Patents by Inventor Fabien J. Laugier

Fabien J. Laugier 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: 20240061146
    Abstract: A group of wells may be located within a region of interest. Multiple scenarios of boundary locations within a group of wells may be obtained. A top-and-base boundary pair, defining a package of interest, may be identified within the individual scenarios of boundary locations. A subsurface property of the package of interest within the individual scenarios of boundary locations may be determined, and the subsurface property of the package of interest within the individual scenarios of boundary locations may be used to determine a subsurface characteristic of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Chadwick HOLMES, Morgan David SULLIVAN, Ashley D. HARRIS, Fabien J. LAUGIER
  • Publication number: 20230399934
    Abstract: A region of interest may include a group of wells. The group of wells may be connected to form a graph of wells, with nodes representing wells and edges representing connections between wells. Connection scores from dynamic time warping paths for individual pairs of connected wells may be used to detect anomalies in the region of interest. Number of boundaries within individual wells may be used to detect anomalies in the region of interest. Connection score and/or number of boundaries may be represented on a visual map of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Chadwick HOLMES, Frank TAMAKLOE, Fabien J. LAUGIER
  • Publication number: 20230366309
    Abstract: A well may be selected from a group of wells. Multiple scenarios of boundary locations within the selected well may be determined based on propagation of boundaries from other wells to the selected well. A visual representation of the multiple scenarios of boundary locations within the selected well may be provided based on spatial arrangement of the wells within the group of wells. A visual representation of the spatial arrangement of the wells within the group of wells may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Chadwick HOLMES, Fabien J. LAUGIER
  • Publication number: 20230351079
    Abstract: An intermediary well may be selected for a group of wells. The intermediary well may be used as an origin point from which branching wells paths are generated to connect the group of wells through the intermediary well. A shortest path between the intermediary well and the group of wells along the branching well paths may be identified, and the group of wells may be aligned along the shortest path. Boundaries of the intermediary well may be propagated to the aligned group of wells to establish correlation between segments of the intermediary well and segments of the aligned group of wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Chadwick HOLMES, Fabien J. LAUGIER, Ashley D. HARRIS, Morgan David SULLIVAN
  • Patent number: 11740386
    Abstract: Simulated wells may be selected from a subsurface representation to serve as representation of the corresponding simulated subsurface region. Spatial coverage of a simulated well for the simulated subsurface region may be determined based on extent of similarity between the simulated well and other simulated wells in the subsurface representation. The simulated wells may be selected to achieve desired spatial coverage for the simulated subsurface region and to achieve desired representation of properties of interest for the simulated subsurface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Fabien J. Laugier, Alicia Downard, Robert Chadwick Holmes
  • Patent number: 11397279
    Abstract: Well information may define subsurface configuration of different wells. Marker information defining marker positions within the wells may be obtained. A dissimilarity matrix for the wells may generated, with the element values of the dissimilarity matrix determined based on comparison of corresponding subsurface configuration of the wells. A gated dissimilarity matrix may be generated from the dissimilarity matrix based on the marker positions within the wells. The elements values of the gated dissimilarity matrix corresponding to one set of marker positions and not corresponding to the other set of marker positions may be changed. Correlation between the wells may be determined based on the gated dissimilarity matrix such that correlation exists between a marker position in one well and a marker position in another well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Brett M. Hern, Tao Sun, Brian J. Willis, Fabien J. Laugier, Ashley D. Harris
  • Patent number: 11282269
    Abstract: 2D slices/images may be extracted from a three-dimensional volume of subsurface data. Image comparison analysis across sequential 2D slices/images may identify boundaries within the corresponding subsurface region, such as changes in style of deposition or reservoir property distribution. Identification of temporal/spatial boundaries in the subsurface region where subsurface properties change may facilitate greater understanding of the scales and controls on heterogeneity, and connectivity between different locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Fabien J. Laugier, Alicia Downard, Robert Chadwick Holmes
  • Patent number: 11263362
    Abstract: A subsurface representation may define simulated subsurface configuration of a simulated subsurface region. The simulated subsurface region may include simulated wells, and the simulated subsurface configuration may define simulated correlation between the simulated wells. Subsurface configuration of wells may be compared with the simulated subsurface configuration to generate similarity maps for the wells. Simulated wells may be matched to the wells based on the similarity maps and the arrangement of the wells. Correlation between the wells may be determined based on the simulated correlation between the matched simulated wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Sun, Brett M. Hern, Brian Willis, Fabien J. Laugier, Maisha Lara Amaru, Ashley D. Harris, Morgan David Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11249220
