Adaptive resource reservoir development
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1. A method for developing a resource field, comprising:
- determining a plurality of development scenarios;
receiving, at a technological tree builder module, the plurality of development scenarios, each development scenario comprising a combination of well locations and trajectories corresponding to appraisal wells and production wells;
building, in the technological tree builder module, a technological tree based on the plurality of development scenarios;
receiving, at a development manual production module, a set of geological realizations;
modeling, in the development manual production module, performance metrics for each of the development scenarios for each of the set of geological realizations;
based on the modeled performance metrics, identifying decisions at internal nodes of a technological tree in the development manual production module;
based on the technological tree, producing a pre-calculated resource field development manual in the development manual production module;
drilling at least a first well at a first location and trajectory that are common to the plurality of development scenarios;
assessing a result of the at least one first well; and
drilling a first sequence of subsequent wells at a first sequence of subsequent locations and trajectories that are common to a first subset of development scenarios, consistent with the pre-calculated resource field development manual, wherein the first subset includes at least one development scenario that is selected from the plurality of development scenarios based at least on the result of the first well, wherein the first sequence of subsequent wells includes at least one well.
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Abstract
A plurality of development scenarios is determined. At least a first well is drilled at a first location and trajectory that are common to the plurality of development scenarios. A result of the at least one first well is assessed. A first subset of development scenarios is selected from the plurality of development scenarios based at least on the result of the first well. A first sequence of subsequent wells, including at least one well, are drilled at a first sequence of subsequent locations and trajectories that are common to the first subset of development scenarios.
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1. A method for developing a resource field, comprising:
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determining a plurality of development scenarios; receiving, at a technological tree builder module, the plurality of development scenarios, each development scenario comprising a combination of well locations and trajectories corresponding to appraisal wells and production wells; building, in the technological tree builder module, a technological tree based on the plurality of development scenarios; receiving, at a development manual production module, a set of geological realizations; modeling, in the development manual production module, performance metrics for each of the development scenarios for each of the set of geological realizations; based on the modeled performance metrics, identifying decisions at internal nodes of a technological tree in the development manual production module; based on the technological tree, producing a pre-calculated resource field development manual in the development manual production module; drilling at least a first well at a first location and trajectory that are common to the plurality of development scenarios; assessing a result of the at least one first well; and drilling a first sequence of subsequent wells at a first sequence of subsequent locations and trajectories that are common to a first subset of development scenarios, consistent with the pre-calculated resource field development manual, wherein the first subset includes at least one development scenario that is selected from the plurality of development scenarios based at least on the result of the first well, wherein the first sequence of subsequent wells includes at least one well. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium embodying computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to facilitate the method of:
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receiving, at a technological tree builder module, a set of development scenarios, each development scenario comprising a combination of well locations and trajectories corresponding to appraisal wells and production wells; building, in the technological tree builder module, a technological tree based on the set of development scenarios; receiving, at a development manual production module, a set of geological realizations; modeling, in the development manual production module, performance metrics for each of the development scenarios for each of the set of geological realizations; based on the modeled performance metrics, identifying internal nodes of a technological tree in the development manual production module; based on the technological tree, producing a pre-calculated resource field development manual in the development manual production module; controlling drilling machinery to drill at least a first well at a first location and trajectory that are common to the set of development scenarios; assessing a result of the at least one first well; and controlling the drilling machinery to drill a first sequence of subsequent wells at a first sequence of subsequent locations and trajectories that are common to a first subset of development scenarios, consistent with the pre-calculated resource field development manual, wherein the first subset includes at least one development scenario that is selected from the set of development scenarios based at least on the result of the first well, wherein the first sequence of subsequent wells includes at least one well. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor operative to facilitate; receiving, at a technological tree builder module, a set of development scenarios, each development scenario comprising a combination of well locations and trajectories corresponding to appraisal wells and production wells; building, in the technological tree builder module, a technological tree based on the set of development scenarios; receiving, at a development manual production module, a set of geological realizations; modeling, in the development manual production module, performance metrics for each of the development scenarios for each of the set of geological realizations; based on the modeled performance metrics, identifying decisions at internal nodes of the technological tree in the development manual production module; based on the technological tree, producing a pre-calculated resource field development manual in the development manual production module; controlling drilling machinery to drill at least a first well at a first location and trajectory that are common to the set of development scenarios; assessing a result of the at least one first well; and controlling the drilling machinery to drill a first sequence of subsequent wells at a first sequence of subsequent locations and trajectories that are common to a first subset of development scenarios, consistent with the pre-calculated resource field development manual, wherein the first subset includes at least one development scenario that is selected from the set of development scenarios based at least on the result of the first well, wherein the first sequence of subsequent wells includes at least one well. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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