Patent ID: 8204728
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for orientating a slot template, comprising: computing an optimum slot assignment value for the slot template based on a predetermined number of slots, a predetermined number of plans, a trajectory for each plan and an initial angle using a computer processor; rotating the slot template by a predetermined angle to a new angle; computing another optimum slot assignment value for the slot template based on the predetermined number of slots, the predetermined number of plans, the trajectory for each plan and the new angle using the computer processor; repeating the steps of i) rotating the slot template by a predetermined angle to a new angle; and ii) computing another optimum slot assignment value until the slot template is rotated to another predetermined angle; identifying each new angle when the another optimum slot assignment value is less than the optimum slot assignment value; and orienting the slot template at the last identified new angle.