Patents by Inventor Richard Labourdette

Richard Labourdette 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: 10598818
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for determining a location of karst caves in a geological model. The method comprising for each current point of a set of points of a closed space of the model, determining a distance value; receiving an average value; and for each current point of the set of points of the closed space, determining a presence of caves for the current point. The determination at the presence of caves depends at least on the received average value and on the distance value determined for the current point. A collapse procedure can also be implemented as described in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Pierre Biver, Richard Labourdette
  • Patent number: 10101497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a karstic region modified by karstification phenomena. This method comprises, from a geological model, determining a seed cell and a target cell in that model. If a distance between the seed cell and the target cell is above a given distance, it is possible to update the seed cell with a bifurcation cell based at least on the coordinates of the seed cell, the coordinates of the target cell, a distance distribution, an angular distribution, and to re-iterate the test. Based on that bifurcation cells, trajectory is computed and cells of that trajectory is updated with new cell characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Bernard Corre, Patrick Henriquel, Philippe Lapointe, Richard Labourdette, Pierre Biver
  • Publication number: 20170146691
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for determining a location of karst caves in a geological model. The method comprising for each current point of a set of points of a closed space of the model, determining a distance value; receiving an average value; and for each current point of the set of points of the closed space, determining a presence of caves for the current point. The determination at the presence of caves depends at least on the received average value and on the distance value determined for the current point. A collapse procedure can also be implemented as described in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: TOTAL SA
    Inventors: Pierre BIVER, Richard LABOURDETTE
  • Publication number: 20150253461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a karstic region modified by karstification phenomena. This method comprises, from a geological model, determining a seed cell and a target cell in that model. If a distance between the seed cell and the target cell is above a given distance, it is possible to update the seed cell with a bifurcation cell based at least on the coordinates of the seed cell, the coordinates of the target cell, a distance distribution, an angular distribution, and to re-iterate the test. Based on that bifurcation cells, trajectory is computed and cells of that trajectory is updated with new cell characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Bernard Corre, Patrick Henriquel, Philippe Lapointe, Richard Labourdette, Pierre Biver
  • Patent number: 8019577
    Abstract: A method for modeling turbidite channels which may contain oil that it is desired to extract is provided in which the final shape of the complex resulting from migration of elementary channels over the course of deposition and which is observable from seismic data is combined with the implementation of simple geometric rules, comprising simulation of one or several intermediate channels passing through points on trajectories running from a final channel to an initial channel. The trajectories involved are different from the channel axes or lines; they reflect channel migration over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Total S.A.
    Inventor: Richard Labourdette
  • Publication number: 20080126048
    Abstract: A method for modeling turbidite channels which may contain oil that it is desired to extract is provided in which the final shape of the complex resulting from migration of elementary channels over the course of deposition and which is observable from seismic data is combined with the implementation of simple geometric rules, comprising simulation of one or several intermediate channels passing through points on trajectories running from a final channel to an initial channel. The trajectories involved are different from the channel axes or lines; they reflect channel migration over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: TOTAL S.A.
    Inventor: RICHARD LABOURDETTE