Patents by Inventor Lokendra Jain

Lokendra Jain 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: 11921256
    Abstract: Differential equations defining physics of a reservoir are modeled as a neural network. Measured data for the reservoir is used as boundary condition to calculate the different equation parameters. The result is a neural ordinary differential equation network that models reservoir characteristics (e.g., inter-well connectivities, response times for injection wells and production wells) using physics that are encoded into the network. The neural ordinary differential equation network provides a solution for the reservoir that is constrained by the physics of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Larry A. Bowden, Jr., Lokendra Jain, Irina V. Prestwood
  • Publication number: 20230184098
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method of determining a flow profile for a wellbore using unique particulate tracers is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Lokendra JAIN
  • Publication number: 20230184096
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method of placing unique particulate tracers in a subterranean formation having a wellbore therewithin is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a system of placing unique particulate tracers in a subterranean formation having a wellbore therewithin is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a method of determining a fraction of a stage in which to place a unique particulate tracer is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Lokendra JAIN
  • Publication number: 20230184097
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method of determining a flow profile for a wellbore using unique particulate tracers is disclosed. The unique particulate tracers are pumped only in a fraction of each stage such that a substantial portion of the unique particulate tracers are placed in a near wellbore region of the subterranean formation proximate to the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Lokendra JAIN
  • Publication number: 20220317332
    Abstract: Differential equations defining physics of a reservoir are modeled as a neural network. Measured data for the reservoir is used as boundary condition to calculate the different equation parameters. The result is a neural ordinary differential equation network that models reservoir characteristics (e.g., inter-well connectivities, response times for injection wells and production wells) using physics that are encoded into the network. The neural ordinary differential equation network provides a solution for the reservoir that is constrained by the physics of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Larry A. Bowden, Jr., Lokendra Jain, Irina V. Prestwood
  • Patent number: 11047213
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of computer-implemented methods, computing systems, and program products for analyzing a flood operation on a hydrocarbon reservoir. For example, an embodiment of a computer implemented method of analyzing at least a first flood operation and a second flood operation. The embodiment includes, for each flood operation: receiving production data and injection data, running capacitance resistance modeling, using the generated response times, the generated interwell connectivities, the received production data, the received injection data, or any combination thereof to generate a proxy of pore volume swept per well pair, and aggregating the generated proxies to generate an estimate of pore volume swept at a well level, at a reservoir level, or both for the flood operation. The embodiment also includes comparing the generated estimate of pore volume swept to determine a change in sweep efficiency at the well level, at the reservoir level, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Morteza Sayarpour, Nariman Fathi Najafabadi, Lokendra Jain
  • Patent number: 10718186
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of computer-implemented methods, computing systems, and program products for analyzing a flood operation on a hydrocarbon reservoir. An embodiment of a computer implemented method of identifying conformance candidates is provided. The embodiment includes, for a first entity: solving an injection entity index to generate an injection entity index value, solving a production entity index to generate a production entity index value, evaluating an operation entity index that represents operation status to generate an operation entity index value, and combining the injection entity index value, the production entity index value, and the operation entity index value to generate a conformance problem index value for the first entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Morteza Sayarpour, Lokendra Jain, Carmen C. Hinds, Tiantian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160177688
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of computer-implemented methods, computing systems, and program products for analyzing a flood operation on a hydrocarbon reservoir. An embodiment of a computer implemented method of identifying conformance candidates is provided. The embodiment includes, for a first entity: solving an injection entity index to generate an injection entity index value, solving a production entity index to generate a production entity index value, evaluating an operation entity index that represents operation status to generate an operation entity index value, and combining the injection entity index value, the production entity index value, and the operation entity index value to generate a conformance problem index value for the first entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Morteza Sayarpour, Lokendra Jain, Carmen C. Hinds, Tiantian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160177690
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of computer-implemented methods, computing systems, and program products for analyzing a flood operation on a hydrocarbon reservoir. For example, an embodiment of a computer implemented method of analyzing at least a first flood operation and a second flood operation. The embodiment includes, for each flood operation: receiving production data and injection data, running capacitance resistance modeling, using the generated response times, the generated interwell connectivities, the received production data, the received injection data, or any combination thereof to generate a proxy of pore volume swept per well pair, and aggregating the generated proxies to generate an estimate of pore volume swept at a well level, at a reservoir level, or both for the flood operation. The embodiment also includes comparing the generated estimate of pore volume swept to determine a change in sweep efficiency at the well level, at the reservoir level, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Morteza Sayarpour, Nariman Fathi Najafabadi, Lokendra Jain