Method for determining a set of net present values to influence the drilling of a wellbore and increase production

• Main Authors: JEFFREY SPATH, GREGORY P GROVE, LUCA ORTENZI, R K MICHAEL THAMBY-NAYAGAM, JOSEPH A AYOUB, ANDREW CARNEGIE, ROGER GRIFFITHS, RAJ BANERJEE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.04.2013
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

A method is disclosed for modeling a first reservoir while drilling a wellbore into a corresponding second reservoir, the first reservoir having a plurality of stations, comprising: determining a plurality of values of net present value corresponding, respectively, to the plurality of stations of th...