Patents by Inventor Gérard Massonnat

Gérard Massonnat 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).

  • Patent number: 11656380
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil. The model includes a shore line and a fluvial formation connected to the shore line at a point of the model. The shore line divides the model into a marine zone and a continental zone. The method further includes determining a delta zone in the model based on the shore line and based on the fluvial formation, determining a stochastic trajectory in said delta zone, and determining a lobe formation in said delta zone based on the determined stochastic trajectory based on a stochastic process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Total SE
    Inventors: Gérard Massonnat, Cédric Gal
  • Patent number: 11630235
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil, receiving a proportions cube describing geological properties of the model, determining a permeability value for a plurality of locations of the model based on the received proportions cube, determining a gradient of the flow speed based on the permeability value determined for a plurality of locations of the model, and determining a fluvial formation based on the gradient of the flow speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TOTAL SE
    Inventor: Gérard Massonnat
  • Patent number: 11614556
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil, determining a first fluvial geological formation in said model using parametric surfaces, determining a subsequent fluvial geological formation as a deformation of the first fluvial geological formation using parametric surfaces, and subtracting the first fluvial geological formation from the subsequent fluvial geological formation to create a new geological formation named point bar formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Total SE
    Inventors: Gérard Massonnat, Nicolas Gonthier
  • Patent number: 11555944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determination of real subsoil composition or structure characterized in that the method comprises: —receiving a model representing the real subsoil, said model comprising at least one parametric volume describing a geological formation in said model, said volume having a plurality of cells; —for each cell in the plurality of cells, determining a quality index (QIcell) function of a respective position of the cell in the geological formation; —receiving a set of facies, each facies in said set being associated with a proportion and a quality index ordering in said formation; —associating a facies to each cell, said association comprising: /a/ selecting a cell with a lowest quality index within cells in the plurality of cells having no facies associated to; /b/ associating, to said cell, a facies with a lowest Quality index ordering within facies of the set of facies for which the respective proportion is not reached in the formation; /c/ reiterating steps /a/ to /c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOTAL SA
    Inventor: Gérard Massonnat
  • Patent number: 11487034
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a model representing a real subsoil geological formation. The model includes a stratigraphic layer, which includes a shore line dividing the stratigraphic layer into a continental zone and a marine zone. First and second flow speed fields are received, with the first flow speed field representative of a continental domain for the stratigraphic layer, and the second flow speed field representative of a marine domain for the stratigraphic layer. A global flow speed field is determined and includes a weighted combination of the first and second flow speed fields for each position in the stratigraphic layer. Weights of the combination are based on a distance of the position to the shore line and whether the position is within the continental zone or the marine zone. The real subsoil geological formation for the stratigraphic layer is determined based on the determined global flow speed field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Total SE
    Inventors: Gérard Massonnat, Cédric Gal
  • Publication number: 20220308259
    Abstract: A method of modelling a water current in a geological gridded model of a sedimentary area is disclosed, the model comprising a plurality of cells wherein each cell is assigned a water depth, the method comprising determining a direction and an energy of a water current in each cell of the model, wherein each water current is decomposed into a plurality of sub-currents corresponding to respective water depths, comprising at least:—a plume current, located at water surface, and—a bottom current, located at water bottom, the determination of a direction of a water current comprising determining a single direction common to each sub-current into which the water current is decomposed, and the determination of an energy of a water current comprising: —computing the energy of the plume current, and inferring, from the energy of the plume current, the energy of any other sub-current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Cédric GAL
  • Publication number: 20220308258
