Patents by Inventor Xiang Yang Ding

Xiang Yang Ding 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: 11840927
    Abstract: A method may include determining, during a first time step within an iterative simulation process, various pseudo-pressure values based on model data. The method may include determining, during the first time step, a first set of skin factor values for the wellbore radial grid portions using the pseudo-pressure values. The method may include simulating, during the first time step, a first well production rate for a well within a reservoir region of interest using the first set of skin factor values and a first pressure distribution for the reservoir region of interest. The method may include simulating, during a second time step within the iterative simulation process, a second well production rate for the well using a second set of skin factor values and a second pressure distribution for the reservoir region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Haydar Dogru, Xiang Yang Ding
  • Patent number: 11454105
    Abstract: An unstructured grid model with actual well trajectory of individual multilateral wells of a subsurface reservoir is formed. Well trajectory data obtained during drilling of the wells and corresponding to well trajectory data stored as a structured grid model is provided as an input data set for unstructured grid simulation. The unstructured grid model may be formed in a computerized mainframe processor system, or by parallel reservoir simulation by processor nodes of a multicore processor of parallel processor nodes synchronized and under control of a master node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Xiang Yang Ding, Larry Siu-Kuen Fung
  • Patent number: 11379640
    Abstract: Reservoir management based on unstructured grid reservoir simulation is improved with machine learning based intelligent automation. Reservoir heterogeneity, geological internal boundary features and well geometry complexity are taken into account to automatically detect well zone and focusing reservoir area by calculating the region-of-interests in the model and defining cell spacing for grid coarsening and refinement in the reservoir. Data points for wells in the reservoir are grouped into reservoir regions according to datasets organized as a convex hull, which is a minimum convex set in spatial geometry which encloses the totality of such data points. The reservoir regions form a basis for grid spacing utilized in the reservoir model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Xiang Yang Ding
  • Patent number: 11352855
    Abstract: Orthogonal unstructured grids are automatically constructed for a field or reservoir model with two types of internal boundaries: complex wells and faults, or other discontinuities. The methodology is used to constructed simulation grids for reservoirs or fields which contains both complex fault planes and multi-lateral wells. A hierarchical grid point generation, prioritization, conflict point removal system is provided enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are produced with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding, Ali H. Dogru
  • Publication number: 20220090496
    Abstract: A method may include determining, during a first time step within an iterative simulation process, various pseudo-pressure values based on model data. The method may include determining, during the first time step, a first set of skin factor values for the wellbore radial grid portions using the pseudo-pressure values. The method may include simulating, during the first time step, a first well production rate for a well within a reservoir region of interest using the first set of skin factor values and a first pressure distribution for the reservoir region of interest. The method may include simulating, during a second time step within the iterative simulation process, a second well production rate for the well using a second set of skin factor values and a second pressure distribution for the reservoir region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Haydar Dogru, Xiang Yang Ding
  • Patent number: 11048018
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for a near-well unstructured grid model builder for generating a full-field unstructured grid for reservoir simulation. As described further below, the near-well unstructured grid model builder may include a workflow interface and a parallel unstructured grid model builder. The inputs to the near-well unstructured grid model builder may include existing well trajectory and completion data, future well data, a geological model, a structured grid simulation model, or any combination thereof. The near-well unstructured grid model builder may output a near-well unstructured grid having a specified grid resolution in regions of interest that include a well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding
  • Publication number: 20200340353
    Abstract: An unstructured grid model with actual well trajectory of individual multilateral wells of a subsurface reservoir is formed. Well trajectory data obtained during drilling of the wells and corresponding to well trajectory data stored as a structured grid model is provided as an input data set for unstructured grid simulation. The unstructured grid model may be formed in a computerized mainframe processor system, or by parallel reservoir simulation by processor nodes of a multicore processor of parallel processor nodes synchronized and under control of a master node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Xiang Yang Ding, Larry Siu-Kuen Fung
  • Patent number: 10808501
