Patents by Inventor Wendell Wiggins

Wendell Wiggins 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: 6826483
    Abstract: A single intranet, internet, or World Wide Web-accessible interface is provided for, initiation of, interactive adjustments to, and access to the outputs of an integrated workflow of a plurality of analytical computer applications for characterization and analysis of traits and optimal management of the extraction of oil, gas, and water from a subsurface reservoir. By combining disparate analytical application tools in a seamless and remotely accessible, package, incompatibility problems caused by the disparate nature of petroleum analysis methods is reduced. The assumptions, analytic processes, and input data used for one analysis may be readily retrieved and re-evaluated for that reservoir or for future evaluations of the same or other reservoirs. Thus a flexible database of analysis tools and data may be implemented for access, input, and output of workflow and analytical data in the field, in conjunction with standard main computer servers, software and plug-ins, and portable remote computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Roger N. Anderson, Albert Boulanger, Wei He, Jody Winston, Liquing Xu, Ulisses Mello, Wendell Wiggins
  • Patent number: 6643590
    Abstract: A method for determination of seismic wave travel times from a surface location to at least one subsurface computation point (CP) within a plurality of subsurface location points. A velocity model of a region is defined. A complex monochromatic wavefield is computed, using the velocity model, for the at least one CP. An unwrapped phase of the seismic wave is determined at a neighboring computation point (NCP) proximate to at least one subsurface CP. The travel time of the seismic wave to the at least one CP is determined using the unwrapped NCP phase and the computed monochromatic wavefield for the at least one CP. Travel time maps and table may be created from the determined travel time values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: WesternGeco, L.L.C.
    Inventor: James Wendell Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20030130796
    Abstract: A method for determination of seismic wave travel times from a surface location to at least one subsurface computation point (CP) within a plurality of subsurface location points. A velocity model of a region is defined. A complex monochromatic wavefield is computed, using the velocity model, for the at least one CP. An unwrapped phase of the seismic wave is determined at a neighboring computation point (NCP) proximate to at least one subsurface CP. The travel time of the seismic wave to the at least one CP is determined using the unwrapped NCP phase and the computed monochromatic wavefield for the at least one CP. Travel time maps and table may be created from the determined travel time values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventor: James Wendell Wiggins