Patents by Inventor Dirk Jacob Verschuur

Dirk Jacob Verschuur 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: 11940585
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes obtaining a seismic data set and a seismic wave propagation velocity model and approximating the seismic wave propagation velocity model as a plurality of layers each bounded by a first and second bounding depth. For each of the plurality of layers, the method includes: simulation of the propagation of a seismic wave through the layer using a two-way seismic wave propagation simulator; forming an over-determined system of linear equations relating at least one mono-frequency component of the seismic wave at the first depth to one mono-frequency component at the second depth; and determining a plurality of one-way seismic wave propagation operators by inverting the over-determined system of linear equations. The method further includes processing the seismic data set using the one-way seismic wave propagation. A system and a non-transitory computer readable medium for implementing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Yimin Sun, Dirk Jacob Verschuur
  • Publication number: 20220317325
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes obtaining a seismic data set and a seismic wave propagation velocity model and approximating the seismic wave propagation velocity model as a plurality of layers each bounded by a first and second bounding depth. For each of the plurality of layers, the method includes: simulation of the propagation of a seismic wave through the layer using a two-way seismic wave propagation simulator; forming an over-determined system of linear equations relating at least one mono-frequency component of the seismic wave at the first depth to one mono-frequency component at the second depth; and determining a plurality of one-way seismic wave propagation operators by inverting the over-determined system of linear equations. The method further includes processing the seismic data set using the one-way seismic wave propagation. A system and a non-transitory computer readable medium for implementing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: ARAMCO OVERSEAS COMPANY B.V.
    Inventors: Yimin Sun, Dirk Jacob Verschuur
  • Patent number: 10996361
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating receiver deghosted output according to a receiver deghosting model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Yimin Sun, Dirk Jacob Verschuur, Roald van Borselen
  • Patent number: 10775524
    Abstract: Raw 3D seismic streamer wavefield data is received as a receiver-ghosted shot gather. The received receiver-ghosted shot gather shot gather is processed into a normalized form as normalized data. The normalized data is partitioned into a plurality of user-defined sub-gathers and processed to generate a complete receiver-deghosted shot gather. Output of the complete receiver-deghosted shot gather is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Yimin Sun, Dirk Jacob Verschuur
  • Publication number: 20200257013
    Abstract: Raw 3D seismic streamer wavefield data is received as a receiver-ghosted shot gather. The received receiver-ghosted shot gather shot gather is processed into a normalized form as normalized data. The normalized data is partitioned into a plurality of user-defined sub-gathers and processed to generate a complete receiver-deghosted shot gather. Output of the complete receiver-deghosted shot gather is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Yimin Sun, Dirk Jacob Verschuur
  • Publication number: 20200081146
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating receiver deghosted output according to a receiver deghosting model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Yimin Sun, Dirk Jacob Verschuur, Roald van Borselen
  • Publication number: 20170276818
    Abstract: Raw 3D seismic streamer wavefield data is received as a receiver-ghosted shot gather. The received receiver-ghosted shot gather shot gather is processed into a normalized form as normalized data. The normalized data is partitioned into a plurality of user-defined sub-gathers and processed to generate a complete receiver-deghosted shot gather. Output of the complete receiver-deghosted shot gather is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yimin Sun, Dirk Jacob Verschuur