Patents by Inventor Michael Tsenn

Michael 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 for predicting fluid flow
    Patent number: 8793110
    Abstract: A method for predicting fluid flow is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises obtaining data describing a stratigraphy, the stratigraphy comprising a fault, predicting a volume of shale in the fault and calculating a thickness of the fault. The exemplary method may also comprise calculating a permeability of the fault based on the volume of shale, the thickness, an estimated shale smear continuity factor and an estimated cataclastic reduction factor. The exemplary method may additionally comprise predicting fluid flow in a subsurface region based on the fault permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Rodrick D. Myers, Peter J. Vrolijk, Charles W. Kiven, Michael Tsenn
  • Method For Predicting Fluid Flow
    Publication number: 20120016648
    Abstract: A method for predicting fluid flow is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises obtaining data describing a stratigraphy, the stratigraphy comprising a fault, predicting a volume of shale in the fault and calculating a thickness of the fault. The exemplary method may also comprise calculating a permeability of the fault based on the volume of shale, the thickness, an estimated shale smear continuity factor and an estimated cataclastic reduction factor. The exemplary method may additionally comprise predicting fluid flow in a subsurface region based on the fault permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Rodrick D. Myers, Peter J. Vrolijk, Charles W. Kiven, Michael Tsenn