Patents by Inventor JoonShik Kim

JoonShik Kim 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: 11401802
    Abstract: A measurement is made of a formation containing a flood front with a downhole electromagnetic sensor. A parameter of a cross-bedding model is calculated by fitting the measurement to the cross-bedding model. A rock petrophysical parameter is calculated using the cross-bedding model. The cross-bedding model is updated using the rock petrophysical parameter. The updated cross-bedding model is used to make an operational decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joonshik Kim, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 11385374
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for processing acoustic logging information with automatic dispersion matching. The method comprises obtaining, from an acoustic logging tool, acoustic waveforms from within a borehole, applying dispersion analysis to the acoustic data to extract a slowness-frequency response, calculating a slowness density log of the slowness-frequency response, obtaining an initial shear slowness estimate based on the slowness density, generating a dispersion model comprising model parameters, and performing a dispersion response auto match inversion to minimize the difference between the slowness-frequency response and the dispersion model in order to obtain a final shear slowness estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Ruijia Wang, Chung Chang, Gary W. Kainer, JoonShik Kim
  • Patent number: 11248460
    Abstract: A method of detecting a flood front through a subterranean formation, comprising, measuring a distance to the flood front, processing the measured distance using a predictor-corrector filter to determine a corrected distance to the flood front, and adjusting a formation device based on the corrected distance to control a flow of the flood front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joonshik Kim, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 11237288
    Abstract: A portion of an anisotropy formation through which a wellbore is formed can be identified. An estimate of an elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion can be adjusted based on a first quality control analysis using the elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion. The first signal representing the elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion. The estimate of the elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion can be adjusted based on a second quality control analysis using estimates for the elastic anisotropy parameters for two or more portions of the anisotropy formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Hornby, Ruijia Wang, Kristoffer Walker, Mark Collins, Joonshik Kim, Baichun Sun
  • Publication number: 20200072042
    Abstract: A method of detecting a flood front through a subterranean formation, comprising, measuring a distance to the flood front, processing the measured distance using a predictor-corrector filter to determine a corrected distance to the flood front, and adjusting a formation device based on the corrected distance to control a flow of the flood front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Joonshik Kim, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20200018158
    Abstract: A measurement is made of a formation containing a flood front with a downhole electromagnetic sensor. A parameter of a cross-bedding model is calculated by fitting the measurement to the cross-bedding model. A rock petrophysical parameter is calculated using the cross-bedding model. The cross-bedding model is updated using the rock petrophysical parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joonshik Kim, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20190025452
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for processing acoustic logging information with automatic dispersion matching. The method comprises obtaining, from an acoustic logging tool, acoustic waveforms from within a borehole, applying dispersion analysis to the acoustic data to extract a slowness-frequency response, calculating a slowness density log of the slowness-frequency response, obtaining an initial shear slowness estimate based on the slowness density, generating a dispersion model comprising model parameters, and performing a dispersion response auto match inversion to minimize the difference between the slowness-frequency response and the dispersion model in order to obtain a final shear slowness estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Ruijia WANG, Chung CHANG, Gary W. KAINER, JoonShik KIM
  • Publication number: 20180164463
    Abstract: A portion of an anisotropy formation through which a wellbore is formed can be identified. An estimate of an elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion can be adjusted based on a first quality control analysis using the elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion. The first signal representing the elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion. The estimate of the elastic anisotropy parameter for the portion can be adjusted based on a second quality control analysis using estimates for the elastic anisotropy parameters for two or more portions of the anisotropy formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Brian E. Hornby, Ruijia Wang, Kristoffer Walker, Mark Collins, JoonShik Kim, Baichun Sun