Patents by Inventor Jason Michael Francis

Jason Michael Francis 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).

  • System and method for perturbing an initial horizon-picking solution to follow local features of a volume
    Patent number: 8849574
    Abstract: A horizon-picking solution for a geological volume of interest is determined. To determine the horizon-picking solution, a plurality of horizons through the geological volume of interest included in an initial horizon-picking solution are perturbed to more closely follow the local character of measured data related to the geological volume of interest. In particular, the horizons may be perturbed simultaneously by blending the initial solution with a secondary horizon-picking solution that automatically identifies a plurality of horizons through the geological volume of interest that follow the measured data related to the geological volume of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Mathias Lomask, Jason Michael Francis, William Stephen Kowalik, Younis Altobi
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERTURBING AN INITIAL HORIZON-PICKING SOLUTION TO FOLLOW LOCAL FEATURES OF A VOLUME
    Publication number: 20130030710
    Abstract: A horizon-picking solution for a geological volume of interest is determined. To determine the horizon-picking solution, a plurality of horizons through the geological volume of interest included in an initial horizon-picking solution are perturbed to more closely follow the local character of measured data related to the geological volume of interest. In particular, the horizons may be perturbed simultaneously by blending the initial solution with a secondary horizon-picking solution that automatically identifies a plurality of horizons through the geological volume of interest that follow the measured data related to the geological volume of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Mathias Lomask, Jason Michael Francis, William Stephen Kowalik, Younis Altobi