Patents by Inventor Nader C. Dutta

Nader C. Dutta 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 performing an adaptive drilling operation
    Patent number: 8527248
    Abstract: A system and method for performing an adaptive drilling operation is provided. The method involves obtaining data prior to drilling, constructing a base model with a base model unit from data obtained prior to drilling, constructing an overburden posterior model with an overburden model unit using the base model and data obtained from overburden drilling, constructing a reservoir posterior model with a reservoir model unit using the overburden posterior model and the data obtained from reservoir drilling and updating drilling operation based on the models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventors: R. K. Michael Thambynayagam, Cengiz Esmersoy, Peter Gerhard Tilke, Maurice Nessim, Annabelle Kania, Sudhendu Kashikar, Gregory P. Grove, Nader C. Dutta, Raj Banerjee, Jeffrey B. Spath, Christopher Hopkins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ADAPTIVE DRILLING OPERATION
    Publication number: 20100155142
    Abstract: A system and method for performing an adaptive drilling operation is provided. The method involves obtaining data prior to drilling, constructing a base model with a base model unit from data obtained prior to drilling, constructing an overburden posterior model with an overburden model unit using the base model and data obtained from overburden drilling, constructing a reservoir posterior model with a reservoir model unit using the overburden posterior model and the data obtained from reservoir drilling and updating drilling operation based on the models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: R.K. MICHAEL THAMBYNAYAGAM, Esmersoy Cengiz, Peter Gerhard Tilke, Maurice Nessim, Annabelle Kania, Sudhendu Kashikar, Gregory P. Grove, Nader C. Dutta, Raj Banerjee, Jeffrey B. Spath, Christopher Hopkins