Patent ID: 7630914

Claim:
A method of determining and displaying a risk assessment, comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of input data calculation results associated with a wellbore; comparing each calculation result of said plurality of input data calculation results with each logical expression of a plurality of logical expressions to rank said calculation result; and calculating a plurality of ranked individual risks extending along a depth of said wellbore in response to the ranking step, each of said plurality of ranked individual risks representing an input data calculation result that has been ranked by said logical expression as having a risk severity selected from a group consisting of a high risk severity, a medium risk severity, and a low risk severity; generating risk information in response to said plurality of ranked individual risks; displaying said risk information, the displaying step including displaying said risk information on a risk information display, said risk information display including a simultaneous display of said plurality of ranked individual risks calculated along said depth of said wellbore; modifying a well design for said wellbore using said plurality of ranked individual risks; and performing a drilling operation at the wellsite based on the well design.