Systems and Methods for Adjusting Existing Well Plans
AssigneeLandmark Graphics Corporation
InventorsRichard Daniel Colvin, DeWayne Edward Pratt
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Abstract
Systems and methods for adjusting existing well plans by adjusting existing well plans by matching the existing well plans that can be replanned with new well plans that are generated around the existing well plans that cannot be replanned such as, for example, drilled, planned and/or permitted wells.
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A method for adjusting existing well plans, which comprises:
- separating existing well plans that cannot be replanned into a ListA and existing well plans that can be replanned into a ListB;
- generating new well plans around the ListA well plans;
- separating the new well plans into a ListC;
- determining which ListB well plans match respective ListC new well plans;
- adjusting each ListB well plan that matches a respective ListC new well plan to a new position;
- and
- removing each ListC new well plan that matches a respective ListB well plan and each ListB well plan that does not match a respective ListC new well plan.
A non-transitory program carrier device tangibly carrying computer executable instructions for adjusting existing well plans, the instructions being executable to implement:
- separating existing well plans that cannot be replanned into a ListA and existing well plans that can be replanned into a ListB;
- generating new well plans around the ListA well plans;
- separating the new well plans into a ListC;
- determining which ListB well plans match respective ListC new well plans;
- adjusting each ListB well plan that matches a respective ListC new well plan to a new position;
- and
- removing each ListC new well plan that matches respective a ListB well plan and each ListB well plan that does not match a respective ListC new well plan.
A method for adjusting existing well plans, which comprises:
- separating existing well plans that cannot be replanned into a ListA and existing well plans that can be replanned into a ListB;
- generating new well plans around the ListA well plans;
- separating the new well plans into a ListC;
- determining which ListB well plans match respective ListC new well plans by:
- determining initial matching criteria;
- identifying a list of possible matches for ListB well plans and ListC new well plans based on the initial matching criteria;
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- reducing the list of possible matches for ListB well plans and the list of possible matches for ListC new well plans to one best possible match for each respective well plan and its match;
- adjusting each ListB well plan that matches a respective ListC new well plan to a new position;
- and
- removing each ListC new well plan that matches a respective ListB well plan and each ListB well plan that does not match a respective ListC new well plan.
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