Formation Dip Geo-Steering Method

Abstract

A method of drilling a well that includes calculating an estimated formation dip angle, wherein said estimated formation dip angle being based on offset well data, seismic data, core data, pressure data. Next, the method includes drilling a well with a logging while drilling means so that real time logging data is generated along with drilling data and calculating an instantaneous formation dip angle. Next, real time logging data is obtained and a target formation window is projected ahead of the well path that includes a top of formation and a bottom formation. The method includes monitoring the real time logging and drilling data and drilling the well through the target formation window. The method further includes changing the estimated instantaneous formation dip based on the obtained data and adjusting the target formation top and bottom window.

1 . A method of drilling a well with a bit within a target subterranean reservoir comprising the steps of:
 (a) calculating an estimated formation dip angle;   (b) drilling the well with a logging while drilling means (lwd) and obtaining real time data representative of the characteristics of the reservoir;   (c) calculating a top formation of interest utilizing an instantaneous formation dip angle (ifdip);   (d) calculating a bottom formation of interest using the ifdip, and wherein the ifdip is calculated based on the real time representative data correlated to an offset well data generated from an offset well;   (e) projecting a window for drilling the well;   (f) producing a directional drilling well plans based on said window; and   (g) drilling the well with the bit within said window.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the step of calculating the ifdip includes obtaining a tangent of an amount of rise of a formation over an amount of run of the formation based on a known distance. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2  further comprising the step of:
 (h) collecting and monitoring the real time data representative of the characteristics of the reservoir obtained in step (b). 
 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3  further comprising the step of:
 (i) correcting the window based on a new ifdip so that the well stays within the target reservoir, said new ifdip is calculated based on a real time representative data correlated to said offset well data. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4  further comprising the steps of:
 (j) drilling the well; and 
 (k) completing the well for production.