Patents by Inventor Rutger Gras

Rutger Gras 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).

  • Modeling a reservoir using a compartment model and a geomechanical model
    Patent number: 8275589
    Abstract: An efficient and cost-effective technique is provided to perform modeling of a reservoir in a subterranean structure. A compartment model of fluid compartments in a reservoir is generated, and based on the compartment model and a geomechanical model of the subterranean structure, movement of a ground surface due to volumetric change of the compartments is calculated. Satellite measurements of the ground surface are received over time, where the received satellite measurements of the ground surface over time indicate movement of the ground surface. The movement of the ground surface indicated by the received satellite measurements is compared with the calculated movement, and based on the comparing, one or more properties of the geomechanical model are adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard Andre Montaron, Kamal Babour, George Zangl, Rutger Gras, Andrew Pearce
  • MODELING A RESERVOIR USING A COMPARTMENT MODEL AND A GEOMECHANICAL MODEL
    Publication number: 20100217563
    Abstract: An efficient and cost-effective technique is provided to perform modeling of a reservoir in a subterranean structure. A compartment model of fluid compartments in a reservoir is generated, and based on the compartment model and a geomechanical model of the subterranean structure, movement of a ground surface due to volumetric change of the compartments is calculated. Satellite measurements of the ground surface are received over time, where the received satellite measurements of the ground surface over time indicate movement of the ground surface. The movement of the ground surface indicated by the received satellite measurements is compared with the calculated movement, and based on the comparing, one or more properties of the geomechanical model are adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: BERNARD ANDRE MONTARON, KAMAL BABOUR, GEORGE ZANGL, RUTGER GRAS, ANDREW PEARCE