Patents by Inventor Luther W. White

Luther W. White 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).

  • Determination of fluid properties of earth formations using stochastic inversion
    Patent number: 6970397
    Abstract: A method of determining a fluid property in a subsurface region of interest of an earth formation uses measurements of seismic attributes on seismic data. For a test region, a plurality of realizations of rock properties are specified, and for each of the realizations and a selected value of a fluid property, the seismic attribute is modeled. This defines a probability density function (PDF). Comparison of the PDF of the model output with the PDF on the measured seismic data is used to determine the likelihood of the selected fluid property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Gas Technology Institute
    Inventors: John P. Castagna, Luther W. White, William J. Lamb