Patents by Inventor Austin Joseph Boyd

Austin Joseph Boyd 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).

  • Determining water saturation for oil bearing thin-bedded formation having anisotropic resistivity
    Patent number: 7295927
    Abstract: A method to estimate water saturation (Sw) of a thin-bedded formation is provided including (a) developing a model of anisotropy of resistivity (Rv/Rh) a function of water saturation (Swt) for one or more volume fractions (either Fshale or Fsand); (b) measuring the anisotropy of resistivity of the formation; (c) measuring the volume fraction of the formation; (d) correlating anisotropy of resistivity to the measured volume fraction of the formation using the model to estimate the water saturation (total water saturation or sand water saturation) of the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Clavaud, Austin Joseph Boyd