Method and apparatus for determining potential interfacial severity for a formation

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6353799
SERIAL NO

09511618

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method and apparatus are provided for generating an indicator of potential for abrupt changes in rock strength in a particular wellbore. Forensic wellbore data is obtained from at least one previously drilled wellbore which is determined to be comparable to the target wellbore. An interfacial severity computer program is provided. The program consists of executable program instructions. It is adapted to utilize a plurality of wellbore parameters, including at least one forensic wellbore data element. The interfacial severity computer program is loaded onto a data processing system. At least the forensic wellbore data, and possibly other wellbore parameter data elements, are supplied as an input to the interfacial severity computer program. The data processing system is utilized to execute program instructions of the interfacial severity computer program. This applies the inputs to the interfacial severity computer program which produces an output and indicator of the potential for abrupt changes in rock strength in the particular target wellbore.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cooley, Craig Hodges South Ogden, UT 7 105
Curry, David Alexander Stonehaven, GB 13 110
Ledgerwood, III Leroy William Cypress, TX 3 55
Meany, Nigel Charles Banchory, GB 1 9

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation