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1. A method of determining a configuration of a well, comprising:
- receiving, at a first module executable in a system, input data relating to characteristics of a reservoir and a well surface arrangement; and
selecting, by the first module based on the input data, a trajectory of a wellbore in the well, a type of interface between the reservoir and the wellbore, and completion equipment for installation in the wellbore.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing well planning and design includes performing a general-level design. The general-level design involves generating a proposed well configuration based on inputs from a user. The proposed configuration, generated by a software module, includes a well trajectory, the reservoir-wellbore interface, and completion equipment. The proposed configuration is refined by an optimizer based on a performance measure or a target constraint.
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1. A method of determining a configuration of a well, comprising:
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receiving, at a first module executable in a system, input data relating to characteristics of a reservoir and a well surface arrangement; and
selecting, by the first module based on the input data, a trajectory of a wellbore in the well, a type of interface between the reservoir and the wellbore, and completion equipment for installation in the wellbore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article comprising at least one storage medium containing instructions for determining a configuration of a well, the instructions when executed causing a system to:
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receive input data relating to characteristics of a reservoir and a well surface arrangement; and
generate a proposed configuration of the well using a rule-based analysis, the proposed configuration including a trajectory of a wellbore in the well, a type of interface between the reservoir and the wellbore, and completion equipment for installation in the wellbore based on the input data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system comprising:
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a processor; and
one or more modules executable on the processor to receive input data relating to characteristics of a reservoir and a well surface arrangement, the one or more modules executable to further generate a proposed configuration of the well, the proposed configuration including a trajectory of a wellbore in the well, a type of interface between the reservoir and the wellbore, and completion equipment for installation in the wellbore based on the input data. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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