Patents by Inventor Jeff Spath

Jeff Spath 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: 8744817
    Abstract: A method of upscaling for reservoir simulation is disclosed, comprising: inverting a set of deep reading measurements constrained by upscaled multi-well data, and, in response to the inverting step, upscaling for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tarek Habashy, Jeff Spath, Raj Banerjee, Michael Thambynayagam
  • Patent number: 8738341
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for building a predictive or forward model adapted for predicting the future evolution of a reservoir, comprising: integrating together a plurality of measurements thereby generating an integrated set of deep reading measurements, the integrated set of deep reading measurements being sufficiently deep to be able to probe the reservoir and being self-sufficient in order to enable the building of a reservoir model and its associated parameters; generating a reservoir model and associated parameters in response to the set of deep reading measurements; and receiving, by a reservoir simulator, the reservoir model and, responsive thereto, generating, by the reservoir simulator, the predictive or forward model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tarek Habashy, R. K. Michael Thambynayagam, Aria Abubakar, Jeff Spath, Raj Banerjee
  • Patent number: 8498848
    Abstract: A method of upscaling for reservoir simulation is disclosed, comprising: inverting a set of deep reading measurements constrained by upscaled multi-well data, and, in response to the inverting step, upscaling for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tarek Habashy, Jeff Spath, Raj Banerjee, Michael Thambynayagam
  • Publication number: 20120041738
    Abstract: A method of upscaling for reservoir simulation is disclosed, comprising: inverting a set of deep reading measurements constrained by upscaled multi-well data, and, in response to the inverting step, upscaling for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Tarek Habashy, Jeff Spath, Raj Banerjee, Michael Thambynayagam
  • Patent number: 7966166
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for modeling a first reservoir while drilling a wellbore into a corresponding second reservoir, the first reservoir having a plurality of stations, comprising: determining a plurality of values of net present value corresponding, respectively, to the plurality of stations of the first reservoir; and drilling the wellbore into the corresponding second reservoir in accordance with the plurality of values of net present value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corp.
    Inventors: R. K. Michael Thambynayagam, Andrew Carnegie, Raj Banerjee, Gregory P. Grove, Luca Ortenzi, Roger Griffiths, Joseph A. Ayoub, Jeff Spath
  • Publication number: 20110067857
    Abstract: A technique includes receiving, during a hydraulic fracturing operation in a subterranean structure, pressure data and fluid injection rate data. One or more properties of the subterranean structure are determined in real-time using the received pressure data and fluid injection rate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: William UNDERHILL, R.K. Michael THAMBYNAYAGAM, Jeff SPATH, Raj BANERJEE, Amina BOUGHRARA
  • Publication number: 20090260880
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for modeling a first reservoir while drilling a wellbore into a corresponding second reservoir, the first reservoir having a plurality of stations, comprising: determining a plurality of values of net present value corresponding, respectively, to the plurality of stations of the first reservoir; and drilling the wellbore into the corresponding second reservoir in accordance with the plurality of values of net present value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: R. K. Thambynayagam, Andrew Carnegie, Raj Banerjee, Gregory P. Grove, Luca Ortenzi, Roger Griffiths, Joseph A. Ayoub, Jeff Spath
  • Publication number: 20090164187
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for building a predictive or forward model adapted for predicting the future evolution of a reservoir, comprising: integrating together a plurality of measurements thereby generating an integrated set of deep reading measurements, the integrated set of deep reading measurements being sufficiently deep to be able to probe the reservoir and being self-sufficient in order to enable the building of a reservoir model and its associated parameters; generating a reservoir model and associated parameters in response to the set of deep reading measurements; and receiving, by a reservoir simulator, the reservoir model and, responsive thereto, generating, by the reservoir simulator, the predictive or forward model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Tarek Habashy, R.K. Michael Thambynayagam, Aria Abubakar, Jeff Spath, Raj Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20090164188
    Abstract: A method of upscaling for reservoir simulation is disclosed, comprising: inverting a set of deep reading measurements constrained by upscaled multi-well data, and, in response to the inverting step, upscaling for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Tarek Habashy, Jeff Spath, Raj Banerjee, Michael Thambynayagam
  • Patent number: 7107188
    Abstract: In a Digital Pressure Derivative Technique (DPDT) which uses convolution, an input signal including noise is convolved with a wavelet to produce an output signal which is a derivative of the input signal and which is substantially devoid of the noise. The DPDT can be used in many applications; however, in one such application, a pressure signal from a wellbore including noise is convolved with a special wavelet to produce an output signal which is the derivative of the input pressure signal, the output signal being substantially devoid of the noise. The wavelet is made from the unit sample response of a bandlimited, optimum linear phase Finite Impulse Response digital differentiator. The DPDT technique enables analysts to customize the differentiation based on the quality of the measured data without having to use traditional, subjective smoothing algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Veneruso, Jeff Spath
  • Publication number: 20040133350
    Abstract: In a Digital Pressure Derivative Technique (DPDT) which uses convolution, an input signal including noise is convolved with a wavelet to produce an output signal which is a derivative of the input signal and which is substantially devoid of the noise. The DPDT can be used in many applications; however, in one such application, a pressure signal from a wellbore including noise is convolved with a special wavelet to produce an output signal which is the derivative of the input pressure signal, the output signal being substantially devoid of the noise. The wavelet is made from the unit sample response of a bandlimited, optimum linear phase Finite Impulse Response digital differentiator. The DPDT technique enables analysts to customize the differentiation based on the quality of the measured data without having to use traditional, subjective smoothing algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Veneruso, Jeff Spath
  • Patent number: 5871047
    Abstract: A method is presented to estimate the productivity index, PI, and the well condition, s, of a pumping well utilizing the knowledge of pump runtime versus downtime. Runtime and downtime may be constantly and automatically recorded and transmitted to a central location. A model runtime is computed assuming the two unknowns, PI and s. The model is then compared with the actual runtime data. A nonlinear optimization technique is used to search for the unknown parameters such that the differences between the measured data and the numerically simulated data are minimized in a least-squares fashion. The proposed estimation procedure is an economical and accurate method for monitoring the behavior of a well resevoir system during runtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Spath, Joe M. Mach