Patent ID: 9234408
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A method for optimized well creation in a shale formation, comprising: prior to drilling a borehole in the shale formation, generating a well plan based, at least in part, on a-priori data corresponding to the shale formation, wherein the well plan includes at least a first planned stimulation location and a second planned stimulation location uphole from the first planned stimulation location; drilling the borehole in the shale formation with a downhole tool based, at least in part, on the well plan; adjusting the first planned stimulation location based, at least in part, on data received at the downhole tool while the downhole tool is drilling the borehole; after drilling is completed, moving the downhole tool uphole to the adjusted first planned stimulation location; stimulating the formation at the adjusted first planned stimulation location with the downhole tool; determining not to stimulate the formation at the second planned stimulation location based, at least in part, on data received at the downhole tool after the formation has been stimulated at the adjusted first planned stimulation location.