Complementary approaches for the optimisation of well design

César Mugerin and Pierre Thore. ( 2003 )
in: 23th gOcad Meeting, ASGA

Abstract

This article encapsulates the main final achievements of this research on the optimisation of well paths. First of all, a new well object has been designed to incorporate knowledge from the different parties: geologists, geophysicians and drilling engineers. Though it has been first thought to be used for the optimisation of the path on a probability cube, this approach has been put aside. Instead, two complementary approaches are proposed to deal with the uncertainty: the virtual trajectory and an algorithm to improve the seismic facies analysis. They target the two important aspects of well planning.

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    @inproceedings{MugerinRM2003,
     abstract = { This article encapsulates the main final achievements of this research on the optimisation of well paths. First of all, a new well object has been designed to incorporate knowledge from the different parties: geologists, geophysicians and drilling engineers. Though it has been first thought to be used for the optimisation of the path on a probability cube, this approach has been put aside. Instead, two complementary approaches are proposed to deal with the uncertainty: the virtual trajectory and an algorithm to improve the seismic facies analysis. They target the two important aspects of well planning. },
     author = { Mugerin, César AND Thore, Pierre },
     booktitle = { 23th gOcad Meeting },
     month = { "june" },
     publisher = { ASGA },
     title = { Complementary approaches for the optimisation of well design },
     year = { 2003 }
    }