Patent ID: 6619393
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A method of finding the geographic location of one or more producing wells on the basis of the location of two other known producing wells, the method comprising the following steps:selecting first and second producing wells and designating the location of such wells on an x-y coordinate system; determining the distance X between the two wells in accordance with the equation X=(x1âˆ’x0)2+(y1âˆ’y0)2 determining a smaller distance Y in accordance with the equation Y2+XYâˆ’X2=0 designating the distance Y from the first well as segment A and calculating a sequence of growing segments An in accordance with the equation An=Ae&thgr; cot &agr;â€ƒwherein &thgr; is varied by a number of degrees and wherein cot &agr; is a fixed value; computing a sequence Bn which corresponds to the sequence An in accordance with the equation An2+AnBnâˆ’Bn2=0 determining the intersection between the sequence of segments An and Bn with such intersection defining a trap slice upon which producing wells can be located.