Patents by Inventor Cem Ozan

Cem Ozan 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).

  • Apparatus and method for predicting vertical stress fields
    Patent number: 9696441
    Abstract: A method of estimating stress in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: dividing a domain including at least a portion of an earth formation into a first region and a second region; estimating a first vertical stress in the first region and representing the first vertical stress as at least one point load; estimating a second vertical stress in the second region by a point load based method using the first vertical stress; and estimating at least one horizontal stress based on the second vertical stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cem Ozan, Martin Brudy, Wouter Van der Zee
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING VERTICAL STRESS FIELDS
    Publication number: 20150234068
    Abstract: A method of estimating stress in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: dividing a domain including at least a portion of an earth formation into a first region and a second region; estimating a first vertical stress in the first region and representing the first vertical stress as at least one point load; estimating a second vertical stress in the second region by a point load based method using the first vertical stress; and estimating at least one horizontal stress based on the second vertical stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cem Ozan, Martin Brudy, Wouter Van der Zee
  • Apparatus and method for predicting vertical stress fields
    Patent number: 9051815
    Abstract: A method of estimating stress in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: dividing a domain including at least a portion of an earth formation into a first region and a second region; estimating a first vertical stress in the first region and representing the first vertical stress as at least one point load; estimating a second vertical stress in the second region by a point load based method using the first vertical stress; and estimating at least one horizontal stress based on the second vertical stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Cem Ozan, Martin Brudy, Wouter Van Der Zee
  • Apparatus and method for predicting vertical stress fields
    Patent number: 8214152
    Abstract: A method of estimating at least one of stress and pore fluid pressure in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: discretizing a domain including at least a portion of the earth formation into a plurality of cells, each cell including a respective density value; dividing the domain into a first region and a second region, the first region including a surface of the earth formation; vertically integrating the respective density values in the first region; and estimating the total vertical stress for each cell in the first region and the second region by estimating a point load based on the respective density value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Cem Ozan, Martin Brudy, Wouter Van Der Zee
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING VERTICAL STRESS FIELDS
    Publication number: 20120029826
    Abstract: A method of estimating stress in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: dividing a domain including at least a portion of an earth formation into a first region and a second region; estimating a first vertical stress in the first region and representing the first vertical stress as at least one point load; estimating a second vertical stress in the second region by a point load based method using the first vertical stress; and estimating at least one horizontal stress based on the second vertical stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cem Ozan, Martin Brudy, Wouter Van Der Zee
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING VERTICAL STRESS FIELDS
    Publication number: 20110077868
    Abstract: A method of estimating at least one of stress and pore fluid pressure in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: discretizing a domain including at least a portion of the earth formation into a plurality of cells, each cell including a respective density value; dividing the domain into a first region and a second region, the first region including a surface of the earth formation; vertically integrating the respective density values in the first region; and estimating the total vertical stress for each cell in the first region and the second region by estimating a point load based on the respective density value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cem Ozan, Martin Brudy, Wouter Van Der Zee