Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Earth science
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-22
2009-08-18
Lau, Tung S (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Earth science
Reexamination Certificate
active
07577529
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method for determining net-sand thickness and net-reservoir volume over a broad range of gross sand thickness in a target zone. A net-resource attribute is designed to estimate net-sand thickness based upon the inner product of the determined probe function and the segment of the seismic trace that includes the target zone. The net-resource attribute and the geographic location for each trace can be stored and a net-resource table may be created. Maps and net-reservoir volume can be generated from the geographical location information and the net-resource attributes. Net-sand thickness allows the determination of the total volume of sand and thus the size of the hydrocarbon container or the net-reservoir volume.
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Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Lau Tung S
Pennebaker Torrey A.
Sun Xiuquin
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