    Abstract: Orthogonal unstructured grids are automatically constructed for a field or reservoir model with two types of internal boundaries: complex wells and faults, or other discontinuities. The methodology is used to constructed simulation grids for reservoirs or fields which contains both complex fault planes and multi-lateral wells. A hierarchical grid point generation, prioritization, conflict point removal system is provided enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are produced with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding, Ali H. Dogru
  • Publication number: 20200226311
    Abstract: Reservoir management based on unstructured grid reservoir simulation is improved with machine learning based intelligent automation. Reservoir heterogeneity, geological internal boundary features and well geometry complexity are taken into account to automatically detect well zone and focusing reservoir area by calculating the region-of-interests in the model and defining cell spacing for grid coarsening and refinement in the reservoir. Data points for wells in the reservoir are grouped into reservoir regions according to datasets organized as a convex hull, which is a minimum convex set in spatial geometry which encloses the totality of such data points. The reservoir regions form a basis for grid spacing utilized in the reservoir model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Xiang Yang Ding
  • Publication number: 20200217176
    Abstract: Orthogonal unstructured grids are automatically constructed for a field or reservoir model with two types of internal boundaries: complex wells and faults, or other discontinuities. The methodology is used to constructed simulation grids for reservoirs or fields which contains both complex fault planes and multi-lateral wells. A hierarchical grid point generation, prioritization, conflict point removal system is provided enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are produced with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding, Ali H. Dogru
  • Patent number: 10677960
    Abstract: Unstructured grids are automatically constructed in a domain containing complex internal boundaries. Simulation grids are constructed for reservoirs or fields which contain complex fault planes. Reconciling among generated fault grid-points and other reservoir/field grid-points is performed, enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are provided with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Xiang Yang Ding, Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Ali H. Dogru
  • Publication number: 20180196162
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for a near-well unstructured grid model builder for generating a full-field unstructured grid for reservoir simulation. As described further below, the near-well unstructured grid model builder may include a workflow interface and a parallel unstructured grid model builder. The inputs to the near-well unstructured grid model builder may include existing well trajectory and completion data, future well data, a geological model, a structured grid simulation model, or any combination thereof. The near-well unstructured grid model builder may output a near-well unstructured grid having a specified grid resolution in regions of interest that include a well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding
  • Publication number: 20150260017
    Abstract: Unstructured grids are automatically constructed in a domain containing complex internal boundaries. Simulation grids are constructed for reservoirs or fields which contain complex fault planes. Reconciling among generated fault grid-points and other reservoir/field grid-points is performed, enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are provided with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Xiang Yang Ding, Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Ali H. Dogru
  • Publication number: 20150260016
    Abstract: Orthogonal unstructured grids are automatically constructed for a field or reservoir model with two types of internal boundaries: complex wells and faults, or other discontinuities. The methodology is used to constructed simulation grids for reservoirs or fields which contains both complex fault planes and multi-lateral wells. A hierarchical grid point generation, prioritization, conflict point removal system is provided enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are produced with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding, Ali H. Dogru
  • Publication number: 20140236559
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for a near-well unstructured grid model builder for generating a full-field unstructured grid for reservoir simulation. As described further below, the near-well unstructured grid model builder may include a workflow interface and a parallel unstructured grid model builder. The inputs to the near-well unstructured grid model builder may include existing well trajectory and completion data, future well data, a geological model, a structured grid simulation model, or any combination thereof. The near-well unstructured grid model builder may output a near-well unstructured grid having a specified grid resolution in regions of interest that include a well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding
  • Publication number: 20070177377
    Abstract: A flashlight includes a dynamo connected with a retractable handle. At least one rechargeable battery is connected to the dynamo. Many light emitting diodes (LEDs) are connected to the rechargeable battery. A first switch is connected to the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Xiang Yang Ding, Jin Wang, Bernard D. Goldfine, Thomas A. Disco
  • Patent number: D544119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Rapha International, LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Yang Ding, Thomas A. Disco, Charles Scott Madison, Bernard David Goldfine, Jin Wang