Systems and Methods for Optimal Positioning of Drilling Pads

摘要

Systems and methods for optimal positioning of drilling pads for horizontal well field development considering the location and spacing of each horizontal well, boundaries and surface/subsurface hazards.

主权项

1. A method for positioning multiple drilling pads within a predetermined boundary, which comprises:
a) determining a maximum number of rows based on a row spacing and a maximum distance; b) determining a maximum number of columns based on a column spacing and the maximum distance; c) determining a seed point location within the predetermined boundary for each row at a starting position and for each column at a starting position, each seed point location belonging to a set of seed point locations; d) computing a total value for the set of seed point locations using a computer processor; e) adjusting the starting position in each row by a row increment and the starting position in each column by a column increment; f) repeating steps c)-e) for a predetermined number of starting positions in each row and a predetermined number of starting positions in each column; and g) positioning a drilling pad at each location based on a respective seed point location within the set of seed point locations having a best total value.