Patents by Inventor Mary Ellen Meurer

Mary Ellen Meurer 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).

  • Method and system for analyzing the uncertainty of subsurface model
    Patent number: 10995592
    Abstract: A method for examining uncertainty and risk associated with the development of a hydrocarbon resource by rapidly generating and analyzing variations of reservoir models realized from scenarios. The method and system may include instantiating realizations for objects based on the selected parameter ranges; and combining instantiated realizations of the objects into a reservoir model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Matthias Imhof, Mary Ellen Meurer
  • Methods and Systems for Performing Decision Scenario Analysis
    Publication number: 20200211127
    Abstract: An example method can comprise defining a plurality of subsurface scenarios and discretizing a decision space to determine a plurality of distinct decision scenarios. The subsurface scenarios can be sparsely sampled to determine a candidate subset of the plurality of subsurface scenarios. Each of the candidate subset of the plurality of subsurface scenarios can be associated with a respective one of the plurality of distinct decision scenarios. Each of the plurality of distinct decision scenarios can be modelled based on each of the candidate subset of the plurality of subsurface scenarios to determine risk and reward values for each of the plurality of distinct decision scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaohui Wu, Thomas C. Halsey, Mary Ellen Meurer, Dennis R. O'Brien
  • Method and System for Analyzing the Uncertainty of Subsurface Model
    Publication number: 20160090825
    Abstract: A method for examining uncertainty and risk associated with the development of a hydrocarbon resource by rapidly generating and analyzing variations of reservoir models realized from scenarios. The method and system may include instantiating realizations for objects based on the selected parameter ranges; and combining instantiated realizations of the objects into a reservoir model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Matthias Imhof, Mary Ellen Meurer
  • Dynamic connectivity analysis
    Patent number: 8437997
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable mediums, and systems analyze hydrocarbon production data from a subsurface region to determine geologic time scale reservoir connectivity and production time scale reservoir connectivity for the subsurface region. Compartments, fluid properties, and fluid distribution are interpreted to determine geologic time scale reservoir connectivity and production time scale reservoir connectivity for the subsurface region. A reservoir connectivity model based on the geologic time scale and production time scale reservoir connectivity for the subsurface region is constructed, wherein the reservoir connectivity model includes a plurality of production scenarios each including reservoir compartments, connections, and connection properties for each scenario. Each of the production scenarios is tested and refined based on production data for the subsurface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Meurer, Peter J. Vrolijk, Michael L. Sweet, John W. Snedden, Lawrence T. Sumpter
  • Dynamic Connectivity Analysis
    Publication number: 20100235154
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable mediums, and systems analyze hydrocarbon production data from a subsurface region to determine geologic time scale reservoir connectivity and production time scale reservoir connectivity for the subsurface region. Compartments, fluid properties, and fluid distribution are interpreted to determine geologic time scale reservoir connectivity and production time scale reservoir connectivity for the subsurface region. A reservoir connectivity model based on the geologic time scale and production time scale reservoir connectivity for the subsurface region is constructed, wherein the reservoir connectivity model includes a plurality of production scenarios each including reservoir compartments, connections, and connection properties for each scenario. Each of the production scenarios is tested and refined based on production data for the subsurface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Meurer, Peter J. Vrolijk, Mike L. Sweet, John W. Snedden, Lawrence T. Sumpter