Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Land-reflection type
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-29
2005-11-29
Lobo, Ian J. (Department: 3662)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Land-reflection type
C367S038000, C367S075000, C702S011000, C702S014000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06970397
ABSTRACT:
A method of determining a fluid property in a subsurface region of interest of an earth formation uses measurements of seismic attributes on seismic data. For a test region, a plurality of realizations of rock properties are specified, and for each of the realizations and a selected value of a fluid property, the seismic attribute is modeled. This defines a probability density function (PDF). Comparison of the PDF of the model output with the PDF on the measured seismic data is used to determine the likelihood of the selected fluid property.
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Castagna John P.
Lamb William J.
White Luther W.
Gas Technology Institute
Lobo Ian J.
Madan Mossman & Sriram P.C.
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