Patents by Inventor Nigel Lester

Nigel Lester 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).

  • Input deck migrator for simulators
    Patent number: 8099267
    Abstract: An example method for performing an operation includes obtaining an input deck of a first simulator, the input deck being prepared based on field data for performing a simulation of the operation using the first simulator. The method further includes migrating the input deck from the first simulator to generate input for a second simulator, the second simulator being configured to simulate the operation based on the input to generate a simulation result. The method further includes storing the simulation result in a repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Cox, Simon Bulman, Nigel Lester, Jonathan Morris, Michael Talbot
  • INPUT DECK MIGRATOR FOR SIMULATORS
    Publication number: 20090182540
    Abstract: An example method for performing an operation includes obtaining an input deck of a first simulator, the input deck being prepared based on field data for performing a simulation of the operation using the first simulator. The method further includes migrating the input deck from the first simulator to generate input for a second simulator, the second simulator being configured to simulate the operation based on the input to generate a simulation result. The method further includes storing the simulation result in a repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Cox, Simon Bulman, Nigel Lester, Jonathan Morris, Michael Talbot