    Abstract: A method for modelling the formation of a sedimentary area is disclosed, comprising: •—a setup step comprising defining a geological gridded model of the area comprising a plurality of cells, and setting a reference water level, •—a step of simulating the evolution of the model over a period of time, comprising: •a. assigning a water depth to each cell, •b. determining, for each cell, a direction and velocity of a water current, •c. introducing at least one particle in at least one cell of the model, •d. transporting each introduced particle in the model, based on the computed direction and velocity of the water current, comprising displacing the particle to a neighboring cell or depositing the particle in the cell, and the determination whether the particle is displaced or deposited depends on a particle granulometric class and the velocity of the water current applied to the particle, •e. updating the geological gridded model of the area according to the transport of each introduced particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Gérard MASSONNAT
  • Publication number: 20220252758
    Abstract: A method for simulating the evolution of a geological gridded model of an area comprising a plurality of cells, over a predetermined period of time T, comprising: a) assigning a water depth to each cell, b) determining, for each cell, a direction and velocity of a water current, c) introducing a number of particles in the model, d) transporting each particle based on the direction and velocity of the current, and e) updating the model according to the transport of each particle, wherein the current is a tidal current, comprising alternate phases of rising tide current and falling tide current, simulating the evolution of the model over the period of time T comprises iterating steps a. to e. a number of times equal to 2k, each iteration of steps a. to e. corresponds to simulating the evolution of the model over a period of time T/2k, each iteration of step b. is performed the rising tide or falling tide current, and two successive iterations of step b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Gérard MASSONNAT
  • Publication number: 20220236448
    Abstract: A method of modelling a current induced by a river in a model comprising a plurality of cells, wherein the river-induced current is decomposed into a plurality of sub-currents corresponding to respective water depths, the method comprising, for each sub-current, steps of: —determining a width between lateral boundaries of a respective river jet of the sub-current, as a function of the distance from the river mouth, and —determining a direction and velocity of the sub-current in each cell located within the respective river jet, comprising: ?determining a direction and velocity of the sub-current in each cell located at a centerline of the jet, as a function of the distance from the river mouth, and ?inferring the direction and velocity of the sub-current in each other cell of the jet as a function of the distance between the cell and the centerline of the jet, and between the cell and the river mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Cédric GAL, Fanny BASTIDE
  • Publication number: 20220236449
    Abstract: A method for modelling the formation of a sedimentary basin using a stratigraphic forward modelling program is disclosed, wherein the stratigraphic forward modelling program simulates the superposition of successive layers of sediments, each layer of sediments corresponding to a determined period of time, the method comprising: a. Receiving a facies log comprising a succession of layers of different facies, b. determining environmental conditions associated to at least some of the facies of the facies log to infer an environmental factor log, c. determining from the facies log a number of layer of sediments and a thickness of each layer of sediments to be simulated by the stratigraphic forward modelling program for modelling the facies log, and d.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Fanny BASTIDE
  • Publication number: 20220214473
    Abstract: A method for setting parameters of a stratigraphic forward modelling program for modelling the formation of a sedimentary basin, wherein the stratigraphic forward modelling program is configured to simulate the superposition of successive layers of sediments, each layer of sediments corresponding to a determined period of time, the method comprising steps of:—receiving a facies log corresponding to an initial state of at least one well belonging to the sedimentary basin, wherein the facies log comprises a succession of layers of different facies wherein each layer extends from a respective depth with a respective thickness, and—determining a number of layers of sediments to be simulated by the stratigraphic forward modelling program for modelling the facies log, and a thickness of each layer of sediments, such that each facies layer of the facies log is modelled by at least one corresponding layer of sediments simulated by the stratigraphic forward modelling program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Fanny BASTIDE
  • Publication number: 20220186615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for upscaling data of a reservoir model, the method being implemented by a computer, and comprising the steps of: —defining a reservoir model comprising a volume of dimensions DH, Dv along respectively two distinct directions H,V, —receiving statistical data relative to the volume, comprising: relative proportions of at least two rock types, wherein each rock type corresponds to a permeability value and respective curves of relative permeability with water saturation of two phases of a fluid within the rock type, one of the phases being water, and a variogram of absolute permeability defined by correlation lengths LH, Lv, along the two directions H,V, and, —computing, equivalent relative permeability values of a phase of the fluid within the volume, comprising: at least an equivalent relative permeability value according to the first direction H, and at least an equivalent relative permeability value according to the second direction V, wherein each equivalent relative permea
