Patents by Inventor Christopher Hugh Skelt

Christopher Hugh Skelt 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: 10175383
    Abstract: A system and a computer implemented method for performing simultaneous petrophysical analysis for composition and texture of a rock formation. The method includes inputting a set of response equations for sand, shale and fluid that are present in the rock formation, wherein the shale comprises laminated shale, dispersed shale and structural shale; determining simultaneously a solution of the set of response equations, the solution describing composition and texture of the rock formation; and determining from the solution volume fractions for sand, shale and fluid and a texture of the shale including fractions of laminated shale, dispersed shale and structural shale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Hugh Skelt
  • Publication number: 20170212275
    Abstract: A system and method for modeling fluid effects in a subsurface reservoir combines high quality shear modulus data from modern sonic logs with the inherent stability of VpVs ratio to derive more credible dry frame bulk modulus, in turn leading to improved fluid saturation modeling and improve fluid effect modeling. The system and model are designed primarily for low porosity and mixed lithology subsurface reservoirs although they may also be used with confidence in high porosity reservoirs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: CHRISTOPHER HUGH SKELT
  • Publication number: 20140074406
    Abstract: A system and a computer implemented method for performing simultaneous petrophysical analysis for composition and texture of a rock formation. The method includes inputting a set of response equations for sand, shale and fluid that are present in the rock formation, wherein the shale comprises laminated shale, dispersed shale and structural shale; determining simultaneously a solution of the set of response equations, the solution describing composition and texture of the rock formation; and determining from the solution volume fractions for sand, shale and fluid and a texture of the shale including fractions of laminated shale, dispersed shale and structural shale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Christopher Hugh Skelt