Patent AU-2013201307-B2 (AU)
Title: Method of Estimating Well Disposal Capacity
Inventor: FRAGACHAN FRANCISCO
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2013-03-06
Granted: 2015-02-12
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) Vorld Intellectual Property Organization II DIIIIII1111DII1 I1I11IDI11lDII IN IN International Bureau (43) International Publication Date H(10) International Publication Number 27 August 2009 (27.08.2009) PCT W O 2009/105330 A3 (51) International Patent Classification: ana [CO/US]; 21130 North Yellow Bud Court, Cypress, G06F17/50 (2006.01) E21B 21/08 (2006.01) TX 77433 (US). SHOKANOV, Talgat, A. [KZ/KZ]; (21) International Application Number: Rozabakieva 72 App. 24, Almaty (KZ). ANOKHIN, Vy PCT/US2009/032946 acheslav [RU/RU]; 129, 81, Leminskiy Prospect, Moscow (RU). ALBA, Andrea [CO/US]; 3225 Wood (22) International Filing Date: land Park Drive, #1163, Houston, TX 77082 (US). 3 February 2009 (03.02.2009) NOLTE, Kenneth, G. [US/US]; 6726 South 69th East (25) Filing Language: English Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74133 (US). (74) Agents: BERGMAN, Jeffrey, S. et al.; Osha . Liang (26) Publication Language: English LLP, 909 Fannin Street, Suite 3500, Houston, TX 77010 (30) Priority Data: (US). 61/030,877 22 February 2008 (22.02.2008) US (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): I-I kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, L.L.C. [US/US]; 5950 North Course Drive, Houston, TX AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 77072 (US). CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (72) Inventors; and HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): FRAGACHAN, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, Francisco [VE/ES]; Av. Valld'or No. 25, Valldoreix, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, E-08197 Sant Cugat, Barcelona (ES). OVALLE, Adri [Continued on next page] (54) Title: METHOD OF ESTIMATING WELL DISPOSAL CAPACITY (57) Abstract: A method for detenrining a maximum volume of drilling cuttings disposal in a formation, the method including inputting forna Input formation parameters into a i (O tion parameters into a simulator, simulating a formation during waste in simulator section based on the formation parameters, determining a net pressure based on the simulating, determining a closure pressure increase based Simulate a formation during cuttings on the simulating, calculating a disposal volume based on the net pres re-injection i sure and the closure pressure, calculating a time interval of waste injec ____o tion based on the calculated injection volume, and outputting at least one of the disposal volume and the time interval is disclosed. A method of Determine a net pressure based on optimizing a waste injection process, the method including simulating a simulation - formation based on input parameters, determining a closure pressure in crease per unit slurry volume based on the simulation, calculating a dis posal capacity of the selected formation, and outputting the disposal ca Determine closure pressure based on pacity is also disclosed. simulation Calculate a disposal capacity based on the net pressure and the closure pressure Calculate time interval of cuttings re Injection based on the calculated . 12 disposal capacity Output at least one of disposal capacity and time interval of cuttings re-injection Figure 1 W O 2 0 0 9 /1 0 5 3 3 0 A 3 ||1ll1l1||1ll1||1l1ll1ll1ll11l1|11|||I||||||1|||1||11|1|1||l |||i 1|||||11||1|1|||||||||||||||| NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG' - as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. - as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, Jor evel the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, Published: ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) TM), European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, - before the expiration of the time limit jor amending the MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (88) Date of publication of the international search report: Declarations under Rule 4.17: 5 November 2009