    Abstract: Correlation matrices may be used to simultaneously correlate multiple wells. A correlation matrix may be generated for individual pairs of multiple wells. The values of elements of the correlation matrices may be determined based on matching between segments of the multiple wells and segments of one or more computational stratigraphic models. An N-dimensional space including an axis for individual wells may be generated. Directed walk may be performed within the N-dimensional space to generate paths representing scenarios of correlations for segments of the multiple wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Sun, Lewis Li, Brett M. Hern, Fabien J. Laugier, Maisha Lara Amaru, Ashley D. Harris, Morgan David Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20220035070
    Abstract: Simulated wells may be selected from a subsurface representation to serve as representation of the corresponding simulated subsurface region. Spatial coverage of a simulated well for the simulated subsurface region may be determined based on extent of similarity between the simulated well and other simulated wells in the subsurface representation. The simulated wells may be selected to achieve desired spatial coverage for the simulated subsurface region and to achieve desired representation of properties of interest for the simulated subsurface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Fabien J. Laugier, Alicia Downard, Robert Chadwick Holmes
  • Patent number: 11187826
    Abstract: Unsegmented continuous subsurface data may be analyzed using one or more moving windows to characterize a subsurface region. Unsegmented continuous subsurface data may be scanned using the moving window(s). Probabilities that portions of the subsurface region include a subsurface feature may be determined based on analysis of the portions of the unsegmented continuous subsurface data within the moving window(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Fabien J. Laugier, Alicia Downard, Tao Sun
  • Publication number: 20210358205
    Abstract: 2D slices/images may be extracted from a three-dimensional volume of subsurface data. Image comparison analysis across sequential 2D slices/images may identify boundaries within the corresponding subsurface region, such as changes in style of deposition or reservoir property distribution. Identification of temporal/spatial boundaries in the subsurface region where subsurface properties change may facilitate greater understanding of the scales and controls on heterogeneity, and connectivity between different locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Fabien J. Laugier, Alicia Downard, Robert Chadwick Holmes
  • Publication number: 20210302620
    Abstract: Well information may define subsurface configuration of different wells. Marker information defining marker positions within the wells may be obtained. A dissimilarity matrix for the wells may generated, with the element values of the dissimilarity matrix determined based on comparison of corresponding subsurface configuration of the wells. A gated dissimilarity matrix may be generated from the dissimilarity matrix based on the marker positions within the wells. The elements values of the gated dissimilarity matrix corresponding to one set of marker positions and not corresponding to the other set of marker positions may be changed. Correlation between the wells may be determined based on the gated dissimilarity matrix such that correlation exists between a marker position in one well and a marker position in another well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Brett M. Hern, Tao Sun, Brian J. Willis, Fabien J. Laugier, Ashley D. Harris
  • Publication number: 20210222523
    Abstract: A subsurface representation may define simulated subsurface configuration of a simulated subsurface region. The simulated subsurface region may include simulated wells, and the simulated subsurface configuration may define simulated correlation between the simulated wells. Subsurface configuration of wells may be compared with the simulated subsurface configuration to generate similarity maps for the wells. Simulated wells may be matched to the wells based on the similarity maps and the arrangement of the wells. Correlation between the wells may be determined based on the simulated correlation between the matched simulated wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Tao SUN, Brett M. HERN, Brian WILLIS, Fabien J. LAUGIER, Maisha Lara AMARU, Ashley D. HARRIS, Morgan David SULLIVAN
  • Publication number: 20210173117
    Abstract: Unsegmented continuous subsurface data may be analyzed using one or more moving windows to characterize a subsurface region. Unsegmented continuous subsurface data may be scanned using the moving window(s). Probabilities that portions of the subsurface region include a subsurface feature may be determined based on analysis of the portions of the unsegmented continuous subsurface data within the moving window(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Fabien J. Laugier, Alicia Downard, Tao Sun
  • Publication number: 20210048556
    Abstract: Correlation matrices may be used to simultaneously correlate multiple wells. A correlation matrix may be generated for individual pairs of multiple wells. The values of elements of the correlation matrices may be determined based on matching between segments of the multiple wells and segments of one or more computational stratigraphic models. An N-dimensional space including an axis for individual wells may be generated. Directed walk may be performed within the N-dimensional space to generate paths representing scenarios of correlations for segments of the multiple wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Tao Sun, Lewis Li, Brett M. Hern, Fabien J. Laugier, Maisha Lara Amaru, Ashley D. Harris, Morgan David Sullivan