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US 2022/0186603 A1Published application
Detecting wellpath tortuosity variability and controlling wellbore operations
AssigneeLandmark Graphics Corporation
InventorRobello Samuel
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Abstract
Methods and systems for determining wellpath tortuosity are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment, a tortuosity of a borehole segment is determined and a tortuosity of a casing associated with the borehole segment is determined based, at least in part, on the tortuosity of the borehole segment and a path conformity characteristic of the casing. A tortuosity variation factor is generated based on a value of the tortuosity of the casing relative to a value of the tortuosity of the borehole segment.
Claims24
A method for determining well path tortuosity comprising:
- determining a tortuosity of a borehole segment;
- determining a tortuosity of a casing associated with the borehole segment, wherein the tortuosity of the casing is determined based, at least in part, on the tortuosity of the borehole segment and a path conformity characteristic of the casing;
- and
- generating a tortuosity variation factor based on a value of the tortuosity of the casing relative to a value of the tortuosity of the borehole segment.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a machine-readable medium having program code executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to,
- determine a tortuosity of a borehole segment;
- determine a tortuosity of a casing associated with the borehole segment, wherein the tortuosity of the casing is determined based, at least in part, on the tortuosity of the borehole segment and a path conformity characteristic of the casing;
- and
- generate a tortuosity variation factor based on a value of the tortuosity of the casing relative to a value of the tortuosity of the borehole segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.