Patents by Inventor Humphrey H. Hardy
Humphrey H. Hardy 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).
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Patent number: 7188058Abstract: A dynamic range relaxation algorithm is applied to simulate borehole failure under a variety of stress conditions. The borehole and its neighborhood are modeled by a number of regions by a plurality of interconnected nodes. The bonds between the nodes may be modeled as springs, rods, or beams. The strength of the bonds has a statistical variation to accurately simulate real world situations. The model may include, in addition to the borehole and the far earth formations, a liner, a casing, and/or a gravel pack. Simulation is carried out for different strength of the bonds.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Humphrey H. Hardy, Mamdouh M. Salama
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Patent number: 7089166Abstract: A computer implemented method for modeling of faulting and fracturing uses “small scale rules” to produce large-scale results. One part of the method is a user interface for inputting deformations, preexisting faults and fractures, and material rock properties. The second part of the software is the code that solves the motion of each point or node in the subsurface volume defined by the user interface. The model may be defined in one of three modes: an aerial mode, in which the model is 2-dimensional with the material and a substrate on a horizontal plane; a cross-sectional mode similar to the aerial mode except that the nodes are in a vertical cross section and gravity is included in the model; and a 3-D model that is an extension into a third dimension of the 2-D model and deformation may be applied to the bottom and four sides of the material region.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignees: ConocoPhillips Company, Norske ConocoPhillips A/SInventors: Anders Malthe-Sorenssen, Thomas Walmann, Torstein Jossang, Jens Feder, Humphrey H. Hardy
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Patent number: 7043410Abstract: A computer implemented method for modeling of faulting and fracturing uses “small scale rules” to produce large-scale results. One part of the method is a user interface for inputting deformations, preexisting faults and fractures, and material rock properties. The second part of the software is the code that solves the motion of each point or node in the subsurface volume defined by the user interface. The model may be defined in one of three modes: an aerial mode, in which the model is 2-dimensional with the material and a substrate on a horizontal plane; a cross-sectional mode similar to the aerial mode except that the nodes are in a vertical cross section and gravity is included in the model; and a 3-D model that is an extension into a third dimension of the 2-D model and deformation may be applied to the bottom and four sides of the material region.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2001Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Anders Malthe-Sorenssen, Thomas Walmann, Torstein Jossang, Geri Wagner, Jens Feder, Humphrey H. Hardy
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Patent number: 7031891Abstract: A Graphical User Interface for displaying and manipulating a model of interconnected nodes that simulates fracturing and faulting in a subsurface volume of the earth. The model incorporates a dynamic range relaxation algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Anders Malthe-Sorenssen, Thomas Walmann, Torstein Jossang, Geri Wagner, Jens Feder, Humphrey H. Hardy
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Patent number: 6571177Abstract: Three substantially parallel surfaces are selected in a 3-D data volume and values of a seismic attribute on each of the three surfaces are encoded onto a Red-Green-Blue (RGB) color scale. A single display of this encoded data makes it possible to get a visualization of and interpret subtle structural and stratigraphic features of the 3-D data volume. The displayed seismic attribute may be the amplitude or one of many commonly used attributes. The 3-D data volume may be defined in terms of seismic times or in terms of seismic depths.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Conoco Inc.Inventor: Humphrey H. Hardy
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Publication number: 20020091502Abstract: A computer implemented method for modeling of faulting and fracturing uses “small scale rules” to produce large-scale results. One part of the method is a user interface for inputting deformations, preexisting faults and fractures, and material rock properties. The second part of the software is the code that solves the motion of each point or node in the subsurface volume defined by the user interface. The model may be defined in one of three modes: an aerial mode, in which the model is 2-dimensional with the material and a substrate on a horizontal plane; a cross-sectional mode similar to the aerial mode except that the nodes are in a vertical cross section and gravity is included in the model; and a 3-D model that is an extension into a third dimension of the 2-D model and deformation may be applied to the bottom and four sides of the material region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2001Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Anders Malthe-Sorenssen, Thomas Walmann, Torstein Jossang, Geri Wagner, Jens Feder, Humphrey H. Hardy
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Publication number: 20020059048Abstract: A dynamic range relaxation algorithm is applied to simulate borehole failure under a variety of stress conditions. The borehole and its neighborhood are modeled by a number of regions by a plurality of interconnected nodes. The bonds between the nodes may be modeled as springs, rods, or beams. The strength of the bonds has a statistical variation to accurately simulate real world situations. The model may include, in addition to the borehole and the far earth formations, a liner, a casing, and/or a gravel pack. Simulation is carried out for different strength of the bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Applicant: Conoco Inc.Inventors: Humphrey H. Hardy, Mamdouh M. Salama
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Patent number: 6370491Abstract: A computer implemented method for modeling of faulting and fracturing uses “small scale rules” to produce large-scale results. One part of the method is a user interface for inputting deformations, preexisting faults and fractures, and material rock properties. The second part of the software is the code that solves the motion of each point or node in the subsurface volume defined by the user interface. The model may be defined in one of three modes: an aerial mode, in which the model is 2-dimensional with the material and a substrate on a horizontal plane; a cross-sectional mode similar to the aerial mode except that the nodes are in a vertical cross section and gravity is included in the model; and a 3-D model that is an extension into a third dimension of the 2-D model and deformation may be applied to the bottom and four sides of the material region.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Conoco, Inc.Inventors: Anders Malthe-Sorenssen, Thomas Walmann, Torstein Jossang, Jens Feder, Humphrey H. Hardy
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Publication number: 20020029137Abstract: A computer implemented method for modeling of faulting and fracturing uses “small scale rules” to produce large-scale results. One part of the method is a user interface for inputting deformations, preexisting faults and fractures, and material rock properties. The second part of the software is the code that solves the motion of each point or node in the subsurface volume defined by the user interface. The model may be defined in one of three modes: an aerial mode, in which the model is 2-dimensional with the material and a substrate on a horizontal plane; a cross-sectional mode similar to the aerial mode except that the nodes are in a vertical cross section and gravity is included in the model; and a 3-D model that is an extension into a third dimension of the 2-D model and deformation may be applied to the bottom and four sides of the material region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Anders Malthe-Sorenssen, Thomas Walmann, Torstein Jossang, Jens Feder, Humphrey H. Hardy
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Publication number: 20020010570Abstract: A computer implemented method for modeling of faulting and fracturing uses “small scale rules” to produce large-scale results. One part of the method is a user interface for inputting deformations, preexisting faults and fractures, and material rock properties. The second part of the software is the code that solves the motion of each point or node in the subsurface volume defined by the user interface. The model may be defined in one of three modes: an aerial mode, in which the model is 2-dimensional with the material and a substrate on a horizontal plane; a cross-sectional mode similar to the aerial mode except that the nodes are in a vertical cross section and gravity is included in the model; and a 3-D model that is an extension into a third dimension of the 2-D model and deformation may be applied to the bottom and four sides of the material region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventors: Anders Malthe-Sorenssen, Thomas Walmann, Torstein Jossang, Geri Wagner, Jens Feder, Humphrey H. Hardy