Patents by Inventor John Andrew QUIREIN
John Andrew QUIREIN 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).
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Patent number: 11156738Abstract: Example embodiments are described for a method and system for logging data processing in determining permeability anisotropy effects. A permeability anisotropy model is used to derive a relationship between formation permeability anisotropy and resistivity anisotropy in both TI and BA formations. Implementations can provide the permeability anisotropy plus the true reservoir (or sand) permeability by using an integrated interpretation of the MCI resistivity anisotropy measurements with conventional permeability logs from other sensors (e.g., NMR or sonic). Biaxial and triaxial permeability components of the permeability anisotropy tensor can be determined for application to synthetic and field log interpretations.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Junsheng Hou, Natasa Mekic, John Andrew Quirein
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Patent number: 10935684Abstract: Near real-time methodologies for maximizing return-on-fracturing-investment for shale fracturing. An example system can calculate, based on sonic data and density data, mechanical properties and closure stress of a portion of shale rocks for fracture modeling. The system can generate one or more rock mechanical models based on the mechanical properties and closure stress of the portion of shale rocks, and perform one or more fracture modeling simulations based on one or more treatment parameter values. Based on the one or more fracture modeling simulations, the system can generate a neural network model which predicts a fracture productivity indicator of an effective propped area (EPA) and/or an effective propped length (EPL), and calculate a return-on-fracturing-investment (ROFI) based on the EPA or EPL predicted by the neural network model.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Ming Gu, John Andrew Quirein, Dingding Chen
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Patent number: 10920551Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a geomechanical model of the stresses on an orthorhombic media for use during a subterranean operation is disclosed. The method includes retrieving a stiffness coefficient matrix for a formation to be fractured and generating a geomechanical model of the formation based on a set of natural fractures and an anisotropic behavior of the formation. The method additionally includes calculating a mechanical property of the formation based on the model and the stiffness coefficient matrix. The method further includes fracturing the formation with a fracturing fluid, a pressure of the fracturing fluid based on the mechanical property.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mehdi Eftekhari Far, John Andrew Quirein
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Patent number: 10724346Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a simplified geomechanical model that considers the anisotropic (e.g., directional) properties of a formation and the presence of natural fractures in the formation is provided. A system and method may be designed according to the present disclosure to create a simplified geomechanical model of a horizontally laminated formation that includes pre-existing natural fractures. The simplified geomechanical model can be used to calculate the fracture closure pressure of the formation and to design a fracturing operation for injecting fracture fluid into the formation, thus improving the efficiency of a subterranean operation. The disclosed model may provide a more realistic model for fractured shales than an isotropic or vertically transverse isotropic (VTI) model. In addition, the disclosed model may be simpler to implement than a full orthorhombic model.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mehdi Eftekhari Far, John Andrew Quirein, Natasa Mekic
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Patent number: 10655452Abstract: Apparatus and methods to evaluate a pipe structure taking buckling into account can be implemented in a variety of applications. Responses can be measured at a set of receivers of a tool in response to exciting the pipe structure with one or more electromagnetic signals transmitted from a set of transmitters of the tool. The set of receivers and the set of transmitters can be located within the pipe structure. Circuitry can be used to determine the presence of buckling of the pipe structure based on comparison of the measured responses with one or more forward models of the pipe structure. The pipe structure may be associated with a well site, such as, for example, a casing structure for a production well.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Reza Khalaj Amineh, Burkay Donderici, Luis Emilio San Martin, John Andrew Quirein
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Patent number: 10641091Abstract: System and methods for downhole fluid classification are provided. Measurements are obtained from one or more downhole sensors located along a current section of wellbore within a subsurface formation. The measurements obtained from the one or more downhole sensors are transformed into principal spectroscopy component (PSC) data. One or more fluid types are identified for the current section of the wellbore within the subsurface formation, based on the PSC data and a fluid classification model. The fluid classification model is refined for one or more subsequent sections of the wellbore within the subsurface formation, based at least partly on the one or more fluid types identified for the current section of the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Dingding Chen, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones, John Andrew Quirein
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Patent number: 10598816Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods of correcting induction logging data for relative dip. Initial induction logging data is measured at a plurality of frequencies. One example embodiment includes displaying dip corrected data for a plurality of different relative dip angles, which may further be displayed with a qualitative indicator displayed over many depth samples for selecting or validating a correct relative dip angle. The data may be iteratively processed using an automated relative dip correction algorithm and analyzed by the user to obtain and apply the best relative dip correction angle to induction logging data. Once dip corrected, the induction logging data can be used with resistivity methodologies generally designed for instances where no dip is present in the formation under analysis.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: James Michael Witkowsky, John Andrew Quirein, Yi Zhou, Ferhat Turker Celepcikay, Luis Emilio San Martin
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Patent number: 10495781Abstract: A system and method for determining kerogen porosity of a formation for downhole operations is described herein. The method includes calculating a first formation characteristic and a second formation characteristic at a processor of an information handling system. The method further includes determining a kerogen porosity of the formation based, at least in part, on the first formation characteristic and the second formation characteristic. And the method also includes performing a downhole operation based, at least in part, on the determined kerogen porosity.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: James E. Galford, John Andrew Quirein
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Patent number: 10428642Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for transposition of logs onto a horizontal well path may include collecting vertical situational data from a plurality of depths of a vertical well in a geological formation and collecting horizontal situational data from a plurality of locations along the horizontal well path in the geological formation. The method further includes collecting geological data associated with the plurality of depths of the vertical well and generating pseudo-logs for the horizontal well path based on the plurality of depths and the associated geological data for the plurality of depths.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Glenn F. Carpenter, Daniel Robert Buller, Travis Lee Jeffers, Charles Stringer, John Andrew Quirein, Yi Zhou
