Patents by Inventor Laura L. BANDURA

Laura L. BANDURA 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).

  • Patent number: 11409013
    Abstract: A method is described for property estimation including receiving a seismic dataset representative of a subsurface volume of interest and a well log from a well location within the subsurface volume of interest; identifying seismic traces in the seismic dataset that correspond to the well location to obtain a subset of seismic traces; windowing the subset of seismic traces and the well log to generate windowed seismic traces and a windowed well log; multiplying the windowed seismic traces and the windowed well log by a random matrix to generate a plurality of training datasets; and training a neural network using the plurality of training datasets. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ke Wang, Laura L. Bandura, Dimitri Bevc, James P. Disiena, Adam Dean Halpert, Bruce A. Power, Ellen Xiaoxia Xu
  • Patent number: 11231513
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training a model that refines estimated parameter values include computer processors and non-transitory electronic storage that stores subsurface map data sets that correspond to different subsurface volumes of interest, the system configured to obtain training data including unrefined subsurface map data sets specifying estimated parameter values of a first parameter as a function of position within corresponding subsurface volumes of interest, obtain an initial seismic mapping model, generate a conditioned seismic mapping model, and store the conditioned seismic mapping model in the electronic storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Adam Dean Halpert, Laura L. Bandura, Shuxing Cheng, Konstantin Osypov
  • Patent number: 10948618
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described for automated seismic interpretation that includes receiving, at one or more processors, a pre-stack seismic dataset representative of the subsurface volume of interest; performing, via the one or more processors, a machine learning algorithm on the pre-stack seismic dataset to identify seismic facies based on AVA clusters, wherein the identified seismic facies include cluster sequences in depth for a plurality of spatial x-y locations in the subsurface volume; performing, via the one or more processors, seismic interpretation of the seismic dataset based on the identified seismic facies to generate a digital image of the seismic interpretation; and displaying the digital image of the seismic interpretation on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Laura L. Bandura, David M. Sibley, Jr., Adam D. Halpert, Lisa R. Goggin
  • Publication number: 20200309979
    Abstract: A method is described for property estimation including receiving a seismic dataset representative of a subsurface volume of interest and a well log from a well location within the subsurface volume of interest; identifying seismic traces in the seismic dataset that correspond to the well location to obtain a subset of seismic traces; windowing the subset of seismic traces and the well log to generate windowed seismic traces and a windowed well log; multiplying the windowed seismic traces and the windowed well log by a random matrix to generate a plurality of training datasets; and training a neural network using the plurality of training datasets. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Ke WANG, Laura L. BANDURA, Dimitri BEVC, James P. DISIENA, Adam Dean HALPERT, Bruce A. POWER, Ellen Xiaoxia XU
  • Patent number: 10725189
    Abstract: A method is described for seismic facies identification including receiving a seismic dataset representative of a subsurface volume of interest; performing a machine learning algorithm on the seismic dataset to identify seismic facies and generate a classified seismic image; and identifying geologic features based on the classified seismic image. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Konstantin Osypov, David Wilkinson, Laura L. Bandura, Adam Dean Halpert
  • Patent number: 10571585
    Abstract: A method is described for time-lapse seismic imaging that may include detecting moiré patterns in seismic images generated from time-lapse seismic data and identifying geologic features based on the moiré patterns. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Laura L. Bandura, Lisa R. Goggin, Adam D. Halpert, Ke Wang
  • Publication number: 20190170888
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training a model that refines estimated parameter values include computer processors and non-transitory electronic storage that stores subsurface map data sets that correspond to different subsurface volumes of interest, the system configured to obtain training data including unrefined subsurface map data sets specifying estimated parameter values of a first parameter as a function of position within corresponding subsurface volumes of interest, obtain an initial seismic mapping model, generate a conditioned seismic mapping model, and store the conditioned seismic mapping model in the electronic storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Dean HALPERT, Laura L. BANDURA, Shuxing CHENG, Konstantin OSYPOV
  • Publication number: 20190049610
    Abstract: A method is described for time-lapse seismic imaging that may include detecting moiré patterns in seismic images generated from time-lapse seismic data and identifying geologic features based on the moiré patterns. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Laura L. Bandura, Lisa R. Goggin, JR., Adam D. Halpert, Ke Wang
  • Publication number: 20190041534
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described for automated seismic interpretation that includes receiving, at one or more processors, a pre-stack seismic dataset representative of the subsurface volume of interest; performing, via the one or more processors, a machine learning algorithm on the pre-stack seismic dataset to identify seismic facies based on AVA clusters, wherein the identified seismic facies include cluster sequences in depth for a plurality of spatial x-y locations in the subsurface volume; performing, via the one or more processors, seismic interpretation of the seismic dataset based on the identified seismic facies to generate a digital image of the seismic interpretation; and displaying the digital image of the seismic interpretation on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Laura L. Bandura, David M. Sibley, JR., Adam D. Halpert, Lisa R. Goggin
  • Publication number: 20180106917
    Abstract: A method is described for seismic facies identification including receiving a seismic dataset representative of a subsurface volume of interest; performing a machine learning algorithm on the seismic dataset to identify seismic facies and generate a classified seismic image; and identifying geologic features based on the classified seismic image. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Konstantin OSYPOV, David WILKINSON, Laura L. BANDURA, Adam Dean HALPERT
  • Publication number: 20180059275
    Abstract: A method is described for seismic imaging that may include receiving a partially flattened seismic image representative of a subsurface volume of interest; detecting moire patterns in the partially flattened seismic image; quantitatively characterizing the moire patterns; calculating flattening corrections based on the quantitatively characterized moire patterns; applying the flattening corrections to the partially flattened seismic image to generated a new flattened seismic image; and identifying geologic features based on the new flattened seismic image. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Laura L. BANDURA, Lisa R. GOGGIN, Adam D. HALPERT, Ke WANG
  • Publication number: 20180059273
    Abstract: A method is described for time-lapse seismic imaging that may include detecting moire patterns in seismic images generated from time-lapse seismic data and identifying geologic features based on the moire patterns. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Laura L. BANDURA, Lisa R. GOGGIN, Adam D. HALPERT, Ke WANG