Patents by Inventor Roy M. Burnstad

Roy M. Burnstad 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).

  • Correcting time lapse seismic data for overburden and recording effects
    Patent number: 9772415
    Abstract: Time lapse or 4D seismic data are corrected for geologic overburden and seismic recording system effects. The data from a survey at one time of interest is processed within a selected frequency band and the reservoir level is normalized by the overburden. The results are used to extract reservoir amplitudes from the data of that same survey. Frequencies where overburden signal-to-noise ratios vary dramatically between time lapse surveys may then be avoided in processing of data from the area of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Roy M. Burnstad
  • Correcting Time Lapse Seismic Data for Overburden and Recording Effects
    Publication number: 20130033961
    Abstract: Time lapse or 4D seismic data are corrected for geologic overburden and seismic recording system effects. The data from a survey at one time of interest is processed within a selected frequency band and the reservoir level is normalized by the overburden. The results are used to extract reservoir amplitudes from the data of that same survey. Frequencies where overburden signal-to-noise ratios vary dramatically between time lapse surveys may then be avoided in processing of data from the area of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Saudi Aramco
    Inventor: Roy M. Burnstad