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US 2010/0250302 A1Published application
Systems and methods for determining optimum platform count and position
AssigneeLandmark Graphics Corporation, a Halliburton Company
InventorsDan Colvin, Gary Schottle
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining the optimum number of platforms to be used in a hydrocarbon field development and their position. The systems and methods determine the least valuable platform(s) and eliminate them from use in the hydrocarbon field development.
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A method for determining which platform in a project to remove, comprising:
- calculating a first minimum value for each platform in the project on a computer system using a first-platform-value algorithm;
- calculating a second minimum value for each platform in the project on the computer system using a second-platform-value algorithm;
- compiling a list comprising each platform in the project with at least one of a lowest first minimum value and a lowest second minimum value;
- calculating, on the computer system, how many targets each platform in the list hits;
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- determining which platform in the project to remove based on how many targets each platform in the list hits.
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A program carrier device for carrying computer executable instructions for determining which platform in a project to remove, the instructions being executable to implement:
- calculating a first minimum value for each platform in the project on a computer system using a first-platform-value algorithm;
- calculating a second minimum value for each platform in the project on the computer system using a second-platform-value algorithm;
- compiling a list comprising each platform in the project with at least one of a lowest first minimum value and a lowest second minimum value;
- calculating, on the computer system, how many targets each platform in the list hits;
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- determining which platform in the project to remove based on how many targets each platform in the list hits.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.