Multi-Platform Onshore Well Development System
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Solution Overview
Problem
In onshore field operations, drilling multiple wells sequentially results in significant time and labor costs, as well as increased safety risks due to the need for frequent equipment repositioning and reconfiguration between wells.
Innovation Solution
A system with multiple operational platforms allows for simultaneous development of multiple subterranean wellbores, reducing the need for frequent equipment repositioning by using shared resources and parallel operations, and incorporating transition platforms for safe and efficient equipment transfer between platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple wells are drilled sequentially from the same location, then equipment can be reused, but significant time and labor are spent transitioning equipment between wells
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the field into multiple operational platforms, each dedicated to specific wellbores. This segmentation allows simultaneous operations on multiple wells without requiring equipment to be moved between locations, thereby eliminating transition time while maintaining equipment reuse benefits
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-location sequential drilling approach to a multi-location parallel approach by deploying multiple operational platforms across the field. This spatial dimensionality change enables concurrent well development activities, converting a time-consuming sequential process into parallel operations
2Adaptability or versatility
If equipment is repositioned frequently between wells, then flexibility to access different well locations is maintained, but safety risks and accident potential increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the field into multiple operational platforms with dedicated equipment, the system eliminates the need for frequent equipment repositioning. Each platform remains stationary at its location, providing stable and safe operating conditions while maintaining field-wide adaptability through the distributed platform network
Solution Approach 2:
The operational platforms serve as intermediary structures that position equipment optimally at each well location. Rather than moving equipment between wells, the platforms act as fixed intermediaries that bring equipment to the wells, eliminating relocation safety risks while maintaining access flexibility
3Productivity
If multiple operational platforms are deployed simultaneously, then parallel well development is enabled, but initial equipment and infrastructure costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The operational platforms are designed with universal, multi-functional equipment that can perform various well development tasks. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized equipment at each platform, thereby lowering overall equipment costs while maintaining parallel operation capabilities across multiple platforms
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functional capabilities into integrated operational platforms, where a single platform can handle drilling, completion, and production activities. This merging of functions reduces the total number of separate equipment systems needed,降低ing overall device complexity and infrastructure costs
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AI summary
A system for developing multiple subterranean wellbores in a land-based field can include a first operational platform disposed over a first entry point of a first subterranean wellbore at a first time. The system can also include a second operational platform disposed over a second entry point of a second subterranean wellbore at the first time, where the first entry point and the second entry point are located proximate to each other. The system can further include first field equipment disposed on the first operational platform. The system can also include a second field equipment disposed on the second operational platform. The first field equipment can be used to develop the first subterranean wellbore, and the second field equipment can be used to develop the second subterranean wellbore.