Local min.-energy, F E based formulation for well-path design

Abstract

A new algorithm has been developed in this work to generate an optimal well path for drilling applications. Minimum energy based finite element technique has been used for interpolating well path. The straight portion of the well path at beginning and end of segment has been maintained. The dog-length severity has been maintained in present interpolation technique.Present algorithm will give total length of the well as well as maximum value of the doglength severity. These two parameters are useful to estimate the cost of drilling.

Minimum energy based interpolation for interactive incremental well‐path design

“…Proposed work solves quadratic functional minimization where a resulting curve can be obtained by solving a linear set of equations (Park et al , 2000). Part of the initial work of the current research has been already published in the work of Jha (2001).…”