Patents by Inventor Adrian Klein

Adrian Klein 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: 12252973
    Abstract: A method, comprising receiving input data representing a subterranean formation, defining a grid representing the input data, with the grid including cells. The method also includes identifying at least one of the cells in which kerogen is present based on the input data, simulating hydrocarbon movement within the kerogen using the grid, and generating a model of hydrocarbon expulsion to pore space based on the simulating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adrian Kleine, Christian Vogt, Thomas Hantschel
  • Publication number: 20220178236
    Abstract: A method, comprising receiving input data representing a subterranean formation, defining a grid representing the input data, with the grid including cells. The method also includes identifying at least one of the cells in which kerogen is present based on the input data, simulating hydrocarbon movement within the kerogen using the grid, and generating a model of hydrocarbon expulsion to pore space based on the simulating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Adrian Kleine, Christian Vogt, Thomas Hantschel
  • Patent number: 11269113
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product model address a modeling gap existing between basin and reservoir modeling through the use of a Reservoir Fluid Geodynamics (RFG) model usable for simulations conducted at a relatively fine spatial resolution and over a geological timescale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Armin Kauerauf, Oliver C. Mullins, Thomas Hantschel, Kang Wang, Adrian Kleine, Youxiang Zuo
  • Patent number: 11204442
    Abstract: A method for performing a field operation of a field. The method includes obtaining, for each cell in a data volume, a permeability measure to represent fluid passing ability in a corresponding location in the field, generating neighboring cell combinations based on each neighboring cell combination including a connected portion of the cells, and the permeability measure for each cell in the connected portion satisfying a pre-determined threshold, selecting, from the neighboring cell combinations and based at least on the permeability measure, a selected neighboring cell combination having an optimal combined free advection measure, wherein the selected neighboring cell combination corresponds to an advection candidate region of the field, generating an equivalent thermal conductivity for the advection candidate region, and performing, based at least on the equivalent thermal conductivity, a basin modeling of the field to generate a modeling result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Vogt, Adrian Kleine
  • Patent number: 11126694
    Abstract: Automatic calibration for modeling a field includes performing model calibration iterations based on measurements of the field. Each model iteration includes obtaining, during the field operation, a current measurement of the field, generating likelihood values corresponding to model realizations of the field, where each likelihood value is generated by at least comparing the current measurement of the field to a modeling result of a corresponding model realization, selecting, based on the likelihood values, at least one selected model realization from the model realizations, generating, by at least adjusting a first input value of the at least one selected model realization, an adjusted model realization of the field based on the at least one selected model realization, and adding the adjusted model realization to the model realizations. Automatic calibration for modeling a field further includes generating a calibrated modeling result of the field based on the adjusted model realization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Claudio Schirrmann, Adrian Kleine, Christian Vogt
  • Publication number: 20190293835
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product model address a modeling gap existing between basin and reservoir modeling through the use of a Reservoir Fluid Geodynamics (RFG) model usable for simulations conducted at a relatively fine spatial resolution and over a geological timescale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Armin Kauerauf, Oliver C. Mullins, Thomas Hantschel, Kang Wang, Adrian Kleine, Youxiang Zuo
  • Publication number: 20190179873
    Abstract: Automatic calibration for modeling a field includes performing START model calibration iterations based on measurements of the field. Each model iteration includes obtaining, during the field operation, a current measurement of the field, generating likelihood values corresponding to model realizations of the field, where each likelihood value is generated by at least comparing the current measurement of the field to a modeling result of a corresponding model realization, selecting, based on the likelihood values, at least one selected model realization from the model realizations, generating, by at least adjusting a first input value of the at least one selected model realization, an adjusted model realization of the field based on the at least one selected model realization, and adding the adjusted model realization to the model realizations. Automatic calibration for modeling a field further includes generating a calibrated modeling result of the field based on the adjusted model realization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Claudio Schirrmann, Adrian Kleine, Christian Vogt
  • Publication number: 20190146119
    Abstract: A method for performing a field operation of a field. The method includes obtaining, for each cell in a data volume, a permeability measure to represent fluid passing ability in a corresponding location in the field, generating neighboring cell combinations based on each neighboring cell combination including a connected portion of the cells, and the permeability measure for each cell in the connected portion satisfying a pre-determined threshold, selecting, from the neighboring cell combinations and based at least on the permeability measure, a selected neighboring cell combination having an optimal combined free advection measure, wherein the selected neighboring cell combination corresponds to an advection candidate region of the field, generating an equivalent thermal conductivity for the advection candidate region, and performing, based at least on the equivalent thermal conductivity, a basin modeling of the field to generate a modeling result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Vogt, Adrian Kleine
  • Publication number: 20160298427
    Abstract: A method for performing a field operation within a geologic basin includes obtaining two basin snapshots of the geologic basin, performing a particle dynamics simulation of the geologic basin using at least the two basin snapshots to generate an intermediate basin snapshot, performing, using at least the intermediate basin snapshot as a constraining condition, a basin simulation of the geologic basin to generate a simulated evolution of the basin rock geometry within the geologic basin, and performing, based on the simulated evolution of the basin rock geometry, the field operation within the geologic basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Armin I. Kauerauf, Adrian Kleine, Michael Fuecker, Thomas Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20150324449
