Donald F Ritter

US Patent:

7181380, Feb 20, 2007

Filed:

Dec 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/324940

Inventors:

Ronald G. Dusterhoft - Houston TX, US
Daniel Moos - Palo Alto CA, US
Mark David Zoback - Standford CA, US
Donald Ritter - Dallas TX, US
Martin Brudy - Nierstein, DE

Assignee:

Geomechanics International, Inc. - Houston TX
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. - Duncan OK

International Classification:

G06G 7/48

US Classification:

703 10, 702 13, 1662501, 16625007

Abstract:

A process to determine optimal completion type and design prior to drilling of a hydrocarbon producing well utilizing information from hydrocarbon recovery modeling such as reservoir, geo-mechanical, and material modeling over the production life of the well. An embodiment of the process includes obtaining information regarding pore pressure depletion, stress magnitudes and orientations, and strength of rock formation from hydrocarbon recovery modeling to determine optimum well completion design including the selection of a completion type, trajectory, and location. Additionally, the process may also consider probable failure mechanisms and identified completion requirements, and their corresponding effect on completion options.