Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Earth science
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-24
2008-09-09
Lau, Tung S (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Earth science
C702S028000, C702S008000, C702S011000, C702S012000, C702S013000, C702S182000, C250S256000, C367S018000, C367S025000, C367S073000, C703S005000, C703S009000, C703S010000
Reexamination Certificate
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07424367
ABSTRACT:
Method for predicting lithology and porosity of subsurface rocks from seismic reflection data. The seismic data is inverted to yield elastic properties of the rocks such as the compressional and shear impedances. A rock physics model is built to relate porosity, the shale volume fraction, the fluid content of the rock and the elastic properties of the rock. The model is run backward in a second inversion process to solve for porosity and lithologic properties such as the shale volume fraction.
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Farrell Michael E.
Finn Christopher J.
Saltzer Rebecca L.
Xu Shiyu
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. Law Dept.
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Kundu Sujoy K
Lau Tung S
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