Patents by Inventor Autumn Eakin

Autumn Eakin 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL IN A ROCK FORMATION USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE
    Publication number: 20150233846
    Abstract: A system and a method for identifying a hydrocarbon sweet spot in a rock formation are disclosed. The method includes collecting a dataset comprising an elemental composition of one or more rock samples at various depths or locations, using an x-ray fluorescence device; analyzing the collected dataset of the one or more rock samples including analyzing the elemental composition of the one or more rock samples; establishing a time-correlative sample framework based on the collected dataset regarding the elemental composition of the one or more rock samples; performing a map-based spatial analysis comprising creating a distribution of concentration of one or more elements in the one or more rock samples in a geographical map generated within the framework; and identifying one or more locations of accumulation of hydrocarbons using the map-based spatial analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Locklair, Autumn Eakin, Trevor V. Howald, Brendan K. Horton, Jozina Dirkzwager