Patents by Inventor Denis Allard

Denis Allard 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: 10379241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a truncation diagram for a pluri-Gaussin geological parameter estimation associated with a zone of a real subsoil. The method comprises receiving an auxiliary variable describing the zone, computing a normalized variable based on the auxiliary variable and determining a weighted probability map for the normalized variable, each point of the weighted probability map being in correspondence with a point, of the truncation diagram. Moreover for each point of the truncation diagram, the method further comprises determining an associated geological parameter based on the probability value of each point of the weighted probability map. The method is also used to adapt truncation diagram to global or local target, proportions of the facies model to built.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Pierre Biver, Vincent Henrion, Dimitri D'Or, Denis Allard
  • Patent number: 9891344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating a set of variables associated with sites of an area, the method comprising the following steps: a) a set of observation data is supplied, b) a variable associated with a site of a first sub-area is estimated by krigeing, using the precision matrix of the first sub-area, c) a second adjacent sub-area is determined, d) a variable associated with a site of the second sub-area is estimated by krigeing, on the basis of the first sub-space, the second sub-space, and the precision matrix determined for the first sub-space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Denis Allard, Alexandre Walgenwitz, Pierre Biver
  • Publication number: 20150160359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a truncation diagram for a pluri-Gaussin geological parameter estimation associated with a zone of a real subsoil. The method comprises receiving an auxiliary variable describing the zone, computing a normalized variable based on the auxiliary variable and determining a weighted probability map for the normalized variable, each point of the weighted probability map being in correspondence with a point, of the truncation diagram. Moreover for each point of the truncation diagram, the method further comprises determining an associated geological parameter based on the probability value of each point of the weighted probability map. The method is also used to adapt truncation diagram to global or local target, proportions of the facies model to built.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Pierre Biver, Vincent Henrion, Dimitri D'Or, Denis Allard
  • Publication number: 20140149044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating a set of variables associated with sites of an area, the method comprising the following steps: a) a set of observation data is supplied, b) a variable associated with a site of a first sub-area is estimated by krigeing, using the precision matrix of the first sub-area, c) a second adjacent sub-area is determined, d) a variable associated with a site of the second sub-area is estimated by krigeing, on the basis of the first sub-space, the second sub-space, and the precision matrix determined for the first sub-space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Denis Allard, Alexandre Walgenwitz, Pierre Biver
  • Patent number: 8630832
    Abstract: A method of estimating lithologic properties of a geological zone represented by a grid, in which method facies are allocated to the nodes of the grid by sequential stochastic simulation. For a target node (x0) from a set of target nodes for scanning iteratively, and for each possible facies (ck0), a conditional probability (pk0/k1, . . . , kn) of observing said facies is estimated knowing that respective facies have already been allocated to other nodes in the neighborhood. A random draw weighted by these conditional probabilities is then performed. The estimation of the conditional probabilities makes use of univariate probabilities (pk0) and of bivariate probabilities (pk0,ki) of observing two facies at two respective nodes of the grid. Each bivariate probability used in estimating the conditional probability relates to the target node (x0) and to a node (xi) neighboring the target node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventors: Pierre Biver, Denis Allard, Dimitri D'Or
  • Publication number: 20110231170
    Abstract: A method of estimating lithologic properties of a geological zone represented by a grid, in which method facies are allocated to the nodes of the grid by sequential stochastic simulation. For a target node (x0) from a set of target nodes for scanning iteratively, and for each possible facies (ck0), a conditional probability (pk0/k1, . . . , kn) of observing said facies is estimated knowing that respective facies have already been allocated to other nodes in the neighborhood. A random draw weighted by these conditional probabilities is then performed. The estimation of the conditional probabilities makes use of univariate probabilities (pk0) and of bivariate probabilities (pk0,ki) of observing two facies at two respective nodes of the grid. Each bivariate probability used in estimating the conditional probability relates to the target node (x0) and to a node (xi) neighboring the target node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Pierre Biver, Denis Allard, Dimitri D'or