Patents by Inventor James Iain Scotchman

James Iain Scotchman 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).

  • Geological database management using signatures for hydrocarbon exploration
    Patent number: 11762888
    Abstract: A system is described for determining an analogue geological feature. The system may include a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform various operations. The system may generate, by extracting parameter signatures for geological features, a database including parameters about geological features associated with parameter signatures. The system may receive data including parameters and a feature-type about a geological feature of interest. The system may generate a signature including values for a subset of the feature-of-interest parameters selected based on the geological feature of interest for the feature-of-interest using the data. The system may execute a comparison of the feature signature to the parameter signatures included in the database for identifying an analogue geological feature for the feature of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Davies, Mike Derek Simmons, Michael Charles Quintrell Treloar, James Iain Scotchman, Owen Edward Sutcliffe
  • GEOLOGICAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT USING SIGNATURES FOR HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION
    Publication number: 20220188338
    Abstract: A system is described for determining an analogue geological feature. The system may include a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform various operations. The system may generate, by extracting parameter signatures for geological features, a database including parameters about geological features associated with parameter signatures. The system may receive data including parameters and a feature-type about a geological feature of interest. The system may generate a signature including values for a subset of the feature-of-interest parameters selected based on the geological feature of interest for the feature-of-interest using the data. The system may execute a comparison of the feature signature to the parameter signatures included in the database for identifying an analogue geological feature for the feature of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Davies, Mike Derek Simmons, Michael Charles Quintrell Treloar, James Iain Scotchman, Owen Edward Sutcliffe