Patents by Inventor Rick A. Box

Rick A. Box 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).

  • De-trending AVO as a function of effective stress
    Patent number: 11163081
    Abstract: A method including: obtaining intercept and gradient stacks and an effective stress volume that correspond to seismic data for a subsurface region; determining Chi angles as a function of effective stress; and generating a seismic volume with the Chi angles that vary as a function of effective stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventor: Rick A. Box
  • De-Trending AVO as a Function of Effective Stress
    Publication number: 20180284306
    Abstract: A method including: obtaining intercept and gradient stacks and an effective stress volume that correspond to seismic data for a subsurface region; determining Chi angles as a function of effective stress; and generating a seismic volume with the Chi angles that vary as a function of effective stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Rick A. Box