Patents by Inventor Michael C. Tsenn

Michael C. Tsenn 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 modeling and simulating a fractured reservoir
    Patent number: 10571605
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems to enhance subsurface models of fractured reservoirs. In particular, the methods and systems described herein incorporate the effects of “dynamic” compressible fractures and, thus, can improve predictions of fractured reservoir performance over time. The methods and systems may utilize predictive algorithms for mechanical and hydraulic stiffness properties of the fracture network that are based at least in part on a database of measurements derived from single fractures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Brian R. Crawford, Janelle M. Homburg, Jordan A. Freysteinson, William C. Reese, Michael C. Tsenn
  • Method and System for Modeling and Simulating a Fractured Reservoir
    Publication number: 20170275970
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems to enhance subsurface models of fractured reservoirs. In particular, the methods and systems described herein incorporate the effects of “dynamic” compressible fractures and, thus, can improve predictions of fractured reservoir performance over time. The methods and systems may utilize predictive algorithms for mechanical and hydraulic stiffness properties of the fracture network that are based at least in part on a database of measurements derived from single fractures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Brian R. CRAWFORD, Janelle M. Homburg, Jordan A. Freysteinson, William C. Reese, Michael C. Tsenn