Patents by Inventor George C. Wallick

George C. Wallick 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).

  • Lithologic studies utilizing acoustic wave attenuation
    Patent number: 4449208
    Abstract: A method for determining the lithology of subterranean structures based on attenuation of wave energy is disclosed which features a wave model based on a two-way solution to the wave equation rather than one-way solutions previously proposed. Rather than measuring amplitude of the wave as a function of its attenuation, energy flux density is measured which provides a two-way wave solution. In a preferred embodiment, pressure gradient measuring transducers are used to measure the energy flux density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: George P. Moeckel, George C. Wallick
  • Method of confirming seismic data interpretation
    Patent number: 4415999
    Abstract: An improved method of generating synthetic seismograms for use in determining the accuracy of hypothesized subterranean structures is disclosed. The method features defining hypothesized detector locations corresponding to real detector locations rather than interpolating from arbitrary detector locations generated by specifying of initial ray path angles as input data. The accuracy of the results is improved by elimination of interpolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: George P. Moeckel, George C. Wallick