Patents by Inventor Dale E. Fitz

Dale E. Fitz 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).

  • Publication number: 20130110485
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for determining interwell communication in a hydrocarbon-producing field that has a plurality of wells. An exemplary method comprises determining communication relationships for the plurality of wells using a multivariate dynamic joint analysis algorithm based on data representing properties of each of the plurality of wells. The multivariate dynamic joint analysis algorithm may employ a self-response of each of the plurality of wells and an interwell response between combinations of the plurality of wells. Data representative of the communication relationships is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Weichang Li, Niranjan A. Subrahmanya, Limin Song, Adam K. Usadi, Krishnan Kumaran, Peng Xu, Michael E. McCracken, Dale E. Fitz