Pseudo-well Visualization for Wellbore Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wellbore operations face challenges due to incomplete or scattered data about subterranean formations, lacking historical or integrated information, which hinders effective planning and execution of hydrocarbon exploration and production operations.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface is generated using present-day and reconstructed data, combining geographic and geological-historical parameters, allowing for the creation of a pseudo-well that integrates paleo-geographic and plate-tectonic data, enabling operators to visualize and understand geological contexts and risks through time-dependent properties and attributes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data about subterranean formations is collected from multiple sources, then the completeness of geological information is improved, but the scattered nature of data makes it difficult to view and use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines scattered geological data from multiple sources (well logs, seismic data, core samples, regional synthesis) into a single integrated graphical user interface that displays all information in a unified visual format, making the data easily viewable and usable while maintaining completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a computational system with processor and memory as an intermediary that automatically collects, processes, integrates, and displays scattered geological data from multiple sources, transforming disjointed information into a coherent visual representation without requiring manual compilation
2Reliability
If historical and regional synthesis data are integrated into wellbore operation data, then the reliability of geological understanding is improved, but the complexity of data integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional computational system that performs multiple operations (data collection, historical reconstruction, regional synthesis, visualization) through a single integrated platform, reducing overall system complexity while improving reliability of geological understanding
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary reconstruction of historical geological conditions and pre-processing of regional synthesis data before integration with wellbore operation data, so that when data are combined, the integration process is simplified and reliability is enhanced through pre-validated historical context
3Reliability
If a comprehensive data integration system is created, then the quality of decision-making is improved, but the time and resources required for data processing increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data collection and analysis processes with an automated computational system that uses processors and algorithms to rapidly integrate and analyze geological data, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining or improving decision-making quality through more comprehensive data analysis
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AI summary
A system can output a graphical user interface for use in planning or performing a wellbore operation. The system can receive a location of a geological point location of interest for subterranean exploration and a geological time-frame for the geological point location of interest. The system can determine present-day data about the geological point location of interest from the received location. The system can generate a pseudo-well and reconstruct geological-historical parameters in separate time-intervals based on the received location, plate-tectonic models, and paleo-geographic datasets. The system can generate a graphical user interface including present-day data, paleo-geographic data, plate-tectonic data, and plate-interaction data. The system can output the graphical user interface for use in planning or performing a wellbore operation to extract hydrocarbon fluid.