Three dimensional wellbore visualization

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10217279-B2
Application number	US-201315025865-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2013
Priority date	Oct 23, 2013
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

A system and method for displaying a wellbore. A well profile is generated in a computing system. The wellbore is associated with the well profile. Information associated with the wellbore is received including at least components. The wellbore is displayed in three dimensions for review by one or more users.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) wellbore visualization, the method comprising:
generating, by a computing system, a well profile related to a design and operation of a wellbore within a subsurface earth formation;
receiving information associated with the wellbore and one or more downhole components of a drill string or a completion string located inside the wellbore;
updating the well profile with the information associated with the wellbore and the one or more downhole components; and
rendering a 3D representation of the wellbore and the one or more downhole components on a display of the computing system for review by one or more users of the computing system, based on the updated well profile.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the well profile is accessible by one or more authorized users.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: navigating the wellbore utilizing a fly-through in response to a selection by a user.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the well profile is stored in a database, and wherein the wellbore is displayable to a user through a network device.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information includes a status of casings and one or more other downhole components of the wellbore.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
modifying the wellbore in response to user input to modify the information.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
saving the well profile for access by the one or more users.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information includes subsurface data associated with the wellbore.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information includes a perforation status of the wellbore.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wellbore is displayed utilizing one or more settings established by the user including at least coloring and transparency.

11. A system for displaying a three dimensional (3D) wellbore visualization, the system comprising:
a server configured to generate a well profile related to a design and operation of a wellbore within a subsurface earth formation, receive information associated with the wellbore and one or more downhole components of a drill string or a completion string located inside the wellbore, update the well profile with the information associated with the wellbore and the one or more downhole components, and provide, to a client device via a network, a 3D representation of the wellbore and the one or more downhole components for display to one or more users of the client device, based on the well profile; and
one or more databases in communication with the server, the database configured to store the well profile and the information associated with the wellbore and the one or more downhole components.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the server generates the well profile for the wellbore automatically utilizing available data.

13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the server retrieves data from at least a geological database and an engineering database.

14. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the server is accessible to a plurality of computing and communications device through a network to display the wellbore in response to a request from one of the one or more users.

15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the wellbore is displayed utilizing one or more settings established by the user including at least coloring and transparency.

16. A network device comprising:
a processor for executing a set of instructions; and
a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are configured to:
generate a well profile related to a design and operation of a wellbore within a subsurface earth formation;
receive information associated with the wellbore and one or more downhole components of a drill string or a completion string located inside the wellbore;
update the well profile with the information associated with the wellbore and the one or more downhole components; and
render a 3D representation of the wellbore and the one or more downhole components on a display coupled to the network device for review by one or more users, wherein the 3D representation is displayed utilizing settings established by the one or more users.

17. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein the information includes subsurface data associated with the wellbore.

18. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein the information includes data including at least depth, manufacturer, installing party, and installation date associated with each component of the wellbore.

19. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein the wellbore is displayed utilizing a fly through of the wellbore.

20. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein the well profile is accessible to a plurality of authorized users.

Assignees

• Landmark Graphics Corp

Inventors

• Whalley Andrew
• Colvin Dan
• Pratt Dewayne Edward

Classifications

• G06T19/00 Primary

  Manipulating three-dimensional [3D] models or images for computer graphics · CPC title

• G06T17/00

  Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics · CPC title

• G06T2219/2012

  Colour editing, changing, or manipulating; Use of colour codes · CPC title

• G06T17/05 Primary

  Geographic models · CPC title

• G06T2200/08

  involving all processing steps from image acquisition to 3D model generation · CPC title