Patents by Inventor Mingya CHEN

Mingya CHEN 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).

  • System and method for mapping hydrocarbon source rock using seismic attributes
    Patent number: 11105943
    Abstract: A method is described for identifying source rocks in a subsurface volume of interest. The method may include generating a trend-normalized reflectivity seismic attribute and calculating the location, thickness, organic richness and thermal maturity of the potential source rocks based on seismic data. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Mingya Chen, Fang Lin, Christopher H. Skelt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCK USING SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES
    Publication number: 20190339248
    Abstract: A method is described for identifying source rocks in a subsurface volume of interest. The method may include generating a trend-normalized reflectivity seismic attribute and calculating the location, thickness, organic richness and thermal maturity of the potential source rocks based on seismic data. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Mingya Chen, Fang Lin, Christopher H. Skelt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCK USING SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES
    Publication number: 20190339407
    Abstract: A method is described for identifying source rocks in a subsurface volume of interest. The method may include generating a trend-normalized reflectivity seismic attribute and calculating the location, thickness, organic richness and thermal maturity of the potential source rocks based on seismic data. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Mingya Chen, Fang Lin, Christopher H. Skelt
  • System and method for analysis of depositional settings of subsurface reservoirs
    Patent number: 10120092
    Abstract: A method is described for generating an improved digital image for a subsurface volume of interest that allows analysis of the depositional settings of rock facies in a subsurface volume of interest. The method may include identifying at least three different rock facies in the well log data; estimating a compaction trend for each of the at least three rock facies identified in the well log data to create at least three compaction trends; transforming the velocity model to produce a trend-match volume using the at least three compaction trends; and superimposing the trend-match volume and the seismic image to generate a digital image containing information regarding both structural features and stratigraphic features of the subsurface volume of interest. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Mingya Chen, Damian O'Grady, Miguel O. Ascanio Regalado, Dileep K. Tiwary, Reynaldo Cardona, Aygul Kostinovsky
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF DEPOSITIONAL SETTINGS OF SUBSURFACE RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20180052249
    Abstract: A method is described for generating an improved digital image for a subsurface volume of interest that allows analysis of the depositional settings of rock facies in a subsurface volume of interest. The method may include identifying at least three different rock facies in the well log data; estimating a compaction trend for each of the at least three rock facies identified in the well log data to create at least three compaction trends; transforming the velocity model to produce a trend-match volume using the at least three compaction trends; and superimposing the trend-match volume and the seismic image to generate a digital image containing information regarding both structural features and stratigraphic features of the subsurface volume of interest. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Mingya CHEN, Damian O'GRADY, Miguel O. ASCANIO REGALADO, Dileep K. TIWARY, Reynaldo CARDONA, Aygul KOSTINOVSKY