Patents by Inventor Michael J. Eberhard

Michael J. Eberhard 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).

  • Probabilistic earth model for subterranean fracture simulation
    Patent number: 8392165
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instructions encoded in a computer-readable medium can perform operations related to generating a model of a subterranean formation based on a probabilistic earth model. An earth model including a probability distribution for a property of a subterranean region is received. A subterranean formation model is generated based on sampling the probability distribution for the property. The subterranean formation model includes information on boundaries of rock blocks of a formation in the subterranean region. The subterranean formation model may be used for simulating an injection treatment applied to the formation, for example, to predict fracture propagation in the formation. In some implementations, the subterranean formation model may be used for designing an injection treatment for the formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Craig, Michael J. Eberhard
  • Probabilistic Earth Model for Subterranean Fracture Simulation
    Publication number: 20110125471
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instructions encoded in a computer-readable medium can perform operations related to generating a model of a subterranean formation based on a probabilistic earth model. An earth model including a probability distribution for a property of a subterranean region is received. A subterranean formation model is generated based on sampling the probability distribution for the property. The subterranean formation model includes information on boundaries of rock blocks of a formation in the subterranean region. The subterranean formation model may be used for simulating an injection treatment applied to the formation, for example, to predict fracture propagation in the formation. In some implementations, the subterranean formation model may be used for designing an injection treatment for the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Craig, Michael J. Eberhard