Patents by Inventor Charles J. Sicking

Charles J. Sicking 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: 5513150
    Abstract: A method of producing a velocity volume for a seismic survey volume, based on two-way time seismic data and process velocity data, is disclosed. Two-way time seismic data is loaded into a computer for a plurality of seismic shot lines in the survey region, as are process velocities for common depth points (CDPs) in the survey region. The process velocities correspond to velocities used to perform normal move-out, dip move-out, migration and other imaging processes. The computer can display the two-way time information in cross-section or map views, and can display the velocity functions as a function of two-way time. The human analyst enters interpreted velocities, based on actual data or on visualization of the horizons, into the cross-sectional view of the seismic shot line, and then edits the input velocity data to produce a velocity function, for each CDP of interest, that matches the interpreted values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Charles J. Sicking, Bruce S. Campbell