GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION OF MULTI-WELL TRAJECTORIES.

摘要

A novel method is presented to automatically design a multi-well developmentplan given a set of previously interpreted subsurface targets. This method identifiesthe optimal plan by minimizing the total cost as a function of existing and requirednew platforms, the number of wells, and the drilling cost of each of the wells.The cost of each well is a function of the well path and the overall complexity ofthe well.