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Gérard MASSONNAT
  • Publication number: 20220187497
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for forming a coarse-scale three-dimensional geological model of sedimentary structures, the method being implemented by a computer, and comprising: —forming a fine-scale three dimensional model of the sedimentary structures, by implementing steps of: o modeling a plurality of meshed sedimentary surfaces, the plurality of meshed sedimentary surfaces delimiting superposed layers of lithology, o forming an unstructured grid comprising a plurality of cells, wherein each cell extends between at least two sedimentary surfaces, o attributing petrophysical parameters to each cell of the grid, and o attributing, to at least some of the sedimentary surfaces, a transmissivity reduction coefficient, and —upscaling the fine-scale three dimensional model to obtain a coarse-scale three dimensional model comprising a plurality of cells, wherein each cell is associated to petrophysical parameters determined from the petrophysical parameters of the fine-scale model, and from the transmissivity
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, David LEDEZ
  • Publication number: 20210356624
    Abstract: A method for determining a travertine deposit by: receiving a geological gridded model comprising a plurality of cells; receiving a source cell or a group of source cells of the geological gridded model corresponding to a source; determining a trajectory of a particle introduced at the source based on stochastic movements; and updating a travertine deposit in cells located on the trajectory of the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: T0TAL SA
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Aurélien VIRGONE
  • Publication number: 20210270997
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determination of real subsoil composition or structure characterized in that the method comprises: —reception of unmeshed model representing the real subsoil; —determination of a sediment trajectory in said model; —based on the sediment trajectory, determination of at least one parametric surface describing a sediment formation in said model; —based on the least one parametric surface, meshing the sediment formation in said model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, David LEDEZ, Jean-Paul ROLANDO
  • Publication number: 20210165128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determination of real subsoil composition or structure characterized in that the method comprises: receiving a model representing the real subsoil, said model comprising at least one parametric volume describing a geological formation in said model, said volume having a plurality of cells; for each cell in the plurality of cells, determining a quality index (QIcell) function of a respective position of the cell in the geological formation; receiving a set of facies, each facies in said set being associated with a proportion and a quality index ordering in said formation; associating a facies to each cell, said association comprising: /a/ selecting a cell with a lowest quality index within cells in the plurality of cells having no facies associated to; /b/ associating, to said cell, a facies with a lowest Quality index ordering within facies of the set of facies for which the respective proportion is not reached in the formation; /c/ reiterating steps /a/ to /c/ un
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Gérard MASSONNAT
  • Publication number: 20210141120
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Gérard MASSONNAT
  • Publication number: 20210141112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil, determining a first fluvial geological formation in said model using parametric surfaces, determining a subsequent fluvial geological formation as a deformation of the first fluvial geological formation using parametric surfaces, and subtracting the first fluvial geological formation from the subsequent fluvial geological formation to create a new geological formation named point bar formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Nicolas GONTHIER
  • Publication number: 20210141111
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil. The model includes a shore line and a fluvial formation connected to the shore line at a point of the model. The shore line divides the model into a marine zone and a continental zone. The method further includes determining a delta zone in the model based on the shore line and based on the fluvial formation, determining a stochastic trajectory in said delta zone, and determining a lobe formation in said delta zone based on the determined stochastic trajectory based on a stochastic process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Cédric GAL
  • Publication number: 20210141973
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determination of a real subsoil geological formation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a model representing the real subsoil, determining a first stochastic trajectory of a first fluvial formation in said model, defining a constraint zone comprising said first fluvial formation, and determining a second stochastic trajectory of a second fluvial formation in said model within said constraint zone based on a stochastic process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Gérard MASSONNAT, Cédric GAL