Patents by Inventor Michele BOLLA PITTALUGA

Michele BOLLA PITTALUGA 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).

  • Patent number: 11163093
    Abstract: A distribution of sand sediment class in a subsurface of the Earth is identified. Three-dimensional stratigraphic images of sediment distribution in a subsurface of the Earth are constructed, including at least two depositional domains, by simulating sediment transport and deposition over a selected time interval of sediments originating from one or more clastic sediment input sources. The simulation uses at least two equilibrium surfaces bounding the at least two depositional domains and at least two sediment classes, and updates the equilibrium surfaces in a sequence of timesteps, by accounting for sediment feed from the one or more clastic sediment input sources, erosion and deposition in accordance with mass-balance equality constraints. The images are used to identify a distribution of sand sediment class in the subsurface of the Earth suitable for acquiring hydrocarbons or fresh water, or for storing gas or liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Oriol Falivene Aldea, Alessandro Frascati, Michele Bolla Pittaluga, Russell David Potter, Thomas Patrick Etienne Krayenbuehl
  • Publication number: 20180275312
    Abstract: A distribution of sand sediment class in a subsurface of the Earth is identified. Three-dimensional stratigraphic images of sediment distribution in a subsurface of the Earth are constructed, including at least two depositional domains, by simulating sediment transport and deposition over a selected time interval of sediments originating from one or more clastic sediment input sources. The simulation uses at least two equilibrium surfaces bounding the at least two depositional domains and at least two sediment classes, and updates the equilibrium surfaces in a sequence of timesteps, by accounting for sediment feed from the one or more clastic sediment input sources, erosion and deposition in accordance with mass-balance equality constraints. The images are used to identify a distribution of sand sediment class in the subsurface of the Earth suitable for acquiring hydrocarbons or fresh water, or for storing gas or liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Oriol FALIVENE ALDEA, Alessandro FRASCATI, Michele BOLLA PITTALUGA, Russell David POTTER, Thomas Patrick Etienne KRAYENBUEHL