WellArchitect: Advanced Directional Well Planning / Survey Management

Wellpaths can be juxtaposed against earth models, reservoir models, and more (above). Data used with permission of owner.

3D Collision Avoidance: Tubes displayed around each off set well show the minimum allowable separation distance (MASD) from the reference wellpath, and are colored by the pass (green)/fail (red; not shown) criteria of an ACR (anti-collision rule). Collision-avoidance symbols indicate the space available for steering away from nearby wells; each symbol can be queried as to its length (the amount of “available space”) and direction. Data used with permission of owner.

FEATURES

• Combines powerful directional drilling software with advanced 3D visualization tools and optional reservoir geo-data—a major step forward for the drilling industry
• Handles everything from planning and survey calculations through data management and collision-risk analysis for a single wellpaths and multi-site/multi-lateral wellpaths
• Visualize paths in context with drilling (e.g., offset wells, targets, ellipsoids of uncertainty) and optional geological data for optimal wellbore placement
• Interactive 3D visualization of collision scans while planning and drilling
• Safety-critical automated clearance calculations ahead-of-the-bit using industry-standard tool models and user-tailored anticollision rules
• Analyze drilling performance against the plan with 2D/3D interactive tools
• Automatic alerts to potential risks while planning and drilling
• Proximity monitoring to faults and horizons while planning and drilling
• Target sizing based on positional uncertainty, special return-to-plan capabilities, trajectory planning in basic and advanced modes, as well as easy data transfer from the office to the wellsite (and back), are among the many features designed to improve the well planning and survey management experience
• Technically advanced tools for managing collision risk with intuitive displays that respond interactively to new data
• Sophisticated Graphic Editor facilitates plotting for wall maps and page-sized scale drawings
• Complete reporting package covering data management and transfer reports as well as wellpath and clearance calculation reporting

Ellipsoids of uncertainty along a planned wellpath (in blue) shown with geologic targets (blue ellipses) and offset wellpaths (left image) and in the context of a geologic model, along with the driller’s targets (yellow rectangles interior to larger geologic targets in blue) and offset wells (right image).