Method for relating multiple oil or gas wells to each other

Abstract

A method of relating three or four producing wells in an existing fossil fuel drilling field utilizes the equation Y2+X·Y−X2=0. The independent variable X represents the distance between any two known producing wells in the field. The dependant variable Y represents a distance between a known producing well and another well location, wherein each of the known producing wells and well locations depend upon which method utilized. In one method, a first origin well can be selected as a known producing well and then a distance from the origin well to a second producing well can be determined. Utilizing the above equation, a third well location can be determined by calculating a distance Y from the origin well to the third location. This well location can represent either an existing producing well located a distance from the origin well, or a new location at which a producing well can be drilled within the existing drilling field. In another method, the distance X represents a distance between a first and a second known producing well. A third producing well is then selected within the existing field. The equation is then utilized to calculate a distance Y from the third producing well to a fourth well location. The fourth well location is either a location of an existing producing well in the field, or a location for drilling a new producing well in the field.

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