Patent ID: 8996316
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: E21B,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A system for fractionation of a well using a three dimensional wellbore profile comprising: a computer instructions identifying a wellbore profile of adjacent formations for a wellbore of a well of interest, wherein the wellbore profile of adjacent formations comprises measured depths, inclinations, azimuths, and gamma ray curves of the wellbore; b computer instructions in the fractionation system data storage identifying a lateral pay zone for the well of interest; c computer instructions in the fractionation system data storage overlaying the wellbore profile of adjacent formations over the lateral pay zone forming an overlay, wherein the overlay comprises: d computer instructions in the fractionation system data storage identifying fractionation zones and non-fractionation zones in the lateral pay zone and insert the fractionation zones as a three dimensional fractionation zones in the overlay; e computer instructions in the fractionation system data storage identifying at least one well perforating gun location in at least one of the fractionation zones and to insert the at least one well perforating gun location as a three dimensional well perforating gun location in the overlay; f computer instructions in the fractionation system data storage identifying at least one fractionation plug location for at least one of the fractionation zones and to insert the fractionation plug location as three dimensional fractionation plug locations in the overlay; g computer instructions in the fractionation system data storage inserting into the overlay with the three dimensional fractionation zones, the three dimensional well perforating gun locations and the three dimensional fractionation plug locations into a web accessible executive dashboard, accessible with a plurality of client devices over a network to communicate with at least one user to stage the fractionation of the lateral pay zone, wherein the web accessible executive dashboard comprises: h a first well perforating gun for positioning at the at least one well perforating gun location in one of the fractionation zones identified in the web accessible executive dashboard; i a detonator to explode the first well perforating gun; j a pump for hydraulically pumping particulate and water into the wellbore fractionating one of the fractionation zones; and k a plurality of fractionation plugs for insertion into the lateral pay zone after the well perforating gun starts production into the wellbore; wherein the system identifies fractionation zones using the overlay and other information in the web accessible executive dashboard for placement of well perforating guns in sequence in the lateral pay zone while identifying non-fractionation zones and identifies fractionation plug placement locations for accurately placing fractionation plugs to maximize production from the lateral pay zone.