Patents by Inventor Ethan J. Nowak

Ethan J. Nowak has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Shape-based metrics in reservoir characterization
    Patent number: 9128204
    Abstract: Method for the segmentation and classification of seismic or other geophysical data. Curves or surfaces are identified in the geophysical data (10), then pairs of the curves or surfaces (12) are matched up according to a selected measure of shape similarity (13) such as the Hausdorff distance between members of a pair. The matched curves or surfaces (15) are used to define geobodies or faults in the geophysical data volume (16). The same inventive concept may also be used to warp/align (register) two different data volumes (72).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Ethan J. Nowak, Matthias Imhof
  • METHOD FOR CORRECTING FIRST BREAK ARRIVAL TIME
    Publication number: 20150109885
    Abstract: The present disclosure cointegrates the traveltimes obtained from checkshot survey and integrated sonic log in obtaining a corrected traveltimes to more accurately determine the first break in seismic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Ethan J. NOWAK, Vaughan L. BALL
  • Shape-Based Metrics In Reservoir Characterization
    Publication number: 20120261135
    Abstract: Method for the segmentation and classification of seismic or other geophysical data. Curves or surfaces are identified in the geophysical data (10), then pairs of the curves or surfaces (12) are matched up according to a selected measure of shape similarity (13) such as the Hausdorff distance between members of a pair. The matched curves or surfaces (15) are used to define geobodies or faults in the geophysical data volume (16). The same inventive concept may also be used to warp/align (register) two different data volumes (72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Ethan J. Nowak, Matthias Imhof