Optimization of well pad design and drilling - well clustering

ABRAMOV Aleksandr

Table 4 Optimal groupings for two very high oil production decline rates and seven scenarios.

Scenario Optimal groupings Oil production decline rate 60%/a Oil production decline rate 70%/a Groupings with equal numbers of wells Groupings with unequal numbers of wells Groupings with equal numbers of wells Groupings with unequal numbers of wells S1 4×6 {3,4,4,4,4,5} 4×6 {3,4,4,4,4,5} S2 4×6 {3,5,4,3,5,4} 4×6 {3,6,6,5,4} S3 6×4 {6,6,6,6} 6×4 {6,6,6,6} S4 4×6 {3,3,3,3,12} 4×6 {3,3,3,3,12} S5 4×6 {12,3,3,3,3} 4×6 {12,4,4,4} S6 4×6 {8,2,3,3,8} 6×4 {8,4,4,8} S7 4×6 {7,4,4,3,3,3} 6×4 {9,5,4,3,3}