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for cluster-based content recommendation are described. Some embodiments provide a content recommendation system (“CRS”) configured to recommend news stories about events or occurrences. In some embodiments, a news story about an event includes multiple related content items that each include an account of the event and that each reference one or more entities or categories that are represented by the CRS. In one embodiment, the CRS identifies news stories by generating clusters of related content items. Then, in response to a received query that indicates a keyterm, entity, or category, the CRS determines and provides indications of one or more news stories that are relevant to the received query. In some embodiments, at least some of these techniques are employed to implement a news story recommendation facility in an online news service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Krzysztof Koperski, Satish Bhatti, Jisheng Liang, Adrian Klein
  • Patent number: 9116995
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for cluster-based content recommendation are described. Some embodiments provide a content recommendation system (“CRS”) configured to recommend news stories about events or occurrences. In some embodiments, a news story about an event includes multiple related content items that each include an account of the event and that each reference one or more entities or categories that are represented by the CRS. In one embodiment, the CRS identifies news stories by generating clusters of related content items. Then, in response to a received query that indicates a keyterm, entity, or category, the CRS determines and provides indications of one or more news stories that are relevant to the received query. In some embodiments, at least some of these techniques are employed to implement a news story recommendation facility in an online news service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: VCVC III LLC
    Inventors: Krzysztof Koperski, Satish Bhatti, Jisheng Liang, Adrian Klein
  • Publication number: 20140358502
    Abstract: A method for modeling a migration of hydrocarbon fluids. The method may include decomposing, by operation of a processor, a domain of a basin model to produce a first plurality of cells having a permeability below a threshold value and a second plurality of cells having a permeability above the threshold value. A first migration analysis may be performed to analyze a relatively slow migration starting in the first plurality of cells. A second migration analysis may be performed to analyze a relatively faster migration starting m the second plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adrian Kleine, Armin I. Kauerauf
  • Publication number: 20140278318
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product determine an effective trap size for reservoir traps of an oil and gas reservoir. Geological data is analyzed to determine structural spill points. Based on the structural spill points and the geological data reservoir traps are identified. An effective trap size for at least some of the reservoir traps of the reservoir is determined based on the structural spill points and the geological data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Armin I. Kauerauf, Adrian Kleine Aachen, Thomas Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20140257701
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for compressing topological grid data for layered geological strata are described. The techniques include obtaining topological grid data for a layered geological structure, where the topological grid data includes a plurality of cell representations, a majority of the cell representations including at least one data value, where the topological grid data includes at least one pinch-out cell representation lacking a data value. The techniques also include interpolating a data value for the at least one pinch-out cell representation to produce interpolated topological grid data. The techniques also include transforming the interpolated topological grid data to obtain frequency domain interpolated topological grid data. The techniques also include truncating ordered coefficients of the frequency domain interpolated topological grid data to obtain truncated frequency domain interpolated topological grid data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adrian Kleine, Armin I. Kauerauf, Michael De Lind Van Wijngaarden
  • Publication number: 20120254188
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for cluster-based content recommendation are described. Some embodiments provide a content recommendation system (“CRS”) configured to recommend news stories about events or occurrences. In some embodiments, a news story about an event includes multiple related content items that each include an account of the event and that each reference one or more entities or categories that are represented by the CRS. In one embodiment, the CRS identifies news stories by generating clusters of related content items. Then, in response to a received query that indicates a keyterm, entity, or category, the CRS determines and provides indications of one or more news stories that are relevant to the received query. In some embodiments, at least some of these techniques are employed to implement a news story recommendation facility in an online news service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Krzysztof Koperski, Satish Bhatti, Jisheng Liang, Adrian Klein
  • Patent number: 6025841
    Abstract: A method for managing simultaneous display of multiple windows in a graphical user interface (GUI). A computer system with a display and user interface input device displays a primary or container window on the display, comprising a predetermined region for displaying information and/or receiving user commands associated with a first computer process. The system displays a target window comprising a predetermined region for displaying information and/or receiving user commands associated with a different computer process. The target window is typically displayed in a higher z-order relative to the primary window to maintain it on top. In response to a predetermined triggering condition, the target window is manipulated by movement, temporary disappearance, and/or size reduction, while maintaining the relative z-order of the target window relative to the primary window and away from a predetermined avoidance region associated with the first computer process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erich Soren Finkelstein, Samuel David Hobson, Adrian Klein, Benjamin Waldman