377A GB2632377A GB2415263.9A GB202415263A GB2632377A GB 2632377 A GB2632377 A GB 2632377A GB 202415263 A GB202415263 A GB 202415263A GB 2632377 A GB2632377 A GB 2632377A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/02—Determining slope or direction
- E21B47/022—Determining slope or direction of the borehole, e.g. using geomagnetism
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/02—Determining slope or direction
- E21B47/024—Determining slope or direction of devices in the borehole
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
- E21B7/04—Directional drilling
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B2200/00—Special features related to earth drilling for obtaining oil, gas or water
- E21B2200/20—Computer models or simulations, e.g. for reservoirs under production, drill bits
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Abstract
Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method for automated reservoir navigation that includes receiving a reference indicative of a reservoir architecture. The method further includes determining a discrepancy between a well plan and the reference. The method further includes evaluating the discrepancy relative to a discrepancy threshold. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the discrepancy fails to satisfy the discrepancy threshold, causing a bottom hole assembly to navigate based at least in part on the discrepancy.
Claims (15)
1. A method for automated reservoir navigation, the method comprising: receiving a reference indicative of a reservoir architecture; determining a first distance between a well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference and a second distance between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference; determining a discrepancy based on the first distance and the second distance; and causing a bottom hole assembly to navigate based at least in part on the discrepancy.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the discrepancy is indicative of at least one of an offset between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference, a relative dip between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference, or a drainage area between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) is based on extrapolated points.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference is based at least in part on at least one of data selected from the group consisting of lithology data, acoustic data, rheological data, electromagnetic data, and resistivity data.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the offset is determined relative to a measurement point of the bottom hole assembly (13), at a drill bit (7) of the bottom hole assembly (13), or a defined distance ahead of the drill bit (7).
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the relative dip is determined from an orientation, a direction, or a slope of the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference over an interval of the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806).
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the drainage area is determined by summing a plurality of drainage area portions over an interval of the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) wherein the drainage portions are calculated by multiplying a distance between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference with a distance along the well path(601, 601a, 603, 801, 806).
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an interface (700), wherein the interface (700) presents the offset, the relative dip, and the drainage area and a control mechanism to enable controlling the bottom hole assembly (13).
9. A system (100) for automated reservoir navigation, the system comprising: a bottom hole assembly (13) disposed in a wellbore (2); and a processing system (12) for executing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the processing system (12) to perform operations comprising: receiving a reference indicative of a reservoir architecture; determining at least one of a relative dip between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference and a drainage area between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference; and causing the bottom hole assembly (13) to navigate based at least in part on at least one of the relative dip, or the drainage area.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the reference is based at least in part on at least one of data selected from the group consisting of lithology data, acoustic data, rheological data, and resistivity data.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the offset is determined relative to a measurement point of the bottom hole assembly (13), at a drill bit (7) of the bottom hole assembly (13), or a defined distance ahead of the drill bit (7).
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the relative dip is determined from an orientation, a direction, or a slope of the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference over an interval.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the drainage area is determined by summing a plurality of drainage area portions over an interval of the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) wherein the drainage portions are calculated by multiplying a distance between the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806) and the reference with a distance along the well path (601, 601a, 603, 801, 806).
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise providing an interface (700), wherein the interface (700) presents at least one of the relative dip, and the drainage area and a control mechanism to enable controlling the bottom hole assembly (13).
15. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing system (12) comprises a controller that controls the relative dip or the drainage area.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| US202263326217P | 2022-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | |
| PCT/US2023/017144 WO2023192611A1 (en) | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | Automated reservoir navigation |
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| GB202415263D0 GB202415263D0 (en) | 2024-12-04 |
| GB2632377A true GB2632377A (en) | 2025-02-05 |
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| US20080296064A1 (en) * | 2007-05-31 | 2008-12-04 | Mohsin Hamed Al Hadhrami | Method and apparatus for three dimensional geosteering |
| US20150267525A1 (en) * | 2012-09-28 | 2015-09-24 | Landmark Graphics Corporation | Self-Guided Geosteering Assembly and Method for Optimizing Well Placement and Quality |
| US20180258751A1 (en) * | 2013-06-12 | 2018-09-13 | Well Resolutions Technology | Boundary tracking control module for rotary steerable systems |
| US20210285297A1 (en) * | 2020-03-13 | 2021-09-16 | Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Llc | Automated geosteering based on a distance to oil-water contact |
| US20210293133A1 (en) * | 2018-07-31 | 2021-09-23 | Shell Oil Company | Process for real time geological localization with stochastic clustering and pattern matching |
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| US20080296064A1 (en) * | 2007-05-31 | 2008-12-04 | Mohsin Hamed Al Hadhrami | Method and apparatus for three dimensional geosteering |
| US20150267525A1 (en) * | 2012-09-28 | 2015-09-24 | Landmark Graphics Corporation | Self-Guided Geosteering Assembly and Method for Optimizing Well Placement and Quality |
| US20180258751A1 (en) * | 2013-06-12 | 2018-09-13 | Well Resolutions Technology | Boundary tracking control module for rotary steerable systems |
| US20210293133A1 (en) * | 2018-07-31 | 2021-09-23 | Shell Oil Company | Process for real time geological localization with stochastic clustering and pattern matching |
| US20210285297A1 (en) * | 2020-03-13 | 2021-09-16 | Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Llc | Automated geosteering based on a distance to oil-water contact |
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