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Patent number: 10416338Abstract: A method to minimize borehole effects upon a multi-component induction tool within a well and borehole with water-based mud includes measuring parameters of the reservoir with the induction tool to create an array of measured components. The method further includes comparing a measured component from the array of measured components with a corresponding model component from an array of model components for a reservoir model with known parameters and no borehole effects, and determining the parameters for the reservoir based upon the comparison of the measured component and the corresponding model component.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Junsheng Hou, John Andrew Quirein
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Patent number: 10400550Abstract: A method for shale fracturing includes determining dynamic-elastic properties of a shale deposit in a geological formation. A training database is generated by three-dimensional fracture modeling. A neural network is generated in response to output results of the training database. The shale fracturing may then be performed based on the neural network.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ming Gu, Deepak Gokaraju, John Andrew Quirein, Dingding Chen
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Publication number: 20190145247Abstract: Apparatus and methods to evaluate a pipe structure taking buckling into account can be implemented in a variety of applications. Responses can be measured at a set of receivers of a tool in response to exciting the pipe structure with one or more electromagnetic signals transmitted from a set of transmitters of the tool. The set of receivers and the set of transmitters can be located within the pipe structure. Circuitry can be used to determine the presence of buckling of the pipe structure based on comparison of the measured responses with one or more forward models of the pipe structure. The pipe structure may be associated with a well site, such as, for example, a casing structure for a production well.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Reza Khalaj Amineh, Burkay Donderici, Luis Emilio San Martin, John Andrew Quirein
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Patent number: 10209393Abstract: In some embodiments, a method and apparatus, as well as an article, may operate to estimate a property of an earth formation by generating at least one shale model to represent an earth formation comprised of a non-zero percentage of shale. The shale model includes two curves to represent a relationship between a porosity parameter and a pulsed neutron measurement at two different corresponding percentages of gas saturation, respectively. A matrix model representing an earth formation with 0% shale is combined with one or more shale models to create a formation model. Measured pulsed neutron data is compared with the formation model to estimate a property of the earth formation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: John Andrew Quirein, Natasa Mekic, Weijun Guo, Daniel F. Dorffer, Christopher S. McIlroy
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Patent number: 10191167Abstract: Systems and methods for simultaneously correcting the effects of deviation and dispersion on sonic log measurements of deviated wells in laminated formations and validating the corrected sonic log measurements using rock physics cross-plots.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mehdi Eftekhari Far, John Andrew Quirein, Natasa Mekic
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Publication number: 20180371905Abstract: System and methods for downhole fluid classification are provided. Measurements are obtained from one or more downhole sensors located along a current section of wellbore within a subsurface formation. The measurements obtained from the one or more downhole sensors are transformed into principal spectroscopy component (PSC) data. One or more fluid types are identified for the current section of the wellbore within the subsurface formation, based on the PSC data and a fluid classification model. The fluid classification model is refined for one or more subsequent sections of the wellbore within the subsurface formation, based at least partly on the one or more fluid types identified for the current section of the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Dingding Chen, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones, John Andrew Quirein
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Publication number: 20180259668Abstract: Near real-time methodologies for maximizing return-on-fracturing-investment for shale fracturing. An example system can calculate, based on sonic data and density data, mechanical properties and closure stress of a portion of shale rocks for fracture modeling. The system can generate one or more rock mechanical models based on the mechanical properties and closure stress of the portion of shale rocks, and perform one or more fracture modeling simulations based on one or more treatment parameter values. Based on the one or more fracture modeling simulations, the system can generate a neural network model which predicts a fracture productivity indicator of an effective propped area (EPA) and/or an effective propped length (EPL), and calculate a return-on-fracturing-investment (ROFI) based on the EPA or EPL predicted by the neural network model.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Ming GU, John Andrew QUIREIN, Dingding CHEN
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Patent number: 10073182Abstract: A combination model combining a velocity regression method (V-reg) with the modified ANNIE model may be used to predict the stiffness coefficients, Cij, in a transversely isotropic medium without using the Stoneley wave velocity. The stiffness coefficients may be used to characterize the surrounding formation, which may be used in hydraulic fracture modeling, stage/perforation design, and well completion operations (e.g., perforating and fracturing operations).Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Ming Gu, John Andrew Quirein, Mehdi Eftekharifar
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Publication number: 20180216441Abstract: A method for shale fracturing includes determining dynamic-elastic properties of a shale deposit in a geological formation. A training database is generated by three-dimensional fracture modeling. A neural network is generated in response to output results of the training database. The shale fracturing may then be performed based on the neural network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Ming Gu, Deepak Gokaraju, John Andrew Quirein, Dingding Chen
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Publication number: 20180217286Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting the best logging data for petrophysical modelling and completion optimization by analyzing sensitivity and errors in the logging data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Mehdi Eftekhari FAR, John Andrew QUIREIN, Jim Michael WITKOWSKY, Daniel Robert BULLER, Milos MILOSEVIC
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Publication number: 20180210103Abstract: Systems and methods for simultaneously correcting the effects of deviation and dispersion on sonic log measurements of deviated wells in laminated formations and validating the corrected sonic log measurements using rock physics cross-plots.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Mehdi Eftekhari Far, John Andrew Quirein, Natasa Mekic