Patent ID: 11875283
Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus comprising:
a processor, wherein the processor obtains computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory medium that when executed by the processor causes the apparatus to:
initialize a connectivity model based on reservoir descriptions, economic factors, and development type;
calibrate the connectivity model by automatically tuning one or more parameters in the connectivity model to a plurality of reservoir simulation results;
construct a model prediction based on the connectivity model, wherein the connectivity model determines a hydrocarbon saturation from a travel time based on reservoir connectivity;
optimize the connectivity model using a global optimization and a local optimization;

determine the location of wells in order to optimize efficiency and maintain well safety wherein one or more hydrocarbon wells are drilled at said location to optimize efficiency and maintain well safety; and
improving the efficiency of hydrocarbon recovery for drilled wells, wherein said connectivity model reduces the computational expense and improves modeling accuracy.