Patents by Inventor Nick Koutsabeloulis

Nick Koutsabeloulis 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).

  • Fully coupled simulation for fluid flow and geomechanical properties in oilfield simulation operations
    Patent number: 8280709
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer system for modeling an oilfield having a subterranean formation and an underground reservoir therein. The computer system includes a repository storing a geomechanical model for representing at least a portion of the subterranean formation and the reservoir, the geomechanical model comprising a stress equation and a fluid flow equation, a processor and memory storing instructions when executed by the processor comprising functionalities for combining the stress equation and the fluid flow equation into a matrix equation, and modeling the oilfield by solving the stress equation and the fluid flow equation simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Koutsabeloulis, Stephen Hope, Andrew Pearce, Robert Newman
  • FULLY COUPLED SIMULATION FOR FLUID FLOW AND GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN OILFIELD SIMULATION OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20100088076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer system for modeling an oilfield having a subterranean formation and an underground reservoir therein. The computer system includes a repository storing a geomechanical model for representing at least a portion of the subterranean formation and the reservoir, the geomechanical model comprising a stress equation and a fluid flow equation, a processor and memory storing instructions when executed by the processor comprising functionalities for combining the stress equation and the fluid flow equation into a matrix equation, and modeling the oilfield by solving the stress equation and the fluid flow equation simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: NICK KOUTSABELOULIS, STEPHEN HOPE, ANDREW PEARCE, ROBERT NEWMAN